Is stress hurting your heart? Do you want to live longer, feel better, and protect your health? A stress-proof heart is immune to the physical impact of unrelenting stress. Diet and exercise play an important role in preventing heart disease, but the most insidious, under-addressed risk factor of all is the one that many of us find the ......
An activity-based journal exploring self-care in all its forms. This book delves into the why and the how of self-care, examining why it is so foundational to our wellbeing and how we can implement it in our daily lives, drawing on a diverse range of approaches.
A Guide to the Perks, Pitfalls, and Possibilities of DBT for Better Mental Health
Everyone can benefit from better mental health, and this clear guide breaks down the four modules of DBT into key skills to improve your life. Tips and tricks show you how to get the most out of each skill and avoid pitfalls, so you can improve your mental health and handle anything life throws at you.
Recharge, Reconnect, and Transform Burnout with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Burnout is a cycle, and it's time to break free. In this book, ACT-based concepts and exercises will help you re-engage with your emotions and reconnect to the things that really matter. By examining the systemic, cultural, and economic context of burnout, this book will help you understand the roots of the problem and find lasting solutions.
Part of the How to Help series of books exploring issues commonly faced by children and young people at home and in school, Managing Stress and Distress offers an accessible introduction to how heightened stress levels in young people can lead to distressed behaviour - and how to manage both.
Lessons on Overcoming from a First Responder Turned Crisis Counselor
We all have the ability to redefine ourselves, to feel hope about what lies ahead, and to choose our own way forward. After Trauma is a story of adversity, grit, defiance, choice, and hope. Each chapter offers a lesson to help readers overcome their own trauma, including concrete and actionable advice on how to re-story a life after adversity.
The Proven 8-Week Path to Health, Happiness, and Well-Being
Take a deep breath. Feeling less stressed already? Bestselling author Shamash Alidina shows just how simple it is to master the proven techniques of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in this engaging guide. Whatever the source of stress--work pressures, dealing with difficult people, financial strains, or family demands--mindfulness offers ......
"Informed by guidance from 30 nurses from around the world, this book provides readers with the steps you can take to thrive personally and professionally. Recognizing the limits to what individuals can do, this work also covers how to advocate for change at work, at home, and in your community"--
The secret to reducing your stress is not a better work-life balance, nor is it in meditation or mindfulness. Chronic high stress--the kind contributing to heart disease--is not caused by an inability to decompress, but rather external factors that are out of our control--namely, overwhelm and uncertainty. So, while most people are focusing on ......
