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Get to know the woman behind the Instagram cleaning sensation, Mrs
Hinch, in her fascinating and remarkably honest memoir ***
FEATURING A BONUS PAPERBACK CHAPTER ABOUT THE BIRTH OF LENNIE ***
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER 'Gut-wrenchingly honest' The Mail
on Sunday 'I love that woman so much, she is just so great' Rylan
Clark-Neal, BBC Radio 2 _____________ I sometimes can't believe
just how much has happened in the last couple of life-changing
years. It's been a total whirlwind of a journey, and I'm so
grateful to all my followers for their amazing love and support
along the way. From my very first toy kitchen which was my pride
and joy right through to the my very first Instagram posts stories
of my cleaning routine, I'm going to take you back to the start of
how it all began. But there is so much more to my story than just
cleaning tips; there have been the highest of highs, but also
heart-breaking devastating lows. So let's do this! Put your Hinch
Lists to one side, get comfy and join me on the sofa with a cuppa.
Welcome to my world. This is me: Soph - the wife, the mother and
the person behind Mrs Hinch. _____________ 'The sensation' Sun
'We're mad about Mrs Hinch' Vogue 'My new cleaning goddess' Daily
Telegraph 'Doing for household chores what Marie Kondo did for
tidying' Daily Mirror 'Mrs Hinch offers a reassuring structure for
the day, a vision of domestic order' Guardian
The ultimate practical guide to MBSR-with more than 115,000 copies
sold-is now available in a fully revised and updated second
edition. Stress and pain are nearly unavoidable in our daily lives;
they are part of the human condition. This stress can often leave
us feeling irritable, tense, overwhelmed, and burned-out. The key
to maintaining balance is responding to stress not with frustration
and self-criticism, but with mindful, nonjudgmental awareness of
our bodies and minds. Impossible? Actually, it's easier than it
seems. In just weeks, you can learn mindfulness-based stress
reduction (MBSR), a clinically proven program developed by Jon
Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living. MBSR is effective in
alleviating stress, anxiety, panic, depression, chronic pain, and a
wide range of medical conditions. Taught in classes and clinics
worldwide, this powerful approach shows you how to focus on the
present moment and permanently change the way you handle stress. As
you work through A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook,
you'll learn how to replace stress-promoting habits with mindful
ones-a skill that will last a lifetime. This groundbreaking,
proven-effective program will help you relieve the symptoms of
stress and identify its causes. This fully revised and updated
second edition includes new audio downloads, new meditations, and
extensive chapter revisions to help you manage stress and start
living a healthier, happier life.
Based on ancient traditions and wisdom from around the world, In
Focus Dreams teaches you how to understand your dreams and tap into
their power in order to conquer your fears and improve your life.
This accessible and beautifully designed guide includes a frameable
poster of the most common dream symbols and their meanings. Dreams
can titillate or terrify, but most of the time they baffle or
bewilder. This must-have handbook explains their scientific and
personal importance and offers the keys to unlock their secrets. An
easy-to-use directory of symbols points to the true meanings of
dream objects and includes modern items such as smartphones,
computers, and other technology. To help you access the
transformative power of your dreams, you'll discover: the history
of interpreting dreams essential sleep hygiene principles how to
create a sleep sanctuary effective relaxation practices the
benefits of essential oils and aromatherapy how to work with a
dream journal tips for better dream recall the power of lucid
dreaming All of which will help you achieve better sleep, physical
health, and emotional well-being. If you love thinking about and
sharing your dreams, this book will give you all the tools you need
to talk meaningfully about them. Combining elegance and expertise,
this is your essential modern guide to an ancient tradition. The In
Focus series applies a modern approach to teaching the classic
body, mind, and spirit subjects. Authored by experts in their
respective fields, these beginner's guides feature smartly designed
visual material that clearly illustrates key topics within each
subject. As a bonus, each book includes reference cards or a
poster, held in an envelope inside the back cover, that give you a
quick, go-to guide containing the most important information on the
subject.
Children love to unwind and relax with this fun exercise known as
"muscular relaxation." Children relate to the angry octopus in this
story as the sea child shows him how to take a deep breath, calm
down, and manage his anger. This effective stress and anger
management technique focuses awareness on various muscle groups to
create a complete resting of the mind and body. Muscular relaxation
can lower stress and anxiety levels. It can be used to decrease
pain and anger. This engaging story quiets the mind and relaxes the
body so your child can let go of anger and fall asleep peacefully.
