Move your mind : how to build a healthy mindset for life / Nick Bracks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bracks, Nick, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Well-being.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 pages)

Place of Publication:

Milton, Queensland : John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd., [2021]

Summary:

Learn how to create new daily habits that build happiness and reduce stress In Move Your Mind, acclaimed actor, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate Nick Bracks delivers the practical tools and lessons that will help you make small, but measurable, daily changes to foster positive, lasting improvements to your mental health. Told through the author's own experiences with mental illness, this book offers a holistic approach to improving your mental health, and shows readers how to make positive lifestyle changes in areas like exercise, nutrition, sleep, mindfulness, and meditation. The book offers: Valuable and insightful case studies of real and well-known people who took control of and improved their mental wellbeing Key research findings from industry leaders in mindfulness, meditation, memory, mental health, psychology, and performance Guidance on how to take small, gradual steps that lead to big changes in your motivation and inspiration Perfect for anyone who has tried to take ownership of their own mental health but lacked the time, motivation, or information to effectively make a change, Move Your Mind is an indispensable guide to creating long-term behavior changes that promote increased happiness, decreased anxiety and stress, and better relationships.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I Mental Health and Wellbeing

Chapter 1 My Story

Realising I had a problem

Getting help

Beginning to heal

Getting the word out

Fulfilling my purpose and passion

Facing fear and failure

A final word

Chapter 2 Understanding Mental Health

What is mental health?

What is mental illness?

Where do mental health and illness stem from?

Youth mental health

Why now?

Key mental health conditions

Always put your mental health first

My work in mental health

A bit about stress

Part II Healing and Sharing

Chapter 3 Own Your Story

Why should I own it?

It only takes one person

How do you own your story?

Chapter 4 Start the Conversation

How do we change this?

Part III The Four Practical Pathways to Mental Health and Wellbeing

Chapter 5 Pathway 1: Move Your Mind

Benefits of exercise

Creating a habit

My approach

The joy of movement

Chapter 6 Pathway 2: Feed Your Mind

Food and our mental health

The impact of nutrition on our mental health

Food habits in the Western world

Popular diets

Eating disorders

Chapter 7 Pathway 3: Connect Your Mind

Love and connection

Connection comes from within

Relationships

Chapter 8 Pathway 4: Still Your Mind

Scientific benefits of meditation and mindfulness

Ways to meditate

Make it work for you

My five wellness tools

Internal vs external

A mindset of purpose

Scientific benefits of sleep

Sleep and mental health

Getting enough sleep

My approach: creating my own mantra

Part IV The Three Stages of Sustainable Change.

Chapter 9 Set Yourself up and Live your Best Life

Meaning and purpose

Chapter 10 Stage 1: Make a Plan

Baby steps

Setting goals

Chapter 11 Stage 2: Do the Work

PERMA™

Creating healthy habits

Resilience

Chapter 12 Stage 3: Check in

Observation

Facing fears

Building happiness

An equation for happiness

Conclusion

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780730392064

0730392066

9780730392057

0730392058

OCLC:

1263026401