Book Description

Our lives in today's world are laden with a multitude of stressors, and our capacity to "deal with the stress" can change in a moment. The ramifications of persistent stress are insidious, and they can wreak havoc on our health and well-being. Drawing from evidence founded in peer-reviewed research, The Stress Survival Guide empowers you to: Recognize what stress really is and how it plays a powerful role in the onset of chronic illness; Reduce chronic stress by learning how to gain resiliency through integrating self-care into your daily life; and Prevent chronic stress by discovering actionable Self-Care techniques that are based upon the 8 Dimensions of Wellness. We can't avoid things that are out of our control and stress us out, but we can change our response to them. We can reboot our resiliency by cultivating a mindset to be our own health advocates by way of engaging in self-care practices so we don't sacrifice our health and joy. With multimedia engagement such as reflection prompts to deepen our understanding of ourselves, videos, self-questionnaires, and much more to explore, whatever self-care means to you, you'll find your own personal practice in this book.