The stress-proof brain : master your emotional response to stress using mindfulness and neuroplasticity / Melanie Greenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenberg, Melanie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stress (Psychology).

Emotions.

Stress management.

Neuropsychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Canada : Raincoast Books, [date of distribution not identified]

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2016.

Summary:

We can't avoid the things that stress us out, but we can change how we respond to them. In this breakthrough book, a clinical psychologist and neuroscience expert offers an original and comprehensive approach to help readers harness the power of positive emotions and overcome stress for good. The unique mindfulness exercises in this book provide a recipe for resilience, empowering readers to master their emotional response to stress, overcome negative thinking, and create a more tolerant, stress-proof brain.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Understanding Your Stress

1. Your Brain's Stress Response

2. What Type of Stressor Are You Facing?

Part 2: Calming Your Amygdala

3. Staying Grounded in the Present Moment

4. Facing and Accepting Your Emotions

5. Gaining Control over Your Stress

6. Learning Self-Compassion

Part 3: Moving Forward with Your Prefrontal Cortex

7. Becoming Cognitively Flexible

8. Bringing in the Positive

9. Finding the Right Mind-Set

10. Living Healthy in the Face of Stress

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Resources

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781626252677

162625267X