This is one of four stories featured on the Indigo Ocean Dreams CD.
The experience of trauma, whether a single incident, like a car
accident, or more chronic, systemic exposure, like childhood sexual
abuse, is life altering. Added to the primal emotions of fear,
shame, rage, and uncertainty about how to cope is the unsettling
sense that you are not quite who you used to be. What does a
post-trauma identity look like? How does one come to accept this
new identity? And what are the healing strategies that can help to
recover a sense of self? In this book, trauma coach Michele
Rosenthal, herself a PTSD survivor, offers a practical workbook of
insightful treatment strategies for survivors and their therapists.
Exercises, checklists, and self-assessment tools walk readers
through the process of self-reclamation, demonstrating how you can
understand and appreciate the PTSD self while moving on to find
healing and renewal."
Updated edition with bonus chapter on how to restart good habits
and make them stick. Banish bad habits for good and transform your
life with this ground-breaking new book from neuroscientist and
behavioural coach Dr Gabija Toleikyte. Most of us want to change
something about ourselves - our stress levels, weight,
relationships, or our performance at work. Change is hard and
emotional but it's not as tough as you think. In this life-changing
book, Gabija takes us on an eye-opening journey through the
extraordinary human brain, explaining the science behind what makes
us tick. With practical tools and simple tips, Gabija shows how you
can make change happen, including: - What the brain needs to create
new habits - The eight types of emotion and how to take control of
them - The magical power of motivation and how to boost it - Simple
ways to improve productivity - The secret to strengthening
relationships Inspiring and enlightening, Why the F*ck Can't I
Change uses neuroscience and behavioural analysis to show you how
you can train your brain to make change last.
Drawing on current powerful neuroscience, this book equips you with
a deep insight into how your interconnected brain, mind and body
shapes your capacity for heartfelt connection, emotional regulation
and compassion, and the compelling influence this has on your
child's developing mind. We know, based on established brain
science, that children develop well in the care of parents who can
regulate and express their own emotions effectively, who are
present and attentive rather than in 'autopilot' mode, and who show
warmth, empathy and compassion along with the requisite level of
authority towards them. But in this day and age of relentless
mental overload, busy schedules and constant stimulation, many
parents know how difficult it can be to exude the sense of
openness, warmth and connection that children need to develop well.
The last thing parents need is yet more prescriptive advice about
what you should and shouldn't think, do or say as a parent, so this
this book helps you understand, in a tangible way, how to feel
relaxed, open and compassionate when you are around your children.
This is a vital ingredient in parenting, because this feeling
state, involving your brain, nervous system, heart, facial
expressions and voice, deeply calms your children, enables them to
listen to you and respect your rules, and nourishes their brains
for life-long resilience, empathy, self-acceptance and
authenticity. Shelly Chauhan's approach removes some of the stress
and complexity that parenting seems to involve these days and turns
it into the intuitive, natural and enjoyable process it is able to
be.
World Book Night 2018 In 2012, The Recovery Letters was launched to
host a series of letters online written by people recovering from
depression, addressed to those currently affected by a mental
health condition. Addressed to 'Dear You', the inspirational and
heartfelt letters provided hope and support to those experiencing
depression and were testament that recovery was possible. Now for
the first time, these letters have been compiled into an anthology
for people living with depression and are interspersed with
motivating quotes and additional resources as well as new material
written specifically for the book. This powerful collection of
personal letters from people with first-hand experiences of
depression will serve as a comforting resource for anyone on the
journey to recovery.
From the cofounders of The Well Daily, a playfully-illustrated,
informative, and easy-to-use meditation guidebook-including an
eight-week plan for busy novices-that helps even the busiest
would-be meditator incorporate this practice into their lifestyle
and enjoy its many physical and emotional benefits. We've all heard
the reports about meditation: that it helps us relieve stress and
anxiety, improve our moods, lose weight, and sleep better. We know
that it can make us healthier, nicer, a kinder parent, a better
coworker, a more thoughtful spouse. But there's a catch-you
actually have to do it. Written for the many, many people whose
schedule or skepticism has kept them from trying meditation, Just
Sit is an approachable and visually engaging beginner's guide.
