In this "wonderful" (John Brandon, Forbes) book, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits walking confers on our bodies and brains, and to appreciate the advantages of this uniquely human skill. From walking's evolutionary origins, traced back millions of years to life forms on the ocean floor, to new findings from cutting-edge research, he reveals how the brain and nervous system give us the ability to balance, weave through a crowded city, and run our "inner GPS" system. Walking is good for our muscles and posture;?it helps to protect and repair organs, and can slow or turn back the aging of our brains. With our minds in motion we think more creatively, our mood improves, and stress levels fall. Walking together to achieve a shared purpose is also a social glue that has contributed to our survival as a species. As our lives become increasingly sedentary, O'Mara makes the case that we must start walking again-whether it's up a mountain, down to the park,?or simply to school and work. In Praise of Walking?illuminates the joys, health benefits, and mechanics of walking, and reminds us to get out of our chairs and discover a happier, healthier, more creative self.

Stress and Your Health: From Vulnerability to Resilience presents an evidence-based evaluation of the various effects of stress, along with methods to alleviate distress and stress-related illnesses. * Examines myriad stressor effects and proven ways to alleviate stress in our lives * Covers a wide range of stressor-related topics including therapeutic strategies to deal with stress and factors that hinder treatment of stress * Makes difficult biochemical and immunological concepts accessible to a non-specialist audience * Addresses many of the factors that cause individuals to be more vulnerable to the impact of stressors and at increased risk for pathology

Never Give Up! "This book is your new best friend on a bad day." -Vanessa Van Edwards, bestselling author of Captivate "It's one thing to say 'never give up!' but it's another thing to actually live through the pain of rejection and disappointment that makes you question your work and your worth. When that happens, read this book. It will get you through." -Nicole Antoinette, host of Real Talk Radio Life involves overcoming adversity. No matter what kind of career you've chosen, you're going to deal with discouragement, frustration, and situations that are, shall we say, "less than ideal." It could be a hysterical client who's demanding a refund, a job interview that goes nowhere, watching your best friend get the exciting promotion that you wanted, or a vicious one-star review that rattles your self-esteem and makes you question your talent, your identity, everything. When that moment arrives, open this book. Defeat and getting through it. Each chapter is filled with honesty, humor, and words of motivation to help you stay motivated, keep marching, and never give up even when things feel incredibly tough. Inside, you'll find stories by professional authors, chefs, lawyers, Broadway performers, business consultants, and more each describing one of the worst moments in their entire career, and how they got through it to achieve their career goal. In You're Going to Survive, you'll find: Heartfelt encouragement Inspiring true stories Tips of how to overcome setbacks And so much more! If you loved books such as You Turn, Mind Over Matter, or Crush Your Career, then You're Going to Survive is the perfect addition to your book collection!

Discover a set of soothing spells, restorative rituals and helpful hints to vanquish any worry heading your way. By applying the healing wisdom of our foremothers with their same understanding of plants, roots, teas, herbal cures, crystals and natural remedies, Cerridwen Greenleaf brings together the best of the old ways and the new. Spells for Peace of Mind is written with you in mind and includes dozens of inspired ideas for restoring serenity to your life. The easy practices and pagan prescriptions are the perfect antidote to the hurly-burly world of stress, anxiety, worry and constant bombardment of negative news. For anyone dealing with sleeplessness, bouts of the blues, angst and being over-busy, this book is the ideal combination of both mental and physical healing. These sacred self-care spells will take you from harried and hurried to contented and calm.

Many people suffer from feelings of stress and anxiety in their everyday lives. For people with Asperger Syndrome (AS), this stress can be particularly difficult to manage. On a daily basis people with AS must fit into a world that seems totally foreign to them and this can increase feelings of alienation and anxiety, making life's challenges especially hard to cope with. The first book on anxiety written specifically for adults with Asperger Syndrome, this book offers practical advice on how individuals with AS can manage their anxiety more effectively. As a person with AS who has struggled with feelings of anxiety and learnt how to overcome them, Nick Dubin shares his own tried and tested solutions along with up-to-date research on stress management for individuals with AS, including a chapter on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Dubin explores the key problem areas that can lead to anxiety for people with AS such as lack of social skills, difficulties establishing romantic relationships and uncertainty about employment. Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety provides real solutions to a common problem and is essential reading for anyone with AS who has trouble managing stress. The book will also be of interest to family members, teachers and other professionals working with individuals with AS.

