Soul's Self Help Central is pleased to welcome author Thom Rutledge to this site. Thom was inspired by what he saw here on this site and wanted to have his work available to inspire and inform readers of this site. Featured here will be serveral of Thom's E-Minders.




Who is Thom Rutledge?



Thom Rutledge LCSW, a psychotherapist in Nashville TN, USA, author and speaker, has experienced both sides of the therapeutic relationship -- as clinician and as client. He blends his personal recovery from depression, addiction and excessive self-criticism with 20 years of professional experience to guide his clients, readers, and audiences from self-judgment and perfectionism toward genuine self-compassion. Thom's trade-mark sense of humor, a down-to-earth practicality, and his own compassion are the common threads that run throughout his unique brand of self-help psychology.

The author of several books, Thom also writes a syndicated column for self-help/recovery newspapers around the United States, including The Recovery Times (Memphis), Recovery Today (Austin), and Steps for Recovery (Los Angeles). He is a frequent guest on talk radio shows from coast to coast, and has been featured on NBC's Today Show.

His books include: The Self-Forgiveness Handbook, and Earning Your Own Respect. Thom's newest book, Embracing Fear will be out in June of this year.

For more information, call 615-327-3423, e-mail thomrut@us.inter.net or visit Thom's Web Site



 Courage  How We Live Counts
 The Value Split  Do Well Even When Feeling Bad
 Motivation  Forget About Control
 Perfectionism  Too Much Humble Pie
 Quantity over Quality  "Divine Emptiness"
 Use your feelings wisely  Animal People


All material in this section is © Thom Rutledge, LCSW



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  • as of January 13, 2002


    This page was last up-dated February 8, 2002