{"product_id":"creating-wellbeing-9781433815737","title":"Creating WellBeing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreating Well-Being\u003c\/i\u003e presents scientifically-supported guidance for people who want to replace stress and painful emotions with a sense of well-being and contentment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e With empathy and unfailing good humor, Dr. Pamela Hays outlines a four-step process that has proven successful in her professional clinical psychology practice as well as in her own life. She invites readers to step onto the path of well-being by recognizing their stressors, avoiding negative thought-traps, re-examining their thinking, and taking action wherever possible, using environmental change, better communication skills, social support, and self-care. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Each chapter demonstrates how taking small, manageable steps adds up, over time, to real and permanent change. Packed with tips and tools for self-reflection and behavioral change, this book shows readers how to build well-being from the ground up. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCreating Well-Being: Four Steps to a Happier, Healthier Life\u003c\/i\u003e, clinical psychologist Pamela Hays draws upon her many years of experience and expertise to write this 224 page instruction manual that will enable the non-specialist general reader wanting to improve the quality of their emotional and social life through the implementation of four basic \"user friendly\" steps that begins with tapping into hidden strengths and qualities, a recognition of the impact stress has upon the mind-body relationship, how to counter negative thinking, and to take positive, effective action with respect to improving our behavior, self-care, and social interactions. Insightful, astute, practical, and accessible, \u003ci\u003eCreating Well-Being: Four Steps to a Happier, Healthier Life\u003c\/i\u003e is very strongly recommended reading for anyone seeking personal self-improvement and would make an enduringly popular addition to community library Self-Help instructional reference collections.\u003c\/p\u003e * Midwest Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 1: Stepping Onto the Path of Well-Being\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Finding \u003ci\u003eYour\u003c\/i\u003e Path\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Tapping Your Hidden Strengths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 2: Understanding Your Stressors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: How Stress Hurts\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: The Mind–Body Connection\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Distinguishing Internal From External Sources of Stress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 3: Using Thoughts to Feel Better\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Thought Traps That Can Block Your Path\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Countering Negative Thinking\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: Compassion Voice\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Well-Being Boosters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 4: Taking Action\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: The Power of Thought \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e Action\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: Create a Healthy Environment\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: Learn and Practice Well-Being Behavior\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13: Assertiveness, Conflict Resolution, and Other Communication Skills\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14: Social Engagement, Meaning, and Purpose\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15: Self-Care for Staying on the Happy, Healthy Path\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e About the Author \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Psychological Association","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529875857751,"sku":"9781433815737","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433815737.jpg?v=1731877209","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/creating-wellbeing-9781433815737","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}