Assuaging fears, answering questions, and providing real-world
information to demystify the process, Sukey and Elizabeth Novogratz
provide a hands-on look at what meditation really is, what is does,
and how to do it. The authors make clear that meditation doesn't
have to be complicated or follow a specific protocol. The most
important part, to "just sit," can lead to a lifelong practice,
tailored to anyone's lifestyle. A perfect blend of information and
instruction, Just Sit covers everything you wanted to know but were
too afraid to ask. Sukey and Elizabeth address meditation myths and
realities, offer advice on how to combat awkwardness, extoll the
physical and emotional benefits of meditation, show readers how to
find those precious minutes to meditate every day, and more. They
also include an eight-week plan to get help readers kick start-and
stay with-their own daily practice. Time to ditch the excuses. With
this warm, encouraging, sassy guide, everyone will want to show
up-and sit down-every day.
Based upon his weekly Harvard Business Review columns (which is one
of the most popular columns on HBR.com, receiving hundreds of
thousands of unique page views a month), 18 MINUTES clearly shows
how busy people can cut through all the daily clutter and
distractions and find a way to focus on those key items which are
truly the top priorities in our lives.
Bregman works from the premise that the best way to combat constant
and distracting interruptions is to create productive distractions
of one's own. Based upon a series of short bite-sized chapters, his
approach allows us to safely navigate through the constant chatter
of emails, text messages, phone calls, and endless meetings that
prevent us from focusing our time on those things that are truly
important to us.
Mixing first-person insights along with unique case studies,
Bregman sprinkles his charming book with pathways which help guide
us -- pathways that can get us on the right trail in 18 minutes or
less.
There exists a 'cost of caring' for others in emotional pain. Sometimes called secondary traumatic stress, this concept is used to describe the traumatic effect and the toll that helping those suffering with PTSD can have on the helping professional. This book builds upon the previous volume edited by Figley in 1995, Compassion Fatigue: Coping With Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder in Those Who Treat the Traumatized (Brunner/Mazel). In the years since the publication of this volume, much has occurred in the field of traumatology, including the widening of the audience and the awareness of PTSD. This new book further clarifies the concept of compassion fatigue through theory, research, and treatment. The incidence of compassion fatigue has been extensively studied and reported over recent years. The research that there is a significant overlap in effectiveness of various PTSD treatment methods found useful for clients suffering from PTSD and the methods found useful for professionals suffering from compassion fatigue. The basic thesis of this book is the identification, assessment, and treatment of compassion fatigue and this is done over eleven chapters, each from distinguished researchers in the field. The text begins with a clear definition of the theme and then moves first into a section of contributions on new findings in this developing area and then, in the second section, into innovative and exciting treatment approaches.
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What is resilience, and how can you build it? In The Resilience
Workbook, Glenn Schiraldi-author of The Self-Esteem Workbook-offers
invaluable insight and outlines essential skills to help you bounce
back from setbacks and cultivate a growth mindset. Why do some
people sail through life's storms, while others are knocked down?
Resilience is the key. Resilience is the ability to recover from
difficult experiences, such as death of loved one, job loss,
serious illness, terrorist attacks, or even just daily stressors
and challenges. Resilience is the strength of body, mind, and
character that enables people to respond well to adversity. In
short, resilience is the cornerstone of mental health. Combining
evidence-based approaches including positive psychology, cognitive
behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT),
mindfulness, and relaxation, The Resilience Workbook will show you
how to bounce back and thrive in any difficult situation. You'll
learn how to harness the power of your brain's natural
neuroplasticity; manage strong, distressing emotions; and improve
mood and overall well-being. You'll also discover powerful skills
to help you prevent and recover from stress-related conditions like
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, anger,
and substance abuse disorders. When the going gets tough, you need
real, proven-effective skills to manage your stress and heal from
setbacks. The comprehensive and practical exercises in this
workbook will help you cultivate resilience, stay calm under
pressure, and face all of life's challenges.
