Soar Above

How to Use the Most Profound Part of Your Brain Under Any Kind of Stress

by Steven Stosny

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Pub Date Apr 05 2016 | Archive Date Nov 29 2017

Description

Success in work, love, and life depends on developing habits that activate the powerful prefrontal cortex when we need it most. Unfortunately, under stress, the human brain tends to revert to emotional habits we forged in toddlerhood: blame, denial, avoidance, reacting to a jerk like a jerk, and turning our connections into cold shoulders—or worse.

In Soar Above, renowned relationship expert Dr. Steven Stosny offers a ground-breaking formula for building new, pressure-resistant habits. Based on research in psychology, neurobiology, and anthropology, Stosny will show anyone how to switch to the adult brain automatically when things get tough and to soar above the impulse to make things worse. Filled with engaging examples from his lectures and therapeutic work with more than 6,000 clients, he explains how to use two potent laws of emotion interaction--reciprocity and contagion-- to inspire those around you, creating collaboration and community instead of chaos and confusion.

Most importantly, readers will learn how, through practice, they can get off the treadmill of repeating past mistakes to become their best selves at home, at work, and in the world.

Stress is inevitable in life, but this illuminating book gives anyone the practical tools to rise above.

Success in work, love, and life depends on developing habits that activate the powerful prefrontal cortex when we need it most. Unfortunately, under stress, the human brain tends to revert to...

A Note From the Publisher

Dr. Stosny explains why diets don't work, addicts relapse, marriages falter, and Mr. Hyde can't remember what Dr. Jekyll learned in anger management class—because we are letting our toddler brains rule our behaviors. (NOTE: articles by author available on site)

Dr. Stosny explains why diets don't work, addicts relapse, marriages falter, and Mr. Hyde can't remember what Dr. Jekyll learned in anger management class—because we are letting our toddler...

Marketing Plan

* CompassionPower, the organization founded by the author, conducts six boot camp workshops each year reaching nearly 1000 people.

* Dr. Stosny is a noted national expert who has been interviewed for programs on the major networks, and has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, Anderson Cooper, Paula Zahn, Talk Back Now, Fox News, several NPR shows, and numerous radio and TV shows.

* Dr. Stosny been quoted by, or the subject of articles in, the New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, Chicago Tribune, U.S. News & World Report, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Women's World, O Magazine, Psychology Today, AP, Reuters, USA Today as well as many syndicated columns and foreign newspapers.

* The book's April release is the perfect media tie-in for Stress Awareness Month.

* CompassionPower, the organization founded by the author, conducts six boot camp workshops each year reaching nearly 1000 people.

* Dr. Stosny is a noted national expert who has been interviewed...