The Stoicism Workbook

Scott Waltman, PsyD, is a practicing Stoic, and international cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) trainer. He was a Global Ambassador for the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies. He is a board member of the International Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and president-elect of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (A-CBT). He is coauthor of Socratic Questioning for Therapists and Counselors. He lives in San Antonio, TX.R. Trent Codd III, EdS, is vice president of clinical services in the Carolinas for Refresh Mental Health. Prior to assuming his current position, he was executive director of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center of Western North Carolina, a multidisciplinary group practice specializing in the provision of evidence-based mental health care, a practice he founded in 2001. In addition, he is a diplomate, fellow, and certified trainer/consultant for the A-CBT, and a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA). Codd has authored and coauthored several peer-reviewed publications and books, including Socratic Questioning for Therapists and Counselors. He lives in Asheville, NC.Kasey Pierce is a writer, editor, and Stoic columnist from the Metro Detroit, MI, area. She was a freelance content editor on Donald Robertson's Verissimus, editor of Tim LeBon's 365 Ways toBe More Stoic, and a recurring speaker at Stoicon-X Women. A graduate of business leadership studies, she was a speaker at Plato's Academy Centre's Ancient Philosophy for Modern Leadership conference. Pierce is passionate about broadening Stoicism's appeal, and feels CBT practices are the most efficient way of applying the ancient philosophy to everyday life.

This book is a brilliant synthesis of old and new. The authors have updated the powerful, life-affirming philosophy of Stoicism for a modern-day audience, keeping its ancient roots while infusing it with insights from contemporary approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). It's an excellent and easy-to-use workbook, that among other benefits, will help you to live by your values, unhook yourself from difficult thoughts, make room for difficult emotions, be compassionate to yourself, use your core values as a compass to guide you, and live mindfully. Highly recommended!