A woman's down-to-earth guide for releasing stress and reclaiming
her free-spirit Stress management expert and radio personality
Debbie Mandel presents her highly original program for stress
reduction. She explains that women who are constantly stressed out
have forgotten the dreams of the free-spirited girl living inside
them before they became somebody's wife, mother, or workplace
colleague. This book, the inspiring and humorous story of
successful recovery from stress addiction, outlines her seven steps
that have proven to help women overcome daily stressors and reclaim
a life of joy and spontaneity. * Explores the habit forming
pressure principle of stress addiction and how to cure it *
Provides step-by-step program for self-empowerment, self-care,
healthy narcissism, and renewing humor in a woman's relationships *
Explains the powerful, researched based relationship between food,
exercise, and mood * Contains indispensable strategies for
accepting constructive conflicts with a spouse, partner, friend or
colleague to get what she wants * Teaches specific techniques for
reducing and eliminating stress reduction Addicted to Stress shows
how as the addiction to stress is cured, women find it possible to
build up an immunity to outside pressure and become their true core
self.
Now in paperback, a timely guide for mindful parenting and family
connectivity. Do you feel like you and your kids are caught in a
cycle of passing greetings, technological distraction, and fatigued
interactions? Do you feel overwhelmed by parental stress and
anxiety? Know that you are not alone. There are techniques
available that you can use today to help you better connect with
and raise your kids. Pedram Shojai, O.M.D., New York Times
best-selling author of The Urban Monk and The Art of Stopping Time,
and Nick Polizzi, author of The Sacred Science, offer advice and
actionable tips for: * Nurturing your family unit into a cohesive
whole * Connecting with your kids amid technology overload *
Confronting real-world existential threats and fears Filled with
the wisdom and insight from the world's top parenting consultants,
therapists, pediatricians, and child educators, this book offers
you a path to embracing conscious parenting as a way of life right
now rather than some day in the future, helping your children build
a foundation of confidence, a deep sense of self, emotional and
spiritual resiliency, and mental fortitude.
Previously published as This is Happening Rohan Gunatillake,
creator of the best-selling buddhify app, argues that to lead more
mindful, calm and happy lives, switching off is the last thing we
need to do. Instead he gives you the ideas, principles and
techniques to bring awareness, composure and kindness to wherever
you are and whatever you are doing. Filled with over sixty
practical exercises which you can plug into your life straight
away, the mobile mindfulness approach of Modern Mindfulness
presents a way to get the benefits from meditation however busy
your life is.
Burned out from today's always-on culture? This beautiful guided
journal is designed to help you do the deep healing work necessary
to get out of burnout and into a state of sustainable well-being.
Here, you can reflect on your experience with burnout, learn to
better recognize it, and find ways to address it before it spins
out of control. In these pages, you'll find: Writing prompts to
help you recognize and heal from burnout in your life Exercises to
explore mindfulness, emotions, and your personal values A method to
help you visualize what wellness looks like for you A fill-in guide
to help you maintain better wellness habits With this lovely,
full-color journal in hand, you'll be better equipped to build
strong boundaries and live through stressful times with peace,
equilibrium, and a mindful focus on the parts of your life you
truly value. Escape the burnout cycle and create a truly
sustainable life. The Everyday Inspiration Journals series has a
guided journal for every self-improvement journey. Whatever your
personal goal, whether it is to incorporate more positivity into
your life, or to slow down and find calm, or to hone your
spell-building craft, or something else, you will find in this
series an elegant journal in which you can record your thoughts,
aspirations, and progress. With a simple, easy-to-follow structure,
each journal is filled with powerful prompts and helpful trackers
to illuminate your way. Also available from the series: Finding
Gratitude: A Journal, Spellcraft, Be Happy: A Journal, Everyday
Calm: A Journal, Self Care Journal, and Essential Dream Journal.
Resilience has never been more important in helping us navigate the
stresses and adversity of modern life. Resilience acts as a
protective armour that helps us deal with the toughest challenges
that life throws at us. The best thing about resilience? It is a
skill that you can develop at any age. This book lays out 12 key
skills that give you everything you need to unlock and develop your
resilience, from self-esteem and self-care to emotional regulation
and stress management. Each chapter supports skill development and
includes exercises, activities and discussion topics as well as
case studies from people who have used the programme to improve
their lives. Every key skill draws on various psychological
techniques including CBT, positive psychology and solution-focused
interventions. The foundational skills this book teaches are ideal
for anyone interested in improving their wellbeing, whether you are
experiencing mental health issues or simply wish to increase your
mental strength.
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