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| Book Review #6 Toxic Stress...7 steps to recovery by Marilyn J. Varcoe, Ph.D and Patricia Burnett | |
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Toxic Stress...7 steps to recovery by Marilyn J. Varcoe,Ph.D and Patricia Burnett
Reviewed by Francine York, entrepreneur, publisher, editor -www.modernopportunity.com, fran@modernopportunity.com
Is the term Toxic Stress just another fancy name for your garden variety, everyday kind of stress? In this well written and informative book, readers learn the difference. "Toxic stress is a difficult life situation compounded by three additional factors: physical damage or illness, depression and anxiety." An example of toxic stress would be…living with an abusive partner, having high blood pressure, feeling hopeless and anxious about your future.
The authors delineate and discuss, in depth, the 7 steps for recovery:
1. Understand stress and the mind-body connection
2. Dig out of depression
3. Defeat anxiety and anger
4. Think with the "bright side" of your brain
5. Love and be loved
6. Commit to health and wellness
7. Take charge and create order
Offering proven, practical strategies and techniques to help the reader recover, the authors sight over 50 real life situations and demonstrate how patients worked through their toxicity.
This book is essential for anyone who wants to shut off the so called stress hormones, think your way to a better, more productive life, get healthier-physically and emotionally, improve your work, friend and family relationships, learn to balance the many parts of your life and make better decisions.
In this straight forward and informative book, the reader is given short self analysis quizzes, various scenarios and examples so that they will better understand themselves and their situations.
Each chapter ends with a summary and a list of strategies and techniques to use. A 7- steps-to-recovery action plan as well as an appendix with diagnostic criteria, guide to medications, bibliography and a guide to strategies and techniques are included. The font style / size and the use of highlighting to emphasis the important points make this book very easy to read and understand.
I highly recommend it for anyone suffering from toxic stress, knowing some who suffers from it or wants to prevent it from happening. It truly is a step by step system for recovery and well being. It's one of the best, easily understandable and useful self help books I have read.
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