Optimal Stress

by Carol Scott

• ISBN13: 9780470522851
• ISBN10: 0470522852
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-10-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Find the optimal level of stress and wellness for your life and career-the essential guide for womenIf you're one of the many women juggling the issues and demands of self, home, family, health, and the workplace, stress is one of the most important emotional and physical problems you face every day. Stress is inevitable, but this book shows you how to embrace it and use it. The key lies in learning how to transform harmful reactions into healthy responses.Optimal Stress offers a new way to view, organize, and shape your world so that you have a healthy response to any stressor or demand in your life. Its approach helps you develop a crucial understanding of what stress is, what it is not, and most importantly, how to find the right stress-health balance. Clarifies the link between stress and medical disorders such as: heart disease, immune disorders, diabetes, and gastrointestinal issues Explains three key principles-Priorities, Passions, and Purpose-to help you understand and handle stress Shares data as well as other women's true stories, feelings, and insights about stress Reveals that stress is a process, with emotional, psychological, behavioral, biological and physical components Helps you find a renewed sense of meaning, coherence, and balance in your life through discovery of your personal BestStress Zone Gets you in touch with your unique physical and personality traits and life circumstances that contribute to stressDon't let stress overwhelm you-discover Optimal Stress and regain balance in your life.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Stop Stressing about Stress

Understanding Both Good and Bad Stress and How They Can Work for You

Measuring the Risk: Stress, Health, and Wellness

Women and Stress: The Unique Impact of Stress on Women and How to Reduce It

The Symptoms of Stress: Recognizing, Identifying, and Coping

Defining Your Purpose, Priorities, and Talents

What is in Your Way: Change, Emotions, and Putting it All Together

Optimal Stress: Living In Your Best-Stress Zone

Discovering Your Stress Triggers and Achieving the Best Stress Balance

The Best-Stress Zone: Relationships, Roles, and Common Pitfalls

Defending and Nurturing: Self-Care Strategies, Relaxation, and The Power Pause

References

Index

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