In this breakthrough book, a clinical psychologist and neuroscience expert offers an original approach to help readers harness the power of positive emotions and overcome stress for good. Stress is, unfortunately, a natural part of life—especially in our busy and hectic modern times. But you don't have to let it get in the way of your health and happiness. Studies show that the key to coping with stress is simpler than you think—it's all about how you respond to the situations and things that stress you out or threaten to overwhelm you.
The Stress-Proof Brain offers powerful, comprehensive tools based in mindfulness, neuroscience, and positive psychology to help you put a stop to unhealthy responses to stress—such as avoidance, tunnel vision, negative thinking, self-criticism, fixed mindset, and fear.
Expected delivery to Germany in business days. Not ordering to Germany? Click here. Order now for expected delivery to Germany by Christmas. Description Stress is, unfortunately, a natural part of life-especially in our busy and hectic modern times. But you don't have to let it get in the way of your health and happiness.
Studies show that the key to coping with stress is simpler than you think- it's all about how you respond to the situations and things that stress you out or threaten to overwhelm you. The Stress-Proof Brain offers powerful, comprehensive tools based in mindfulness, neuroscience, and positive psychology to help you put a stop to unhealthy responses to stress-such as avoidance, tunnel vision, negative thinking, self-criticism, fixed mindset, and fear.
Instead, you'll discover unique exercises that provide a recipe for resilience, empowering you to master your emotional responses, overcome negative thinking, and create a more tolerant, stress-proof brain. This book will help you develop an original and effective program for mastering your emotional brain's response to stress by harnessing the power of neuroplasticity.
By creating a more stress tolerant, resilient brain, you'll learn to shrug off the small stuff, deal with the big stuff, and live a happier, healthier life. Review Text This book gives you the tools you need to live a more calm, peaceful, and stress-free life.
Stress is, unfortunately, a natural part of life—especially in our busy and hectic modern times. The Stress-Proof Brain offers powerful, comprehensive tools based in mindfulness, neuroscience, and positive psychology to help you put a stop to unhealthy responses to stress—such as avoidance, tunnel vision, negative thinking, self-criticism, fixed mindset, and fear. May 08, Tam May rated it liked it. It has some great information about stress and the brain connection, don't get me wrong. But the majority of the book was about the science behind it and told in a way that wasn't always very clear the layperson.
I was expecting some solutions to dealing with stress, especially behavioral ones. But the book really offered just one solution - mindful meditation. A lot of time was spent on explaining what it is and where it comes from and not a lot on 2.
A lot of time was spent on explaining what it is and where it comes from and not a lot on techniques. It's clear the author is very into mindfulness and meditation, which is great, but for someone like myself, who looks for more practical solutions and a variety of ways to cope with stress, it wasn't all that helpful.
So if you're into mindfulness and meditation, you'll probably love this book. Feb 21, Toyin A rated it really liked it. I particularly enjoyed how detailed Melanie gets especially about how the reader can find more mindful and effective ways to respond to stress.
I like how she emphasises what the reader has learned at the end of each chapter. This ensures that if you missed something, you can always go back to earlier pages in the chapter to re-read it. There are also exercises at the end of each chapter to help the reader identify stressors and determine ways to reduce stress. Rating: 4. View 2 comments.
Oct 16, Reham Taha rated it really liked it Shelves: science-psychology. The fantasy of having a stress proof brain- though the amusement of such possibility makes it very charming i know it's hard for us the all times stressful beings to believe, but I honestly LOVED this book, ironically i read this book during such an unprecedented stressful period of my life, it explains simply why you're Having those feelings, and why you're reacting this way,what can you do in future times..
Understanding how stress works, how your brain functions through stress is such a Oh! Understanding how stress works, how your brain functions through stress is such a strange way of putting the picture back in place. I still haven't managed to master the exercises in this book, i hope i can one day, but it's definitely one of those books I'm coming back to every once in a while. I listened to this as an audiobook - while it is helpful to listen to some of the exercises, I have to say that the performance of the reading just didn't appeal to me at all.
The reader had an almost mechanical rhythm and sounded like a computer program reading; it was quite distracting at times. I will be striving to put into p the book is wonderful! I will be striving to put into practice some of the exercises in the book, and it's a definite repeat resource for me. It's jammed full many helpful thoughts and processes to try out and test on myself, all backed up by science.
View 1 comment. May 15, Jessica rated it really liked it. I would recommend this book to read and plan to pass it on. It does a great job summarizing how the entire process works and can lead to bigger issues. It helped me look at my anxiety in a new light and the way past events shaped my current response to stress.
The chapters were short and to the point a good way to become familiar with concepts and techniques that you can later delve further into with other resources. Nov 19, Darnell rated it it was ok Shelves: non-fiction. I feel as though if I could precisely articulate why I found this book unhelpful, I would have significant insight into myself. Unfortunately, I failed in this regard.
While I got relatively little out of this book, it might be more helpful to someone else. Context: Somehow, before I realized it, this turned out to be the 3rd book in a row and the 5th this year dealing with the-science-behind-how-your-brain-works-neuroscience. The initial book dealt with sleep, the subsequent book dealt with brain development, the others on addiction. Liked: The book brought me back full circle to giving daily meditation a try, which I've been contemplating and hearing much positive things about, but been putting off for some time.
Very much the usual reasons - I Context: Somehow, before I realized it, this turned out to be the 3rd book in a row and the 5th this year dealing with the-science-behind-how-your-brain-works-neuroscience. Very much the usual reasons - I need to be doing something; I cant stay still; I don't want to waste time - type of mentality bias. But if so many people can swear by meditation, if it's been practiced for so many thousands of years already, and the fact that we as human beings can meditate as compared to other animals that cannot , then there "should" be something to it I wished the book would have touched a bit more upon the below; - Research literature on active exercise not just yoga or pilates but running and swimming, for example, as a form of meditation, which are just as similarly anchored by rhythmic breathing and clarity of mind?
Disliked: Self-help books obviously work for some, as per the high ratings on Goodreads, but they are definitely not my thing. I had expected this to be more of a "here are the facts, you decide" - but that type of book is not this book. The low rating is by no fault of the author, it is my own very personal rating of the usefulness of the book as per its relevance to myself.
Takeaway: Meditation can alter your brain structure; put differently - meditation can evolve your brain away from a "fight or flight" world so that we can exist more comfortably in our vastly modified 21st century world. Might as well have been called: Why and how you should meditate. Jul 26, Ilana rated it it was amazing. Based on extensive brain science research, this book goes beyond the theoretical descriptions by offering in-depth practical advice for reducing and, in the best-case scenario setting up a stress-proof brain.
As described by the book, the process is generally difficult and complex, but with the proper guidance, outstanding results can be achieved.
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