Personal Development Stress Management

50 Things to Know About Journal Writing by Krista "KK" Mounsey offers an approach to how to use journaling as a stress-relieving activity. Journaling can be a way of self-therapy. The process gives you the opportunity to sit quietly and reflect on what is going on in your life, and how you feel about it.

"Useless Life Facts That Will Put You to Sleep Fast" is a whimsical collection of random and obscure trivia, perfect for winding down at the end of the day. This audiobook is filled with fascinating yet utterly pointless facts, ranging from quirky tidbits about everyday items to the most unusual moments in history. Each fact is designed to be intriguing but soothing, helping you relax and gently drift off to sleep. Whether you're looking for a light bedtime listen or just want to impress your friends with the most random knowledge, this audiobook has you covered.

Mental health is the driving force behind every decision we make—how we live, work, and love. Many of us suffer from depression and anxiety, which impede our choices and quality of life, and despite the proliferation of prescription drugs, the numbers are growing across the globe. But there is another, proven way to achieve mental wellness, beyond antidepressants and talk therapy. Practicing psychiatrist Gregory Scott Brown believes that mental health begins with actionable self-care.

Take care of yourself as you care for others with this accessible, easy-to-follow self-care guide to relax and rejuvenate.

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Emotional Agility by Susan David, read by Claire Gordon-Webster. Every day we speak around 16,000 words - but inside our minds we create tens of thousands more. Thoughts such as 'I'm not spending enough time with my children' or 'I'm not good enough to present my work' can seem to be unshakable facts. In reality they're the judgemental opinions of our inner voices.

Emotion is not the enemy. We just need to decipher them and learn tools for regulation and resilience. We all get knocked down and face hardships, but we always have the choice to get back up or not. What will your choice be? Control Your Emotions is the rare audiobook that understands where you’ve been, the obstacles you’ve overcome, and what you need to make sure you are in full control of your life at all times. This is a stunningly detailed and insightful guide into our emotions, our triggers, and why we act against our own interests so frequently.

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.

Do you make goals yet get discouraged when your plans don't work? We all know those people who seemingly were born to succeed. Fitness, health, business - they achieve all their goals. You want that success and know you can get it... but how?

What were you doing in your life before you got sick? This is a common question Dr. Izabella Wentz asks her functional medicine clients when trying to get to the root cause of symptoms ranging from low energy, to dependency on caffeine, to sleeplessness and poor memory. More often than not, she finds these individuals developed their symptoms after a period of acute or chronic stress: starting a new business, having a baby, living though a global pandemic—these can all destroy our once-resilient stress response.

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.

Small changes work. In this practical book, wellness expert Brett Blumenthal reveals how to hone in on the mind as the foundation of overall health and well-being. She presents one small, achievable change every week - from developing music appreciation to eating brain-boosting foods, practicing mono-tasking, incorporating play, and more. The accumulation of these lifestyle changes ultimately leads to improved memory, less stress, increased productivity, and sustained happiness.

In today’s constantly connected world, it’s no wonder anxiety feels like a default setting. The pings of our phones, the pressures of perfection, the noise of social media, and the endless expectations placed on us—it's enough to make anyone’s mind race. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, restless, tense, or stuck in a loop of “what if” thoughts, you’re far from alone. And more importantly, you're not powerless.

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.

Most relaxation techniques focus on either soothing the body or settling the mind - and only acheive moderate results. Dr. Mark Hyman's approach helps you to address the mind and body at once to achieve a state that he calls "ultracalm". In UltraCalm, this best-selling author presents his simple, powerful method for generating a peaceful and harmonious state in the body-mind-one that allows the body's natural healing intelligence to work at it's most healing level.

Whether we are overwhelmed by work or school; our families or communities; caretaking for others or ourselves; or engagement in social justice, environmental advocacy, or civil service, just a few subtle shifts can help sustain us. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, bestselling author of Trauma Stewardship, shows us how by offering concrete strategies to help us mitigate harm, cultivate our ability to be decent and equitable, and act with integrity.

Don’t you think you are mature enough to recognize how your narcissistic mother is still affecting your life, get her out of your head, and become who you really are? I think, then, this book might help. I know you don’t need another book filled in with useless information. You just want to heal.

If you are someone who could use a little more serenity in your life and would love to enjoy the everyday more (no guilt required), I invite you to create your own version of a soft, calm life. Inside 100 Ways to Live a Soft, Calm Life you will learn new ideas to live in a more gentle and relaxing way. Even if you already live a very good life, perhaps you can often forget this because there is simply so much going on, both in your life and your busy mind it seems!

We all have our fair share of problems, anxieties, and insecurities. This is inevitable. How we deal with these things directly dictates how happy, productive, and confident we are. Far too many of us remain victims of the ups and downs of everyday life.... But YOU don't have to.

Let's face it: Adversity is an unavoidable part of every life. Serious trouble comes for all of us, threatening to ruin our finances, physical and mental health, or relationships. And if you've ever felt as if you were barely hanging on while dealing with something big.... You're not alone.

Julian era el monje que decidió vender su Ferrari: abogado de éxito, un buen día abandonó todo y se trasladó al Himalaya. Allí inició un proceso de aprendizaje con los sabios de Sivana, que le abrieron las puertas a nuevas formas de abordar la vida y los negocios. En este tercer libro Julian Mantle va a ayudar a su hermana Catherine, que se recupera de un gravísimo accidente de avión en el que ha perdido a sus dos socios.