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The Health Benefits of Laughter

2016

Laughter doesn’t just make you feel good – it’s good for you. Take a closer look at how your body reacts to a good chuckle.

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Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma

A pioneering researcher gives us a new understanding of stress and trauma, as well as the tools to heal and thrive. Stress is our internal response to an experience that our brain perceives as threatening or challenging.

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Elizabeth A. Stanley
2019
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New Beliefs, New Brain: Free Yourself from Stress and Fear

New Beliefs, New Brain shares methods for healing the negative impacts of stress and fear that many police and firefighters rely on to stay sharp on the job and in life.

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Lisa Wimberger, David Perlmutter (foreword)
2012
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Stress Management: Know Your Triggers

Your response to the demands of the world determines your stress level. Take time to consider common stressors and how they affect you.

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Mayo Clinic
2019
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Stress, Health and Well-Being: Thriving in the 21st Century

Discover the science that underlies one of the most pervasive forces in modern life with Stress, Health, and Well-being: Thriving in the 21st Century.

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Rick Harrington
2012
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Stress: The Psychology of Managing Pressure

Covering sources of stress in every area of life: work, exams, relationships, social pressure, money, and more, this practical guide combines infographics and self-analysis questionnaires to make information easy to access and apply.

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Diane McIntosh, Jonathan Horowitz, Megan Kaye
2017
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The Stress-Proof Brain: Master Your Emotional Response to Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity

The Stress-Proof Brain offers powerful, comprehensive tools based in mindfulness, neuroscience, and positive psychology to help you put a stop to unhealthy responses to stress—such as avoidance, tunnel vision, negative thinking, self-criticism, fixed mindset, and fear.

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Melanie Greenberg
2017
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How to Transform Stress into Courage and Connection

Stress doesn't always lead to fight-or-flight, says Kelly McGonigal. It can also activate brain systems that help us connect with other people.

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Kelly McGonigal
2015
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A Stanford Psychologist Has a Simple Mental Exercise for Tackling Student Stress

Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist at Stanford, thinks we spend too much time worrying about stress and not enough harnessing it to learn and grow.

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Jenny Anderson
2017
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Are You Working too Hard?

We all know that unmanaged stress can be destructive. But are there positive sides to stress as well?

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Bronwyn Fryer
2005
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Your Innate Asset for Combating Stress

The great majority of people report feelings of relaxation and freedom from anxiety during the elicitation of the relaxation response and during the rest of the day as well.

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Herbert Benson
1974
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