The Stress Prescription: Seven Days to More Joy and Ease (The Seven Days Series)

A preeminent expert sheds light on how to handle the daily hassles of life. Its not just a manual for managing stressits a toolkit for preventing it. Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again From world-renowned psychologist and New York Timesbestselling author Dr. Elissa Epel, a simple yet powerful plan to turn your stress into your strength in just seven days We cant avoid stress. But we can embrace it and transform it. Whether were facing deadlines, difficulties with family or friends, personal crises, or just the uncertainty of the worldstress is the ocean we swim in. Even our negative thoughts can trigger our bodys 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 Thats 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: Dont Just Relax . . . Restore Day 7: Start Full, End Full Dr. Epel shows us how we can stress betterby 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.