Don't Tell Me to Relax
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Shambhala Publications08/25/2020Pages: 232Size: 5.5 x 8.5ISBN: 9781611808407DetailsA handbook for staying grounded, emotionally connected, and empowered regardless of what’s in the headlines or who’s in your face.
From politics, climate change, and the economy to racism, sexism, and a hundred other kinds of biases—things have never felt so urgent and uncertain. We want to take action, but so many of us struggle with overwhelm and burnout. And on top of it all, we get so many messages telling us to relax, to “let it go” and feel some other way about things. We’d like to think that emotional intelligence and mindfulness will help—but why do these approaches so often fall short in fever-pitch moments?
In his warm, funny, streetwise style, Ralph De La Rosa offers tools for coping in contentious times. Full of insights and practices addressing everything from trauma triggers to privilege guilt and the art of saying no, Don’t Tell Me to Relax brings the welcome news that our thoughts and emotions are not the enemy. Rather, when met skillfully, they can light the way to self-empathy, social understanding, and an activism that has room for both inner and outer work.RelatedCheck items to add to the cart orAuthor Bio
RALPH DE LA ROSA, LCSW (he/they), is a psychotherapist and meditation teacher known for his radically open and humorous teaching style. His work has been featured in The New York Post, CNN, Tricycle, GQ, SELF, Women’s Health, and many other outlets. He is personally mentored by Richard Schwartz, developer of the Internal Family Systems model of psychotherapy. Ralph himself is a PTSD, depression, and opiate addiction survivor. His most recent book, Don't Tell Me to Relax, was named one of the “Best Books of 2020” by Mindful Magazine. His first book is The Monkey Is the Messenger.Praise"De La Rosa entwines neurobiology, spirituality, and parts work in an intriguing way and offers powerful experiential exercises that bring his approach to life." —Richard Schwartz, developer of the Internal Family Systems model of psychotherapy
"De La Rosa offers a path of empathy, compassion, and mindfulness—a path of walking straight through the entire range of our emotions." —Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Happiness
"A stunning and transformative book, critical for our times." —Yael Shy, author of What Now? Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond
"This book is like a flotation device amidst the churning waters of insanity—not only in the world we live in but inside our bodies and minds as well." —Will Johnson, author of The Posture of Meditation
"Through his deep experience as a psychotherapist, author, storyteller, and meditation teacher, Ralph De La Rosa sheds light upon the crucial subject of emotional resilience. In Don’t Tell Me to Relax, he masterfully blends science with love to help us understand that we are all able to mention, and manage, our emotions through a powerful process of self-healing, mindfulness, and growth." —Brendan Burns, host of The Brendan Burns Show
"Proposing that activism has everything to do with resilience, De La Rosa suggests self-care and mindfulness as a means for increasing one’s resilience, and that anger can be the fuel needed to take action instead of something that hardens one’s heart." —Publishers Weekly
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