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A heartfelt guide for meeting difficult times with mindfulness, compassion, and courage--from a psychotherapist and Buddhist practitioner who learned from her own crisis. Using personal examples from her own recent bardo crisis--undergoing cancer treatment during the pandemic--and offering contemplative prompts for inner-reflection and a meditation practice in each chapter, psychotherapist and Buddhist practitioner Susan Chapman demystifies the three main types of fear people experience (frozen, awake, and core), and how to meet each with love. This heartfelt guide from someone who's been there and done the work will help us get through life's challenges and restore our equilibrium, while also inviting a valuable opportunity for personal growth. Which Way Is Up? draws from traditional Buddhist teachings on the bardo, a Tibetan word most often associated with the period between death and rebirth. Chapman likens the bardo to abrupt episodes in our lives when things seem to turn upside down and we can't find our footing. In such times of not-knowing, our fearful mind tends to panic trying to make sense out of our experience. Instead, Chapman meets the listener in their groundlessness to show how these turning points can force us to let go of our assumptions about the future and allow something new to be reborn.

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Susan Gillis Chapman is a retired family therapist (LMFT) who has been studying, practicing, and teaching mindfulness and compassion meditation for over forty years. She was introduced to contemplative prayer in a Catholic convent school and in 1974 transitioned into studying Buddhism with her teacher, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. With a master's degree in Buddhist and Western psychology, she worked in the field of domestic violence intervention in addition to her private counseling practice. To deepen her spiritual training, she spent nine years in retreat and also completed a three-year retreat program at Gampo Abbey with her mentor, Pema Chodron. She is the author of The Five Keys to Mindful Communication and founder of Green Light Conversations. Dina Pearlman is an actress and audiobook narrator who has lent her voice to Mike Shepherd's Kris Longknife series, Jeanne C. Stein's Vampire for Hire series, and C.J. Cherryh's Chanur series. She has appeared in a number of television series and movies and has performed at the renowned Moth storytelling theater. She currently resides in New York City.

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