Stress & Pressure

Under pressure, your mind’s ‘threat system’ kicks in but sometimes the pattern of responses that once kept you safe don't serve you well anymore!

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Destressifying

Davidji

A really good book that covers in a highly digestible way everything that you need to know about stress and how to manage it.  If you listen on Audible, you’ll experience the hypnotic tones of the author; that’s calming in itself!  

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Human Givens: The New Approach to Emotional Health and Clear Thinking

Griffin, T. et al

We like Human Givens!  This is a school of therapy that’s really accessible and makes some fundamental points about how the stressed mind works (or rather, doesn’t).  Recognise that you have some essential human needs and that a lot of unhappiness and stress arises from them simply not being met.  Also, recognise that clear thinking requires a calm state of mind.

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Cognitive Behavioural Coaching Techniques for Dummies

Whitten, H.

An interesting take on CBT and how this powerful technique can be used in the Mind part of the Mind Body Balance equation!

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Thriving on Pressure

Jones, G.

From one of the founding directors of UK consultancy, Lane4, a pithy analysis of how to not only survive stress but also thrive in a pressured environment.  A great read.

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Change Your Thoughts About Stress

A good TED talk by an American Psychologist concerning the impact of how we relate to our thoughts on our stress and pressure levels.

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How To Make Work-Life Balance Work

Author Nigel Marsh offers some interesting suggestions on how to achieve better work-life balance.

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Managing Stress

This video by the BBC explains what stress is, and how to manage it better.

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The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level

Gay Hendricks

In The Big Leap, Gay Hendricks, the New York Times bestselling author of Five Wishes, demonstrates how to eliminate the barriers to success by overcoming false fears and beliefs. Fans of Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson, and The Secret will find useful, effective tips for breaking down the walls to a better life in The Big Leap.

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Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes

William Bridges

It’s really important that you understand that the process of personal change has some distinct tasks and steps.  This book describes them very clearly.

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We are emotional beings – the power of words

A moving little film that shows both how words can have such an emotional impact and how re-framing anything can completely alter the meaning you make of it.

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Derailers

Humorous look at each of the 11 derailer personality scales on the Hogan Development Survey

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The Psychology of Fear in Organanisations

Sheila Keegan

This book shows how fear manifests itself in large organisations, how it impacts on the workforce and how by reducing our willingness to take risks and to innovate, it can inhibit economic growth and innovation, at both an individual and corporate level. The book contains several quotes from Chris Welford.

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Going Blind in Space

A nice talk by a retired Canadian Colonel and NASA astronaut about how he tested rules for living when he went blind in space! An extreme example of how fears and anxieties about possible negative outcomes can be tested and overcome, by experimenting with repeated experiences.

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Maintaining perspective under pressure

A nice metaphor for maintaining sanity by focusing in on the important things in life

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Introducing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

A host of material from the Beck Institute; featuring one of the founders of CBT.

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Anxious Thinking Patterns

We all think differently when we are anxious and afraid. This video talks about what typically happens.

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The Chimp Paradox

The Chimp Paradox

Want help managing your “inner chimp”?  Remember s/he is five time stronger than the human part of you, so you need to learn some techniques!

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Changing for Good

James O. Prochaska

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies

Rhena Branch

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Personality Adaptations

Vann Joines & Ian Stewart

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An Introduction to Transactional Analysis

Phil Lapworth and Charlotte Sills

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T A Today: A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis

Ian Stewart & Vann Joines

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Philip Larkin: Collected Poems

Philip Larkin

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I’m OK, You’re OK

Thomas Harris

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