Grace Miceli's How to Deal offers sly, illustrated observations about our daily anxieties: loneliness, Internet overwhelm, social anxiety, substance abuse, lack of boundaries, and all the other emotional obstacles millennials hurdle over in their earnest pursuit of mental health. With a mix of comic strips, modern day motivational posters, and illustrated lists and diary entries, the thematic chapters explore how your comfort zone may be a trap, places to hide your phone when you want to get things done (buried in the dirt of your dying houseplant...), and how to stay when you want to run away, while diary entries reveal self-imposed catastrophic thinking but also some loving introspection and a path to making peace with your demons.

Unlock the incredible power of kindness with this small book with a huge heart. Packed with inspirational quotes, tips, actions and pearls of wisdom from famous personalities, experts and inspirational leaders alike, each page of this beautiful book will help you be kinder to yourself, to other people, and to the planet. With contributions from Fearne Cotton, Matt Haig, Katie Piper, Melanie B, Holly Willoughby, June Sarpong, Izzy Judd, Beverley Knight, Dermot O'Leary, the Duchess of York, Jo Malone CBE, Paul Weller, Alex Scott MBE, Dr Julie Smith, Emma Bunton, Melissa Hemsley and many more, and with illustrations from Jakki Jones, Be Kindcelebrates kindness in all its forms and demonstrates that kindness can truly change the world. Kindness is your superpower, and this book will teach you how to use it well.

Children love to unwind and relax with this fun exercise known as "progressive 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. These effective stress and anger management techniques for children focus 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.

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.

A thoughtful collection of soul-soothing writing, O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort is the antidote to life's trying times. Featuring essays and interviews from some of the most celebrated contributors to O, The Oprah Magazine, this heartening collection offers solace, wisdom, and connection. Among the highlights: Nora Ephron on the state of rapture that comes from curling up with a good book; Maeve Binchy on the blessings of friends; and a stirring conversation between Oprah and the American Buddhist nun Pema Chodron that reveals how the pain we experience can create the possibility of a more joyful life. Together, these pieces from great writers and celebrated thinkers serve as a reminder that however tumultuous life may become, the world has beauty, kindness, and love enough to see us through.

Driven Fearless shows how to enjoy driving without having a panic attack, no matter the distance or destination. Author and certified holistic practitioner, KristaLyn A. Vetovich draws from over a decade of experience to help those afraid to drive regain control of the wheel and their anxiety. In Driven Fearless, those debilitated by their fear of driving will learn how to: Be as prepared as possible for any destination Handle unexpected triggers such as other drivers and unpredictable road situations Get rid of their driving anxiety for good, even if they've been told it is just something they'll have to live with Implement tangible steps that stop panic attacks in their tracks for their next road trip

Aimed at yoga therapists, yoga teachers and healthcare professionals, this detailed book presents unique ways to harness energy for fatigue conditions such as Long Covid, burnout, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and stress with the help of yoga therapy. Split into four parts, the book discusses how modern-day living exacerbates stress and how it manifests itself, how healing can be approached from a yogic perspective, the solutions that yoga provides, as well as step-by-step guidance to different yoga practices developed by the author - such as breathing and meditation - that help with these issues. Accessible and containing easy-to-follow instructions, Yoga Therapy for Stress, Burnout and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome shares ancient teachings from the East that have the power to help alleviate the growing source and symptoms of fatigue.

Know yourself: understand your goals, boundaries and relationships
Grow yourself: nurture your worth, confidence and dreams
Show yourself: dare to be real and trust your instincts
Slow yourself: choose peace and joy over competition and drama

Do you find yourself constantly saying yes, even when you should be saying no? Do you try your hardest to please everyone around you, yet still feel like you're not getting it right?

To write a happier story, you need to take control and become the editor of your most important work - YOU! In Get Real, Sarah Ivens helps you to identify the things that are truly important in life and equips you with the motivation, self-healing techniques and actionable advice needed to improve your mental and physical well-being.

Sarah draws on illuminating research and personal experience: from accepting that her difficult relationship with her father wasn't her fault and coming to terms with the pain of miscarriage, to ending toxic friendships and turning down a million-dollar job offer.

