ADDICTED TO STRESS: A Woman’s 7 Step Program to Reclaim Joy and Spontaneity in Life (Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint; October 2008; $22.95 / Cloth; ISBN: 978-0-470-34375-3), is a highly original program for stress reduction, written by stress management expert and radio personality Debbie Mandel. This comprehensive guide offers women seven proven steps to help overcome daily stressors and reclaim a life of joy and spontaneity.
Presented in an easy-to-read format, this guide is the perfect solution for women who are habitually harassed by stress in their daily life, or women who want a behavior changing seven-step program that they can control, without the participation of others.
ADDICTED TO STRESS includes some of the following topics:
- Introduces and explains the habit forming pressure principle of stress addiction and how to cure it, creating awareness of what to do when a woman develops repetitive destructive behaviors.
- Provides a step-by-step program for self-empowerment, self-care, healthy narcissism, and renewing humor in relationships.
- Develops 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.
- Tells inspiring and humorous stories of successful recovery from stress addiction.
About the Author
Debbie Mandel is a stress-management specialist and university professor who conducts stress-management for couples, women’s groups, cancer survivors, caregivers, teachers and young mothers. She is a stress management expert for many popular websites such as ClubMom.com, WebMD, Beliefnet.com, FoxNews.com, and MSN.com. She has been written about or significantly quoted in the New York Post, New York Times, New York Daily News, Newsday, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun Times, and NPR.
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