Stress is a part of life—but it doesn’t have to take over your life. With this guide, you’ll develop the skills needed to help you manage difficult emotions, cultivate self-compassion, adopt positive physical and emotional habits, build resilience, and connect with your true values.
Everyone experiences stress. From the moment we wake up in the morning to the moment we finally settle into bed at night, our days are packed with stressful moments—some big and some small—that can quickly add up and feel overwhelming. Unfortunately, you can’t escape stress. But you can change the way you relate to it. This important workbook will show you how.
Written by internationally renowned ACT experts, The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Stress Reduction offers a powerful ten-week program for stress management drawing on the latest research in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindfulness. You’ll gain a better understanding of what stress really is, how it affects the brain and body, and what you can do to manage and reduce stress in your life. You’ll discover how to build resilience and set smart, effective personal goals that align with your values. And finally, you’ll learn to be more aware of how you deal with stress in the moment.
Stress is an unavoidable side effect of being human in today’s fast-paced world. But with this workbook, you’ll build the skills necessary to keep stress in its place and live a more vital life!
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Item | MWSR |
ISBN# | ISBN-10: 1684031281 ISBN-13: 978-1684031283 |
Pages | 240 |
Cover | softback |
Year | 2018 |
Introduction
Chapter 1: The First Step Toward a Less Stressful Life
Chapter 2: What Makes Your Life Meaningful?
Chapter 3: Mindfulness: Creating Meaning and Reducing Stress in the Present and Future
Chapter 4: Change Your Life to Make It More Meaningful and Less Stressful
Chapter 5: Willingness to Face the Inevitable
Chapter 6: Willingness: For the Advanced Avoider
Chapter 7: Healthy Relationships
Chapter 8: Being a Good Friend to Yourself
Chapter 9: Life from Now On
Useful Strategies from The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Stress Reduction
Acknowledgements
Appendix: List of Emotions
References
“The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Stress Reduction is not a workbook on how to rid yourself of those difficult feelings that get in your way. The book brings in compassion, meaningfulness, and acceptance of the inevitable. The reader is guided to develop courage and resilience in living a valued life together with feelings of stress. A well-packed course for those who want to spend more time living a vital life and less time fighting with stress.”
—JoAnne Dahl, PhD, professor in the department of psychology at the University of Uppsala, Sweden; licensed psychologist; psychotherapist; recognized acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer; and ACBS Fellow