This book is a kind and gentle reminder that it's okay to be yourself - because everyone else really is taken.

'Helps motivate you even after reading one page' Reader Review, Welcome to The Easy Life, where your kitchen always sparkles, your closet is organised and your to-do list has an end. It sounds almost too good to be true, but TV's Queen of Clean, Lynsey Crombie - mother of three, pet owner, Instagrammer, This Morning cleaning expert and head of her own cleaning business - has all the tips, tricks and routines you need to create a happy and healthy home environment. In her latest book, Lynsey expands on her eco-friendly, tried-and-tested tips for cleaning, while also providing a series of interactive to-do lists, quick cleaning challenges and hacks to take the stress out of managing your home. Organised by season, the book's bright, colourful design aims to make cleaning quick, easy and fun. Whether you're finding you now have time to finally get to all those deep cleaning tasks or that having all your family at home means you need every trick to keep life organised, Lynsey has you covered. What readers are saying about The Easy Life: 'So bright & cheery, as well as being packed FULL of so many hints & tips! Seasonal cleaning starts here' 'Home, Cleaning and Family Life all rolled into one to help achieve the perfect life balance!' 'Packed with amazing cleaning tips and various To Do lists ... very colourful and very enjoyable to read' 'This book is absolutely brilliant, it has everything to keep your home clean and organised throughout the year' 'I like the fact it goes by season so works all year round and has some amazing tips' 'Amazing book! Not just lists to tick, but structure, tips, hints and recipes'

Discover practical, natural, on-the-go solutions for combating anxiety with this must-have guide. How can you begin holistically tackling your anxiety whenever the moment strikes? In The Anxiety Healer's Guide licensed counselor and creator of the Instagram account @TheAnxietyHealer Alison Seponara brings her expertise and commitment to healing anxiety to the world. While the journey toward recovery might look different for everyone, this portable resource is full of concrete activities, tools, and techniques that have been scientifically proven to calm the sympathetic (fight-or-flight) nervous system and give sufferers a better sense of control over their minds and bodies. This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide includes everything you need to help holistically treat your anxiety and create your own anxiety-healing tool kit, including: -Body breakthroughs -Mind tricks to ease anxiety -Breathing techniques -Grounding strategies -Distraction ideas -Cognitive-behavioral actions -Natural remedies -Gut-health practices -Positive affirmations -On-the-go activities -And more! This is an essential read for anyone who's tired of living with anxiety and looking for helpful solutions they can apply anytime, anywhere.

Were you ever advised to "just relax" before making a big speech? Don't. From Texas A&M professor and celebrity advisor, Dr. John Eliot, this insightful guide takes a sledgehammer to what most of us think we know about doing our best. Eliot explains how mainstream psychology moves us in the wrong direction when it comes to stress management and performance enhancement; techniques like visualization and goal setting, based on pseudoscience rather than empirical evidence, often get in our way rather than propel us forward. Drawing on field-tested experiments and extensive research in neuropsychology, Eliot shares why these "common sense" strategies tend to come up short for the majority of people-and how, instead, great accomplishments are more likely to result from "Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket", "Thinking Like a Squirrel", and "Embracing Butterflies As a Good Thing". These counterintuitive practices not only trigger your full natural talent, but also teach you how to thrive under pressure, not dread it. OVERACHIEVEMENT incorporates Eliot's work with Fortune 500 companies, Olympic athletes, renowned surgeons, military pilots, and Grammy-winning musicians, providing you with a powerful combination of inspiring stories and life-changing tools, offering the skills needed to overcome stress and rise above your peers in the boardroom, on the playing field, or in the normal day-to-day of life.

Sometimes being a parent seems like one long to-do list: taking the children to and from school and clubs, arranging babysitters, feeding them and putting them to bed. Parents can feel trapped in a straitjacket of tasks, all of which prevent them spending quality time with their children. Susan Boegels has developed and delivered training on this subject for over twenty years. Now, for the first time, she shares her expertise, along with her experiences as a mother and child, with a general audience. In a series of accessible chapters, she shows how we can find a balance between "doing" and "being" modes when interacting with our children. She also explains how to deal with stress, conflict and guilt, and how to cultivate conscious, unbiased attention in a simple way. Together, the chapters form an 11-week course in mindful parenting, supported by simple exercises and guided audio meditations.