The Stress Management Workbook: De-stress in 10 Minutes or Less

by Ruth C. White PhD

Overview

Reduce your stress in 10 minutes or less with the practical exercises and quick strategies in The Stress Management Workbook.

Learning how to manage your stress shouldn't be stressful. With The Stress Management Workbook you'll get the relief you need in a time frame that works for you. With concrete exercises that require no more than 10 minutes each, The Stress Management Workbook will help you build sustainable stress management skills for significantly reducing stress—now and for the future.

In The Stress Management Workbook, leading stress management and mental wellness expert Dr. Ruth White teaches you how to keep your brain sharp, improve your mind's response to stress, and develop strategies for minimizing stress. This fresh set of stress management skills will empower you to perform better at work, increase your energy, foster better relationships, and be healthier in both mind and body.

Effective and easy-to-follow, The Stress Management Workbook will teach you to:

• Identify sources of stress through checklists, quizzes, and other informative activities
• Set personal stress management goals that will prepare you for the work you're about to do
• Learn to handle stress in the moment with interactive exercises that require no more than one, five, or ten minutes
• Build long-term strategies that support your personal goals and foster positive lifestyle changes for a more fulfilling life

A happier, stress-free life is within reach. Learn how to change the way you respond to stress in your daily life with the practical guidance in The Stress Management Workbook.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781939754240
Publisher:	Callisto Publishing
Publication date:	06/19/2018
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	222,900
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ruth C. White, PhD, is a clinical associate professor at the University of Southern California, where she teaches leadership, management, and social policy to graduate students. Through her collaborative partners, Dr. White has helped build, implement, manage, and evaluate programs in health, mental health, social welfare, and diversity inclusion.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Part 1 Before You Begin

Chapter 1 First Steps 3

Chapter 2 Approaching the Exercises 29

Part 2 The Exercises

Chapter 3 One-Minute Helpers 47

Chapter 4 Five Minutes to Feeling Better 71

Chapter 5 10 Minutes to Better Stress Management 95

Chapter 6 Strategies for Long-Term Relief 115

Chapter 7 Conclusion 131

Appendix Stress Tracker 132

Resources 134

References 137

Index 143

Editorial Reviews

"Practical, easy to use, and at the same time deep. Strongly recommended."—Stephen P. Hinshaw, PhD, Professor, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, author of Another Kind of Madness: A Journey through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness

"The Stress Management Workbook? is a terrific, practical guide to overcoming stress. Dr. White clearly understands that our likelihood of overcoming stressful situations increases as we equip ourselves with resources to facilitate changes. Replete with valuable self-care suggestions, this multifaceted workbook is a welcome resource guide likely to provide respite and comfort to its readers."—Dr. Anna Morgan-Mullane, Adjunct Professor, New York University Silver School of Social Work and Vice President of Mental Health Services at Children of Promise, NYC

"This workbook is extremely efficient in terms of teaching what stress is and how to manage it. Ruth White does a beautiful job breaking it down into tangible ways to manage stress to lead healthy change in your life—from one minute to ten-minute techniques, making it possible for anyone who thinks they are too busy to take care of themselves."—Sherry Blair, CEO/Founder Institute for Inspirational Change

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