Vendor
	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories
Self-help, personal development & practical advice

THE HEALTHY MIND TOOLKIT

Alice Boyes

Simple Strategies to Get Out of Your Own Way and Enjoy Your Life

From the author of The Anxiety Toolkit comes an empowering guide to overcoming self-defeating behaviors, using cutting-edge clinical and cognitive-behavioral concepts and tools.

Whether we're aware or not, most of us are perpetrators and victims of self-sabotage, a powerful pattern of negative behavior in which we act against our own best interests and then blame ourselves or others for these self-inflicted failures. Self-sabotage can manifest as seemingly innocuous things like not following through on New Year's resolutions or as harmful actions like blaming or abusing someone we love. If left unchecked, it can damage or destroy marriages, careers, friendships, families, and even lives.

In THE HEALTHY MIND TOOLKIT, Dr. Alice Boyes, author of The Anxiety Toolkit, tackles four key areas of our lives where self-defeating behaviors are most prevalent: our brains/mindsets, self-esteem, relationships, and work/money. Blending the latest scientific findings with cutting-edge CBT techniques, Dr. Boyes lays out a practical plan to counter whatever fear, anxiety, guilt, or insecurity is causing you to self-sabotage, including:
- How to identify specific ways you're hurting your success (for example, setting impossibly high standards, people-pleasing, and comparing current relationships to past ones)
- Quizzes at each chapter start to rate your level of self-sabotage in the four areas
- Simple, highly effective steps to quit harmful behaviors and live a healthier, happier life

Covering everything from rumination and envy to imposter syndrome, risk aversion, and over- or undervaluing things, THE HEALTHY MIND TOOLKIT is the essential guide to get out of your own way and get on the path to success.

Alice Boyes, PhD, is a former clinical psychologist-turned-writer. The author of The Anxiety Toolkit, she is a popular blogger for Psychology Today (where her articles have over 7 million views) and Business Insider, and contributes to various magazines. Dr. Boyes also serves as the resident emotions expert for Women's Health (Australia/New Zealand Edition), and her research has been published by The American Psychological Association.

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Book Published 2018-05-01 by TarcherPerigee
Book Published 2018-05-01 by TarcherPerigee

Comments

I've read many self-improvement books and The Healthy Mind Toolkit is extraordinary. It's an outstanding roadmap for optimizing your thinking and behavior that's based on the most cutting-edge science. The book is packed with easy, practical strategies that will help readers improve the quality of their lives and decision making.

The Healthy Mind Toolkit is one of the most enjoyable guides to self-understanding I've ever read . . . If you feel stuck on old habits and patterns, this book will help you get unstuck/break free. Boyes has a knack for suggesting small changes that can have a major positive impact on our happiness, health, and relationships.

"A wide range of tools, tactics, and strategies have been unearthed from scientists on how to better understand and master our psychology. You will be amazed at how much of this work has been distilled into practical take-aways in this single book. Consider this an opportunity to have a wise council in your glove compartment at all times." - Dr. Todd B. Kashdan, professor of psychology, senior scientist at the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being at George Mason University, author of The Upside of Your Dark Side

Arabic: Jarir ; Chinese (simpl.): Beijing Standway Books ; Chinese (compl.): Global Group Holdings

The Healthy Mind Toolkit . . . [will] help you ruminate less, prioritize better, stay calm, and be less self-critical. This book is nurturing but not saccharine, and it's packed with practical strategies you can start using today.