"A preeminent expert sheds light on how to handle the daily hassles of
life. It's not just a manual for managing stress--it's a toolkit for
preventing it." --Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
Think Again
From world-renowned psychologist and New York Times-bestselling author
Dr. Elissa Epel, a simple yet powerful plan to turn your stress into
your strength in just seven days
We can't avoid stress. But we can embrace it and transform it.
Whether we're facing deadlines, difficulties with family or friends,
personal crises, or just the uncertainty of the world--stress is the
ocean we swim in. Even our negative thoughts can trigger our body's
stress response so we rarely experience periods of ease and deep
restoration.
In The Stress Prescription, Dr. Epel distills decades of research,
infused with wisdom, into a practical yet transformative seven-day plan
of science-based techniques that can help you harness stress through
more positive challenge and purpose.
The seven-day prescription will lead you through these exercises:
Day 1: Things Will Go Wrong . . . And That's All Right
Day 2: Control What You Can . . . And Put Down the Rest
Day 3: Be the Lion
Day 4: Train for Resilience
Day 5: Let Nature Do the Work
Day 6: Don't Just Relax . . . Restore
Day 7: Start Full, End Full
Dr. Epel shows us how we can "stress better"--by training our minds and
bodies to shift towards a flexible, beneficial stress response that can
actually enhance health. You will develop a more robust mindset, build
the resources you need to turn stress into strength, and fill your days
with more joy, connection, and ease.
