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A groundbreaking book about personal growth that presents a uniquely effective set of four tools that bring about dynamic change in the present and impart a greater understanding of the depth and complexity of the human condition over the longterm. The Tools addresses the most common complaint patients
… More »A groundbreaking book about personal growth that presents a uniquely effective set of four tools that bring about dynamic change in the present and impart a greater understanding of the depth and complexity of the human condition over the longterm. The Tools addresses the most common complaint patients have about psychotherapy: the interminable wait for change to begin. Barry Michels, an LA-based therapist, was frustrated by his inability to bring his patients faster relief from the issues that plagued them. He found a mentor in Phil Stutz, a psychiatrist who years before devised a methodology that arose from a similar disenchantment. The traditional therapeutic model sets its sights on the past, but Stutz and Michels employ an arsenal of tools--exercises that access the power of the unconscious and effectively meet the most persistent problems people face--and the results are electrifying. Stutz and Michels are much sought-after--a recent profile in The New Yorker touted them as an "open secret" in Hollywood--and treat a high-powered and creative clientele. Their first work, The Tools transcends the typical self-help genre because of its paradigm-changing material, the credibility of its authors, and the instant appeal and empowerment of its message.
« LessActive love
Inner authority
The grateful flow
Jeopardy
Faith in higher forces
The fruits of a new vision.
The reversal of desire -- Active love -- Inner authority -- The grateful flow -- Jeopardy -- Faith in higher forces -- The fruits of a new vision.
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Add a CommentIf you actually want to change your life read this book. So many self help books just tell you what success looks like, but leave you without the tools to get there. This book is very simple and easily accessible. There is also a smart phone app that acts as a work book to help keep yourself accountable.
I wonder if the vitriolic comments here are from atheists? because the book goes quite spiritual. Made sense to me, and I got huge results when I started trying to use the tools. I bought the book so I could refer to it in the future and to remind me of how to use the tools. People want easy, quick fixes these days. The Tools isn't an easy quick fix - it's a way to live one's life ongoingly, to be at peace with oneself. Forget The Happiness Project - this is how to do it for real. Sure, some of the anecdotes may make a reader queasy - a couple did that to me - but the suggestions within the book as a whole are valuable and affirming, for people who read closely and with acuity.
Self-help mumbo jumbo ... can't for the life of me figure out why this got so much coverage in the media. Repetitive and boring in the extreme. Avoid unless you are a masochist.
I enjoyed this book and feel I can make use of the tools it teaches.
One of the most life changing books I've ever read. Not to be read quickly...this material requires active participation by the reader and working with the five tools. You wouldn't expect to read a book on marathon running and expect to go out the day you finish reading and run 26.2 miles. The reader will find the tools to be emotionally and spiritually challenging and, if you do the work, immensely rewarding.
Psychobabble at its finest! Any credible therapists who quote Dr. Phil leave much to bedesired. To say that there are far more superior books to allow you to make sense of the human experience is an understatement. Not worth the paper it's written on.