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Accepting Life on Life’s Terms is a book containing ancient wisdom for modern times as conveyed by Chris L McClish, a man with “many roles, many journeys, and one spirit!”. Chris has been a podcast host for Cup of Tao. He has had many life roles including: author, psychotherapist, music composer, life-coach, personal trainer, martial arts sensei (Judo), and a career as a Probation & Parole supervisor. He gleans wisdom from his life experiences and career experiences of helping countless clients get through tough times. The wisdom contained in this book is the same he has used to help many others! Digital version is the latest updated version!
Check out the critic’s review!
“An appealing guide to self-help psychology… his writing engages, with many short exercises that demonstrate the elaborate excuses and unclear thought patterns many of us unconsciously utilize.”
“…acceptance and finding happiness within despite outward trials is part of a deeply personal creed that McClish has experienced and now shares with others… McClish has organized his book well, dispensing genuine wisdom with gentle humor, for an accessible work of Taoist philosophy.”
– Self Publishing Review
From the author:
What can you do when your life is falling apart around you?
– Chris L McClish
Is it really true that you can “be happy no matter how bad things are” as the majority of pop self-help books and many therapists tell us?
In my many years as a psychotherapist, along with recent years working with those who are on supervised probation or parole, I learned many different theoretical approaches to working with a variety of people who suffered from grief/loss issues, addictions, severe mental disorders, and who experienced life tragedies.
I also had years of experience in practicing psychology practices that were influenced by Eastern philosophy and some Western Stoicism. I combined this philosophy background and noticed that I had great results with clients of various ages (whose issues ranged from those who were dealing with day-to-day stress to those who were experiencing psychotic hallucinations and delusions).
Many people asked what approach I was taking. I often would attribute the success to transpersonal psychologies (and what later would be known as contextual psychologies), which were mindfulness-based (including the newer Acceptance and Commitment Therapy approach). This book contains a glimpse into the wisdom that I shared with countless clients, and to other mental health and healthcare professionals. It is not intended to be used in place of medical or psychiatric advice.
From the Back Cover
Can you be like water? The wisdom of Lao Tzu (the founder of Taoism) is reflected in this book, which challenges us to use what we now call “mindfulness” in order to change our relationship with our thoughts, meanwhile being more fully present in the joyful moments of life, before they pass us by. Chris draws from his experience in many life roles in order to provide you with glimpses of ancient wisdom as applied to the modern tough life circumstances that we often find ourselves in.You may find that you change your view and actions after you adapt to a way of being that has helped many people such as yourself, throughout the ages.