A Guide to Wellbeing: Practical Skills to Ease Stress, Anxiety and Low Mood

by Graeme Davy-Watts

Overview

Are you struggling with stress, anxiety or low mood? Would you like to know about the best techniques currently available? Written in a warm conversational style, this practical guide to restoring emotional wellbeing is based upon decades of the highest quality scientific research. After reading this guide you will have learnt why millions of us experience problems with stress, how to apply the most effective methods to feel better, as well as various ways to receive further support and guidance.

Each chapter includes a brief summary, a detailed description, and further information about any underlying research. After reading the first part of this guide you will have gained a greater understanding of different emotions, how our body responds to stressful situations, and how our brain creates feelings of anxiety and low mood.

At the heart of this guide you will find four of the best self-help techniques, as endorsed by the worlds top experts. By the end of this section you will have learnt how you can improve stressful situations, gradually feel more relaxed, increase your motivation and think more optimistically.

Finally, you will find out how to get the best out of each method alongside further support. You will discover where you can access help which takes into account your own beliefs, who to contact in your local healthcare service, as well as how to create your own support network.

By putting the techniques in this guide into practice, most people find that they feel more confident and in control, and ultimately a better sense of emotional wellbeing.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940046594300
Publisher:	Graeme Davy-Watts
Publication date:	02/22/2015
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	372 KB

About the Author

Graeme Davy-Watts has long been committed to improving the wellbeing of those with common problems such as stress, sleep and addiction. Originally trained as a counsellor, his calm and empathic manner now underpin his expertise in cognitive-behavioural therapy, his therapy of choice due to it's strong evidence-base.

Now living with his family in Australia, he gained his postgraduate qualification as a psychological therapist in the United Kingdom, and has almost twenty years of experience of treating common emotional difficulties. During his career he has provided leadership, supervision and training within some of the best therapy teams in the UK, both for the NHS, the world’s largest healthcare provider, and The Priory Group, the UK’s leading independent provider of mental healthcare.

With a strong belief in conveying a positive message to a global audience, he is a staunch advocate of working alongside local communities, healthcare services, and traditional medicine. He has many years of experience as a speaker, and also runs his own website providing free factsheets, audio and video guides, available at www.anotamedia.com