Stop Avoiding Stuff: 25 Microskills to Face Your Fears and Do It Anyway - Couverture souple

Boone, Matthew S; Gregg, Jennifer A.; Coyne, Lisa

 
9781684036059: Stop Avoiding Stuff: 25 Microskills to Face Your Fears and Do It Anyway

Synopsis

To fear is to be human. But fear can also keep us stuck living lives that are stale, stagnant, or downright miserable. Stop Avoiding Stuff offers 25 "microskills" to help readers identify how their fears are holding them back. Drawing on proven-effective acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), readers will learn how to get comfortable with discomfort, do the very things that scare them, and use values-based action to live their very best lives.

Afraid? Do it anyway! The 25 microskills in this little book will help you stand up to your fears, so you can live the life you really want.To fear is to be human. But fear can also keep us stuck living lives that are stale, stagnant, or downright miserable. Fear leads us down paths that feel more safe, but that deep down we know are wrong for us. The good news is that you can stand up to your fears and change your life for the better. If you're ready to stop avoiding stuff and say yes to opportunity, the easy-to-implement strategies in this book will help you break the avoidance habits that have been keeping you in a rut.Drawing on evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), this accessible guide offers 25 microskills to help you face your fears so you can live a truly courageous and meaningful life. With this book, you'll learn: ·Why you avoid stuff ·Tips to increase self-awareness in moments of fear ·Strategies for untangling from distressing thoughts ·How to hold the inevitable pain and discomfort of life lightly ·Ways to connect with your values and take action We are hardwired to avoid, control, and escape the stuff that makes us uncomfortable. But if you're ready to stop living scared, the tips and tools in this little book will help you pivot back to what really matters to you.

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À propos de l?auteur

Lisa Coyne, PhD, is an assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, part-time, at Harvard Medical School, and is a senior clinical consultant at the Child and Adolescent OCD Institute (OCDI Jr.) at McLean Hospital. She is also an associate clinical professor at Suffolk University in Boston, a licensed clinical psychologist, and an internationally recognized acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer. Dr Coyne has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and chapters on anxiety, OCD, and parenting. She is the author of The Joy of Parenting, a book for parents of young children.

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9780369344113: Stop Avoiding Stuff: 25 Microskills to Face Your Fears and Do It Anyway: (Large Print 16 Pt Edition)

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0369344111 ISBN 13 :  9780369344113
Editeur : ReadHowYouWant, 2020
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