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The Stress Relief Guided Journal
Your Space to Let Go of Tension and Relax in 5 Minutes a Day
2023
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3.50
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Create your own calming space to let go of tension and feel more peaceful in body and mind—in just minutes a day. From balancing work and relationships to navigating financial challenges and health issues—in our hectic and busy lives, stress is simply unavoidable. Fortunately, there are proven-effective techniques you can use every day to combat the negative effects of stress and integrate healthy relaxation habits into your life. The powerful yet simple writing practices in this guided journal can help you get started today. In The Stress Relief Guided Journal, you’ll explore your own stress response and triggers, and create a personalized action plan for stress reduction. Grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), the prompts in this journal integrate a variety of stress-relieving methods you can implement in your life when stress becomes overwhelming—including progressive relaxation, self‑hypnosis, visualization, and mindfulness. If you’re looking to find a place of calm and respite in the midst of our busy world, this journal can be that place. Just write, explore, and make it yours. Written by renowned mental health and wellness experts, New Harbinger’s Journals for Change combine evidence-based psychology with proven-effective guided journaling techniques to help you make lasting personal change—one page at a time.
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Authors

Matthew McKay
Matthew McKay
Author · 35 books

Matthew McKay, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, and author of more than 30 professional psychology and self-help books which have sold a combined total of more than 3 million copies. He is co-founder of independent self-help publisher, New Harbinger Publications. He was the clinical director of Haight Ashbury Psychological Services in San Francisco for twenty five years. He is current director of the Berkeley CBT Clinic. An accomplished novelist and poet, his poetry has appeared in two volumes from Plum Branch Press and in more than sixty literary magazines. His most recent novel, Wawona Hotel, was published by Boaz Press in 2008.

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