The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Stress Reduction: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Manage Stress, Build Resilience, and Create the Life You Want

Author(s): Fredrik Livheim; Frank W. Bond; Daniel Ek; Bjorn Skoggard Hedensjo

Mindfulness

Everyone experiences stress. From the moment we wake Up in the morning to the moment we settle into bed at night, out days are packed with challenges-some big and some small-that can lead to stress. Unfortunately, you can't escape life's daily challenges. But you can reassess what is really important to you, and. even change the way you respond to difficult events. Written by internationally renowned acceptance and commitment therapy (Act) experts, this evidence-based workbook will show you how. The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Stress Reduction offers a powerful nine-week program for stress management drawing on the principles or Act and mindfulness. You'll find practical tools to help you deal with difficult emotions, cultivate self-compassion, and reinforce healthy coping habits. You'll also discover how to build resilience and set important goals for yourself that can even help to minimize the challenges you face. Finally you'll learn to be more aware of how you deal wide difficult situations in the moment, so stress doesn't build up and suddenly take otter your life. Book jacket.


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Fredrik Livheim, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist at FORUM, a research center for psychosocial health at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. He has trained more than 400 professionals in how to use acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in a group format to improve employees' mental health. His research focuses on the use of ACT in the workplace.


Frank W. Bond, PhD, is professor of psychology and director of the Institute of Management Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. His research and consulting work focus on the psychological and organizational processes that underpin peak performance and well-being in the workplace.


Daniel Ek, MS, is a registered psychologist with professional experience in stress management. Ek treats patients with stress and chronic fatigue syndrome on a daily basis.


Bjorn S. Hedensjo, MS, is a science reporter currently majoring in psychology at Karolinska Institutet. He is currently studying at Harvard Medical School.

General Fields

  • : 9781684031283
  • : New Harbinger Publications
  • : New Harbinger Publications
  • : July 2018
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Fredrik Livheim; Frank W. Bond; Daniel Ek; Bjorn Skoggard Hedensjo
  • : Paperback
  • : 1809
  • : English
  • : 155.9042
  • : 240
  • : VS