Stressilient
How to Beat Stress and Build Resilience
by Sam Akbar, PhD
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Pub Date 01 Aug 2023 | Archive Date 15 Aug 2023
St. Martin's Press | St. Martin's Essentials
Description
Stress. It’s everywhere these days: a cry for help, the answer to why illnesses pop up (or won’t go away), an issue for students and workers, and a culprit when it comes to everything from car accidents to weight gain. Stress is one of those problems most of us are left to figure out and solve by ourselves (a warm bath with scented candle only goes so far).
Akbar walks worried readers through how to calm themselves by:
-understanding how your brain is wired and why its natural genius at problem-solving doesn’t help when it comes to stress
-creating space between you and your thoughts
-repeating worrisome words to sap them of meaning
-defusing “thought bombs”
-learning to avoid the CAGE (Control, Avoid, Get rid of, Eliminate) when it comes to feelings and training yourself to stop trying to shut down real pain
-scanning and labelling feelings
-the power of urge surfing
-accessing your own wisdom
There are tried-and-true techniques here, but many more fresh ways to consider the problem of stress. And every one of them is real-world: this book acknowledges that we all have responsibilities, that our time likely isn’t our own, and that the goal is to reduce stress rather than eliminate it altogether.
Dr. Akbar’s wise and experienced voice in this short and calming book will make readers relax into her content.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781250883421 |
| PRICE | $18.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 176 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Chelsea K, Reviewer
This book, Stressilient by Sam Akbar, is the 24th book I’ve read this year (2023). It is set to come out later this year.
Let me begin my review by saying that I read a lot of self help books and books about psychology.
This is not your usual self help book. There were so many analogies and exercises throughout this book that I had never heard before. I learned so much in this short and sweet book. This book only took me about 2 hours to read, but I found myself wanting more and more. I found myself thinking about things I had never thought about before.
There is nothing within this book that I did not like or thought was fluff. There were a lot of details without being too detailed. It was very well-written and well-thought out.
The author touched on everything that I think should have been included in this book. There were some psychological “babble” like the use of terms such as “experiential avoidance” and “psychological flexibility” but these terms were always explained very well without being watered down.
I absolutely enjoyed this book, so I am giving it 5 out of 5 stars.
I am so grateful to NetGalley, Sam Akbar (the author) and St. Martin’s Press (the publisher) for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
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Jodi Picoult; Jennifer Finney Boylan
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