Friends With Your Mind Is Now Available
Revised and Expanded 2026
Welcome! I am delighted to announce the publication of the revised and expanded edition of my book Friends With Your Mind: How To Stop Torturing Yourself With Your Thoughts.
We all need support. Here are some free additional resources:
Link to my Emergency Practices are on the top menu or click here. Create a free account to receive access to the expanded list of resources and practices.
You are most welcome to join us for a free half-hour live practice online every day, weekly in our Sunday free community class and on Insight Timer Live.
Listen to recorded practices about the topics in this book including working with thoughts in the mind, calming anxiety, relaxing vigilance, and catastrophic thinking.
Some of the practices are two to five minutes. Others are more leisurely and might last for twenty-five minutes. All these and more can be accessed on Insight Timer and my YouTube Channel.
Links to Friends With Your Mind practices
This page is organized by chapter to help you quickly find what you are looking for. Below are links to the guided practices from my book.
If you have a Kindle or pdf version, click directly on the links with in the book.
If you have a print copy, please click below for the specific practices organized by chapter. All of the practice links are to Insight Timer free version that you can access through the app or in a browser with no ads. YouTube may show ads.
Direct Links to Practices (free for everyone)
Chapter 1-3: My Story, Neglect, Bullying
Belonging With Earth, Air, Water, And Fire 15 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Showing Up For Ourselves 5 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Chapter 4: Why We Struggle With Our Thoughts
Breathe Into Stillness 5 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Relax and Let Go of Worry 3 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Chapter 5: Core Deficiency Beliefs
Your Life Without Shame 6 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
I’m Unlovable, Core Deficiency Beliefs 18 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Chapter 6: Perfectionism and the Inner Critic
Calming Your Inner Critic 13 minutes Insight Timer
Good Enough. I Don’t Need To Be Perfect 11 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Chapter 7: What’s On Your Mind?
Witnessing Thought To Help Our Brain 9 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Chapter 8: Catastrophic Thinking and Ruminating
Catastrophic Thoughts And Safety 3 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Catastrophic Thinking And The Nervous System 26 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Chapter 9: Associations of Sensations and Thought
Gratitude At The End Of The Day 4 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Gratitude For My Nervous System 17 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
LovingKindness And Compassion 20 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Chapter 10: Somatic Mindfulness Inquiry
Warm Open-Hearted Welcome 20 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Energy In The Gut Somatic Inquiry 14 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Chapter 11: Working With Strong Emotions
Soothing Our Child Nervous System 24 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Working With Anger And A Fight Response 22 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Chapter 12: Understanding The Nervous System
Cyclic Physiological Sighing 7 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Signaling Safety To Our Nervous System 21 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Nervous System Regulating Practices19 minutesInsight TimerYouTube
My Nervous System Protects Me, Somatic Inquiry 20 minutes Insight Timer YouTube
Chapter 13: The Stillpoint Method in Practice
Resting For Five Minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Am I Safe In My Body Right Now? 16 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Catastrophic Thinking Is Unhealthy 3 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Locate And Describe Sensations 2 minutes YouTube
Feelings, Sensations, And Energy In Our Body 21 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Chapter 14: Practices For Healing
Deep Rest When We’re Exhausted Insight TimerYouTube
Drift Into Sleep 11 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Relax From Head To Toes 8 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
How To Calm Social Anxiety Before, During, And After Events 15 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
From Rage To Regulation, A Somatic Approach To Anger 15 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Healing Shame Through Somatic Inquiry 20 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Letting Go Of Tension And Resistance 15 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Compassion For Ourselves When We Feel The Urge To Escape 11 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Healing Dissociation - Grounding Safely In The Present Moment 8 minutes Insight Timer YouTube
Chapter 15: Criticism to Compassion
Kindness Is All It Takes To Heal22 minutesInsight TimerYouTube
Chapter 16: Integration: A Resilient Nervous System
Waking Up Happy Guided Morning Practice 5 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Building Happiness And Resilience 15 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Chapter 17: Moving Forward in Daily Life
Accepting Life As It Is 31 minutes Insight TimerYouTube
Gratitude Journal Insight Timer