Managing Your Mind is a book for building resilience, overcoming
emotional difficulties and enabling self-development. It is for any of
us who wish to understand ourselves better, to be more effective in
day-to-day life, to overcome current problems; or who want to support
others in these tasks. The authors have between them almost 100 years of
experience helping people respond skillfully to life's challenges.
Drawing on this experience as well as on cutting-edge scientific
research, Managing Your Mind distills effective techniques and ideas,
enabling readers to select those that suit their preferences and needs.
Part One of the book helps us gain a better understanding of ourselves
and provides tools for clarifying what we value most in life. It
highlights the benefits of the practice of acceptance and kindness, and
shows how to build self-esteem and self-confidence. Part Two presents
practical tools and methods, relevant to everyone, for making our way in
the world. This includes the importance of perspective and how we can
best use our thinking skills. It also covers everyday topics such as the
value of useful habits, time management, looking after our physical
health, increasing happiness, well-being and creativity, and developing
and maintaining good relationships. The third part of the book provides
scientifically-tested approaches to overcoming specific emotional
difficulties, such as worry, panic, low mood, anger, addictions, and
coping with trauma, loss and chronic ill health.
With well over 150,000 copies in print, Managing Your Mind remains the
definitive self-help guide for anyone seeking to lead a more fulfilling
and productive life.
