Book Description

""I found the techniques so helpful during a recent stressful family Christmas. It's like an uplifting first aid kit."" Caroline ""I love keeping this book in my kitchen over Christmas, so I can just dip in and pick up another de-stress tip."" Anna ""Common sense and a sense of humour. I found these 101 techniques made a big difference."" Luca Do you suffer from Christmas stress? Does the holiday season send you into a spin? Would you like some Christmas stress tips, to help you cope more easily this year, no matter how stressful your holiday season gets? Then 101 Ways To De-Stress Your Christmas might be just what you're looking for. Written by an expert in psychology and common-sense stress reduction techniques, 101 Ways To De-Stress Your Christmas does what it says on the tin: Whatever kind of Christmas Stress you're suffering from, this book brings you the tips, techniques and strategies you need, to help you cut your stress levels fast. The 101 bite-sized, highly practical ideas are based on sound psychological principles, bucket loads of common sense and a dollop of humour. You could treat this book as your Christmas stress first aid kit. The stress-reducing strategies are specially designed to be quick to flick through, so you won't have to add to your holiday stress by wading through a book full of theories and waffle. Most of the techniques can be applied in just a few minutes. Yet they're substantial enough to make a real difference to your Christmas stress levels. Apply the strategies, play with the exercises, enjoy the questions. Keep the book with you, throughout the festive season, so you can dip into it whenever you need it. The great thing is that most of these stress-reducing strategies aren't just for Christmas - you can use them all year round. By reading this book, you will: Figure out your Christmas stress type - an essential start point for de-stressing your Christmas Clearly identify your Christmas stress triggers, to help you create a tailored, practical action plan Discover the "magic question" that can instantly shift you from stress to solutions Learn 14 ways to create more time, so you can feel less stressed about Christmas (and the rest of the year!) Pick your favourites from 28 strategies for staying sane over the festive season Find out how to get everything done, without having to be superhuman Pick up insider secrets on how to turn things around, even if it all goes wrong on the big day. Message From The Author Dear Reader, Having witnessed - and been part of - so much Christmas stress over the decades, it was clear to me that few of us have enough time to read heavyweight 'de-stress your life' books at this time of year. That can wait till January. What we need are short-and-sweet, but highly effective solutions: the kind of strategies that fit in with our hectic Christmas preparations and are easy to apply. My aim is to provide you with bite-sized inspiration, to help you feel less stressed and have a happier Christmas. Far from being lightweight, the techniques in this book are based on sound psychological principles. However, they are presented in a way that I hope is much more digestible than Grannie's mushy sprouts and I'd love them to leave you more enthusiastic about enjoying Christmas than unwrapping yet another of Aunt Mabel's reindeer jumpers. This book is not intended to be a permanent fix for all the stress sources and habits in your life. It's Christmas and you're busy. Permanent fixes can wait till the New Year. I hope you will try out the stress-reducing techniques in this book and find them useful. Remember: those that work best for you can help you throughout the coming year. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year.