Highly engaging book that really meets teens where they are.
This is an easy to follow guide to help teens develop self compassion. Being a teen is so hard already. It really helps to have an easy guide to help you through.

Being a teen is quite challenging. Now, more than ever. There are so many more outside influences due to social media and the ever present connection to electronic devices. This book is a keeper and should be read by every young adult. The practices explained in this book can be implemented wherever you are. As explained by the author, “If you start the habit of being a good friend to yourself now, you’ll have this resource to draw upon for a lifetime.” This book provides a step by step process of how to become more compassionate toward yourself. It is easy to read and follow. The following skills/topics are introduced and discussed in this book: mindfulness, self-kindness, finding wonder, school stress, social media, difficult relationships, self-image, and LGBTQIA and identity. There is something in this book to help every teen and young adult. This book may also be a help to adults that have never experienced or displayed self-compassion. I highly recommend this book to all parents, educators, and educational administrators. Thank you to Netgalley for providing me this book for review.

I dnfed this one because it had a few good points, but really didn't seem written for a teen. The examples used seemed irrelevant to me and others in my age group. I understand the point the author was getting to, but it didn't stick as it should have

*thank you to Netgalley, Karen Bluth and New Harbinger Publications, Inc. for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*


2.5 stars.

This was slightly better than 'just ok.'

I opened this book once I had gotten into my past teenage self state of mind and tried to read it from her perspective. On one hand, the information was helpful and you could really learn alot by reading this. Tpbut on the other hand, I would have read a few pages and probably put it aside. Why? Well because it just had this big bubble of 'im bored now' around it. Take a kids picture book for example. Thenkids need the often night colourful large pictures to help with their attention and interest. Teens, while it's different it's also the same. I would have been more interested if it was in a better format, such as something like a graphic novel or just something to make it less like a text book.

So yeah, I'm 50/50 on my feelings about this.

This book focuses on important topics: self-compassion and mindfulness. Broken in nine chapters, this book covers a wide-range of topics in a short amount of time.

Notably, I do wish a little more time had been spent on a few topics. For instance, toxic masculinity had two pages, and there was an LGBTQIA+ chapter. I also felt like some of the example given felt a little stereotypical.

It was a very informative book, and I do plan to purchase one for the library system for anyone who is seeking this. That said, some parts read more like a textbook, and I’m not sure how easy this would be to attract readers who weren’t actively looking for this type of book.

I wish every teen would work through Karen Bluth’s “The Self-Compassionate Teen.” Self-compassion is treating yourself as you would a loving friend who is in the midst of pain and suffering—with kindness, warmth, and genuine care. Rather than engaging in self-hatred, harshness, judgment, and criticism, self-kindness is when people to treat themselves gently and compassionately despite their own flaws and foibles. Karen’s book is a phenomenal book with extraordinary content and powerful practices that can help teens learn to tame their inner critic and grow in their ability to be kind and compassionate toward themselves, no matter what events come their way. Therapists can also use this as an incredible resource for their work with teens. I highly recommend this book!