{"product_id":"silence-is-skillful-9798295583377","title":"Silence is Skillful","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilence has a reputation problem. \u003c\/strong\u003eIn a culture that rewards visibility, immediacy, and constant output, silence is often treated as something to fear or to fix. We associate it with avoidance, awkwardness, weakness, or emotional withdrawal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilence Is Skillful offers a different perspective. Drawing on clinical psychology, traditional mindfulness, neuroscience, and lived experience, Kerry Wischusen, LPC presents silence as an essential human skill that has eroded in modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin these pages, readers are guided through a practical framework for reclaiming silence in its most functional form-rooted in presence, compassion, and ease. The book explores how skillful silence helps regulate emotional overwhelm, soften rigid self-concepts, and interrupt the cycle of urgency that drives so much modern suffering. It examines the act of silence in the body, in thought, in attachment, in action, and, ultimately, in grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with clarity, warmth, and psychological depth, Silence Is Skillful will resonate with readers who feel worn down by constant noise, overwhelmed by emotional intensity, or quietly suspect that \"more effort\" isn't the answer anymore. This book is for those who sense that something essential has been lost in the rush to be louder, faster, and more certain-and who are ready to rediscover a steadier way of being human. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silence Is Skillful\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295583377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Kerry Wischusen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715589009589,"sku":"9798295583377","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/silence-is-skillful-9798295583377","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}