Stressaholic : 5 steps to transform your relationship with stress / Heidi Hanna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanna, Heidi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stress (Psychology).

Job stress.

Stress management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

5 steps to transform your relationship with stress

Five steps to transform your relationship with stress

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2014]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A guidebook for the journey from exhaustion to enlightenment Chronic multitasking and ever-increasing demands on our time and energy have caused a neurochemically-based dependence on sources of stress and stimulation to provide fuel for our chaotic lifestyles. While this may boost performance in the short-term, studies have consistently shown that when stress hormones are elevated over time they create the worst form of internal wear and tear; decreasing productivity, wasting time, and even killing brain cells. As a result, modern society is tired and wired, suffering from physical ex

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Preface: Monkey Business; Introduction: The Crash; Part I: Understanding Stress Addiction; Chapter 1: Are You a Stress Addict?; Understanding Stress; The Stress Response; Overload, Overwhelm, Over it All; What is Stress Addiction?; Nature versus Nurture; From One Addict to Another; Chapter 2: Why Taking it Easy is Hard; Your CFO Brain versus Your CEO Heart; Running on Empty; Brain Drain: Too Much, Not Enough; Our Serious Stress Problem; Scary Stress Stats; Chapter 3: How to Use Stress for Success; Manage Energy by Minding the Gaps

Simple Stress RulesOvercoming Obstacles; Change Your Story about Self-Care; Face the Truth; Part II: Recharge Your Energy; Chapter 4: Step 1: Rest; Quiet the Mind: Just Breathe; Simple Meditation Practices; Calm the Body: Eliminate Irritants; Social Rest; Putting it into Practice: Stepping Stones; Chapter 5: Step 2: Repair; Nourish the Mind: Practice Gratitude; Show Self-Compassion; Nourish the Body: Eat Energy-Enhancing Foods; The Experience of Eating; Incorporate Daily Moderate Exercise; Have More Fun; Stepping Stone 2: Gratitude; Chapter 6: Step 3: Rebuild

Strengthen the Mind: Cognitive TrainingCreating Coherence; Strengthen the Body: Interval Training; Sample Interval Training Workout; Stepping Stone 3: Let in, Let Go, and Find Your Ideal Flow; Part III: Reprogram Your Operating System; Chapter 7: Step 4: Rethink; The Power of Positivity; Mindset Matters; Rewire Your Patterns of Thought; What's Love Got to Do with It?; Stepping Stone 4: Purpose, Perspective, and Positivity; Chapter 8: Step 5: Redesign; Personal BEATs; Organizational BEATs; Stepping Stone 5: Creating Your Optimal Performance Pulse; Final Thoughts; Notes; Resources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 27, 2014).

ISBN:

9781118841389

1118841387

9781118841358

1118841352

OCLC:

880372967