Mental Stress

While you can’t control the chaos around you, you can control how you respond to it. The solution lies in a powerful ancient philosophy that has stood the test of time… Stoicism offers a practical, grounded path to inner peace, resilience, and emotional clarity — no matter what life throws your way. You don’t have to stay stuck in the storm of modern life. Let Stoicism guide you back to clarity and calm — right where you are.

Asserting that the body is the main site of oppression in Western society, the contributors to this pioneering volume explore the complex issue of embodiment and how it relates to social inclusion and marginalization. In a culture where bodies of people who are brown, black, female, transgender, disabled, fat, or queer are often shamed, sexualized, ignored, and oppressed, what does it mean to live in a marginalized body? This anthology explores how power, privilege, oppression, and attempted disembodiment play out on the bodies of disparaged individuals.

Imagine you're sitting on a cushion with your legs crossed, ready to tap into unlimited joy. There's just one problem: You can't get comfortable (let alone still), and your head is full of way too many thoughts. The problem is not with meditation, or you, though - the issue may be with your approach. When properly understood and practiced, meditation should feel easy, calming, and comfortable. In Bliss More, maverick instructor Light Watkins provides the tools for making it E.A.S.Y. (Embrace, Accept, Surrender, Yield).

Talking About BPD is a positive, stigma-free guide to life with borderline personality disorder (BPD) from award-winning blogger Rosie Cappuccino. Addressing what BPD is, the journey to diagnosis and available treatments, Rosie offers advice on life with BPD and shares practical tips and DBT-based techniques for coping day to day. Topics such as how to talk about BPD to those around you, managing relationships and self-harm are also explored. Throughout, Rosie shares her own experiences and works to dispel stigma and challenge the stereotypes often associated with the disorder.

Overcome chronic stress and regain control over your life with this step-by-step guide! Do you feel physically and emotionally drained even though you do your best to relax? Do you often get infections such as colds or influenza? Do you experience headaches and brain fog? Do you often feel helpless or trapped? This looks like chronic stress. And it's more dangerous than you think. Your body is not designed to stay in fight-or-flight mode for extended periods of time. Derick Howell will show you the exact steps you need to take to manage your stress.

"From Anxiety to Resilience," offers civilians psychological guidance and a practical roadmap to navigate the anxieties and uncertainties of living in conflict-ridden environments that can cause pre-traumatic stress even before anything has happened. This guide equips readers with strategies to build resilience, regain control, and protect their mental well-being amidst the threat of war. An invaluable resource for individuals, families, and professionals, this book provides hope, understanding, and a way forward in even the darkest times.

The debilitating effects of anxiety can affect your sense of well-being, health, longevity, productivity, and relationships. In The Chemistry of Calm, Dr. Henry Emmons presents his Resilience Training Program - a groundbreaking regimen designed to relieve anxiety and restore physical and mental strength.

Those echoes of childhood memories—both tender and painful—shape your present in ways you might not even realize. Through patterns of people-pleasing, feelings of not being enough, or walls built for protection, your inner child speaks, asking to be heard and understood. Healing Your Inner Child isn't just another self-help manual—it's a heartfelt companion for your healing journey, offering both gentle wisdom and practical guidance.

Learn how to cope with intense feelings, and discover how to use your sensitivity, empathy and intelligence to live a meaningful and fulfilling life. Emotional Sensitivity and Intensity will give you in-depth information about this trait, as well as practical exercises and strategies to help with your daily struggles. It will help you come to new ways of thinking about your past, thrive in your current life and create exciting possibilities for the future.

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As a therapist, Virginia Cruse was becoming frustrated with the rumors her clients heard about PTSD that kept them from getting better. Why did so many of them believe that PTSD had no cure? That they couldn't have PTSD, because they were not in direct combat? That they didn't "deserve" to have PTSD, or didn't "deserve" to get better? The answer hit a nerve with Cruse: no one had taken the time to explain PTSD to service members in a way that made sense.

Celebrating thirty years as a classic in its field and recommended by therapists worldwide, The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook is an unparalleled, essential resource for people struggling with anxiety and phobias. Living with anxiety, panic disorders, or phobias can make you feel like you aren't in control of your life. Tackle the fears that hold you back with this go-to guide. Packed with the most effective skills for assessing and treating anxiety, this evidence-based workbook contains the latest clinical research.

In a world that rewards nonstop hustle and constant connection, mental clarity isn’t optional—it’s survival. The Mental Gym is your practical playbook for building a stronger, sharper, and more resilient mind—without fluff, hype, or vague wellness talk. Designed for high-performers, thinkers, and everyday athletes of the mind, this book offers a precision-engineered system for upgrading your mental operating system. You’ll learn how to manage stress without crashing, rebuild attention in a world of noise, and recover mental energy with the same intentionality as physical training....

This essential guide, written by an expert in pediatric pain management, is the practical, accessible, and comprehensive resource that families and caregivers have been waiting for. It offers in-the-moment strategies for managing a child’s pain along with expert advice for fostering long-term comfort and is the foremost resource for parents and caregivers seeking ways to help their child increase comfort and overcome chronic pain.

"Untangling Trauma and Addiction" by Grace Monroe emerges as a poignant and transformative guide, offering a new perspective on the daunting challenges of addiction and trauma. With her unique voice, Grace Monroe transcends the traditional boundaries of non-fiction, providing a narrative that is both deeply personal and universally relevant. Grace's journey, marked by her own battles and those of her loved ones, infuses this book with authenticity and heartfelt insight.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us haunted by feelings of anxiety, despair, and even anger. In this audiobook, pioneering therapist Pauline Boss identifies these vague feelings of distress as caused by ambiguous loss, losses that remain unclear and hard to pin down, and thus have no closure. Collectively the world is grieving as the pandemic continues to change our everyday lives.

Complete and comprehensive guide to correct breathing including full detailed instruction on exactly how to utilise the breath to gain more self awareness, improve your mental health and make you more resilient to stress. Not transient, temporary results. But all of the time. The breath is essential to human life. Without sufficient oxygen intake we would die within minutes. But many people in the modern world habitually breathe incorrectly and this negatively affects blood oxygen levels and can even affect your digestion and the absorption of nutrients. It can even potentially contribute ...

ADHD in men often looks different than you expect. Society tells you to be strong, decisive, and in control, but ADHD can make that feel impossible. If you're tired of feeling stuck and frustrated, The End of ADHD for Men gives you 11 powerful rules to master your mind, maximize productivity, and strengthen your relationships.

David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise. Even less that he would wind up serving as a Rocket man in the jungles of Da Nang and Chu Lai for a 13 month tour in hell. David's journey from naive civilian to battle-hardened combat veteran shows us all how fragile our humanity really is.

Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate survivor - raising her in isolation and subjecting her to endless drills designed to "eliminate weakness." She endured a life without heat, hot water, adequate food, friendship, or any kind of affectionate treatment. But Maude's parents could not rule her inner life. Befriending the animals on the lonely estate as well as the characters in the novels she read in secret, young Maude nurtured in herself the compassion and love that her parents forbid as weak.