Personal Development Stress Management

The emotional trauma we suffer as children not only shapes our emotional lives as adults but also affects our physical health and overall well-being. Scientists now know on a biochemical level exactly how parents' chronic fights, divorce, death in the family, being bullied or hazed, and growing up with a hypercritical, alcoholic, or mentally ill parent can leave permanent, physical "fingerprints" on our brains.

Everyday life is so frantic and full of troubles that we have largely forgotten how to live a joyful existence. We try so hard to be happy that we often end up missing the most important parts of our lives. In Mindfulness, Oxford professor Mark Williams and award-winning journalist Danny Penman reveal the secrets to living a happier and less anxious, stressful, and exhausting life.

It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work is a direct successor to Rework, the instant best seller that showed listeners a new path to working effectively. Now Fried and Heinemeier Hansson have returned with a new strategy for the ideal company culture - what they call 'the calm company'.

It's time to take action and embrace the transformative power of organization in your life. ADHD affects more than 8 million adults in the US and if you're one of those millions, you're probably no stranger to feeling super disorganized and overwhelmed at times (or even all the time). There's a reason for that: ADHD affects the brain's executive functioning skills making tasks more difficult. The seemingly impossible task of organizing towers over your head but fear not, this guide is here to lead you on a transformative journey one room at a time.

Overthinking leads to stress, indecision, and burnout—and it’s keeping you stuck. This practical, no-nonsense guide will help you identify the patterns holding you back and give you real strategies to move forward.

Thousands of people have found help for mental health issues through Recovery International, founded by Dr. Abraham Low in 1937. He developed a cognitive-behavioral, peer-led method to manage fear and anger through training at group meetings. Recovery International conducts hundreds of weekly meetings across North America and abroad. This book comprises seventy lectures by Dr. Low recorded during the last few years of his life, and represent the application of his method and examples of the people whose lives he has touched.

Although many of us prioritize our physical health through exercise and healthy eating, we often forget to spend time boosting our mind, mood, and mental health. It is so important that we focus on mental self-care and reducing daily stress since mental toughness and resilience will get us through difficult times and help us achieve success in every area of our lives. Using the incredible power of our minds, we can persist and grow in response to life's challenges.

Overwhelming anxiety and stress - most of us experience these feelings at some point. The challenges in our lives threaten to overpower us at times and the struggles we see in the world further add to the burden. Peace from Anxiety helps us understand the deep roots of our suffering so that we can work toward finding more peace - even in chaos. Therapist and yoga teacher Hala Khouri takes us on a journey to investigate our personal habits, understand our lives, and transform what doesn't serve us.

From relishing a quiet moment of comfort to enjoying the beauty of nature or even just reveling in the deliciousness of a favorite snack, you too can do like the Swedes and open your eyes to all of life’s pleasures, no matter how simple. Niki Brantmark, founder of the popular blog My Scandinavian Home, offers easy-to-follow how-to’s, practical lists of tips and tricks, and unique insights into the most fascinating aspects of Swedish culture, from morning dips to Christmas crafting. Njuta is the ultimate guide to rejoicing in the moment, anytime and anywhere.

It's the hidden epidemic of small moments of anxiety that infiltrate both our work and personal lives. Because each individual microstress is so small, it doesn't trigger the normal stress response in our brains to help us deal with it. Instead, the microstress just embeds in our minds, accumulating along with scores of other microstresses, day-to-day and week-to-week. The long-term effect is devastating: microstress invisibly weighs us down, damages our health, and contributes to a decline in our overall well-being. The good news is that once you learn about microstress, you can fight back.

Do you often set goals that you never seem to reach? We're all filled with dreams and aspirations. Most long for fulfilling relationships. Some desire personal freedom. Others want fame and success. And some strive for profitable businesses. Wherever your ambitions may lie, goal setting can get you there. We all have important milestones we'd like to reach. The trick is to create a plan and commit to it. Setting S.M.A.R.T. goals can help you do this.

Are you forever rushing around, fending off chronic exhaustion? Are you desperately overcommitted, afraid to say no? Does the onslaught of violence in the news leave you drained? If so, you're the victim of a hidden energy crisis. To resolve it you need more than traditional solutions such as eating well, getting a good night's sleep, and exercising. Here at last is the complete prescription to stop you from feeling constantly drained: the Positive Energy Program created by Judith Orloff, M.D.

The age-old practice of meditation brought up to date and redefined as an exact science for the purpose of helping the individual. Meditation is a technique of subjection to the inner self, which we know as conscience. The understanding you will gain from daily practice is so profound that you will never find the words to explain your experience to others. The practice of inner attentiveness will change your perspective on life so radically and rapidly that within a very few days many people will be astonished at your new attitudes and insight.

The more complex life becomes, the more people crave simplicity - in their work, relationships, health, finances, and leisure time. For all of those who are overpowered, overextended, overworked, and overcome by the go-go lifestyle of the last decade, Simplify Your Life provides a user's manual for learning how to unwind and improve the quality of one's life.

From the humble garden lawnmower to the ear-splitting electric guitar, James May returns with a typically wacky account of what makes these great machines work, one piece at a time. Reassembly is merely a form of therapy; something that stimulates a part of my brain that is left wanting in my daily life. When I rebuild a bicycle, I reorder my head. So might you....

Feeling stuck & directionless in an endless loop of stress, exhaustion, never-ending unprecedented world events, and impending guilt every time you dare to rest? Welcome to millennial burnout, where society’s impossible standards meet your overachieving brain. Millennials grew up in a world that promised success through hard work, only to inherit a society that glorifies hustle culture, breeds exhaustion, all while the goalposts of success keep moving.

Para poner en orden tu vida es importante que sepas ordenar tu mente. ¿Y qué significa ordenar la mente? Significa, principalmente, desterrar las formas erróneas de pensar, así como lo hábitos perjudiciales para el buen discurrir. Creer ideas erróneas, dejarse arrastrar por el entorno, tener la ilusión de que se controla todo y que uno puede parar el pensamiento cuando quiera, los prejuicios o la crítica mental son sólo algunas de las confusiones mentales que se tratan en este audiolibro.

When we come up against stressful situations in our everyday life, our automatic reaction is to turn away and escape. If, on the other hand, we can accept stress, allow it to become part of us, the conflict disappears. The secret lies in seeing that either we are the no-thing that overcomes stress by excluding it or the every-thing that overcomes stress by including it. This method of coping with stress applies to its many manifestations in our lives. It can turn boredom into joy and despondency into deep contentment.

A Guide to Sleep Your Way to Balance Nighttime Rituals to Recharge Your Body and Mind — Tips and Science-Backed Strategies for Improving Sleep Quality By Andrea Sinclair. As a busy mom of two, Andrea Sinclair knows firsthand how challenging it can be to prioritize sleep. In A Guide to Sleep Your Way to Balance, Andrea shares her personal journey and practical advice on how to build a sleep routine that works for you. This concise, easy-to-follow guide offers a collection of simple, actionable tips and science-backed strategies to help you improve your sleep quality and overall well-being.

Life is hard for all kinds of reasons. It's tempting to try to move past the pain as quickly as possible. Instead, what if we embraced our struggles to develop the strength of resilience not dependent on circumstances? Writing as a friend who has also walked through difficult times, Rebekah Lyons—the bestselling author of Rhythms of Renewal and the popular host of the Rhythms for Life podcast—reminds us of adversity that always comes with a choice: will discouragement, stress, and fear cause you to crumble, or will you embrace the strength you've already been given?