Manage Your Stress: Overcoming Stress in the Modern World

by Joseph Shrand, Leigh Devine

What is stress—and how do I manage it?
How does stress affect my overall health?
What can I do to reduce stress levels at work?
Am I at risk for stress-related health problems?
What are my treatment options?

This self-care guide from the experts at Harvard Medical School can help you reduce stress levels, lower health risks—and live a calmer, happier life…
MANAGE YOUR STRESS Includes:

A COMPLETE STRESS MANAGEMENT PLAN—simple strategies for lowering stress through your sleep habits, diet, time schedule, and positive mental exercises.

THE LATEST RESEARCH—what doctors and psychologists have learned about stress: what causes it, how it affects you, and why you should keep it under control.

STRESS-RELATED HEALTH CARE—how to lower risks to your heart and cardiovascular system, stomach and digestion, immune system, brain and general health.

DAY-TO-DAY STRESS BUSTERS—for reducing stress levels in your work, home, and school environment, plus a wide range of other stressful situations.

PROFESSIONAL TREATMENTS—when and where to seek medical assistance,  psychodynamic therapy, or medication to handle your stress…and live a better life!

Genres: Nonfiction

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 26, 2012

About the author

Dr. Joseph Shrand is Chief Medical Officer of Riverside Community Care headquartered in Dedham, Mass. He has been a Lecturer of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and an adjunct Faculty of Boston Children's Hospital. He is triple Board certified in adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and a diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Shrand hosts a weekly radio show on WATD 95.9 FM, The Dr. Joe Show: Exploring who we are and why we do what we do. He is the author of Manage Your Stress: Overcoming Stress in the Modern World, Outsmarting Anger: Seven Strategies to Defuse our most Dangerous Emotion, the winner of the 2013 Books for a Better Life Awards, 2013 Psychology self help category, The Fear Reflex: Five Ways to Overcome it and Trust your Imperfect Self, and Do You Really Get me? Finding Value in Yourself through Empathy and Connection. Outsmarting Anger has recently been republished in paperback due to demand. Among colleagues and staff, he is affectionately called “Doctor Joe,” as he was “Joe” in the original children’s cast of the PBS series “Zoom.”

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Reviews

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for a primer and general introduction on how to reduce stress and how stress can impact us in various ways: our minds, our bodies, our genes, etc.

Worth taking a look if you are intrigued by stress or want another view point on how to manage it. The book covers quite a bit from sleep hygiene, diet, the importance of exercise, and the impact of a positive mental attitude (not an exhaustive list!).

The book is incredibly accessible, and the author does well to begin every section with a relatable, real-life example, along with examples of what he has seen in practice and the recommendations he has provided to his patients.

3-star rating was given because the book is older (2012, over 10 years old if you can believe it!), covered a lot of what I felt I already knew, and though he provided good examples, the writing style was repetitive for me. Still, would recommend this to anyone looking to be acquainted with the topic or was interested in the impact of stress.

[Alexis · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent primer. I basically found that I was doing a lot of the things they recommended, but it was a good reminder. There was also a lot of science about brain chemistry in this book, which was new information for me. I really enjoyed reading that portion of the book. There were many sections that were useful, including a section on which foods/vitamins are good for dealing with stress.

This book was also geared more towards parents, making it less applicable to me.

Still, I'd recommend this to someone looking for basic information.

[Skyqueen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worth reading. The overwhelming new thing I learned was that stress can be inherited!! I knew it changed your brain (shrinks it), but I didn't know that people as young as 14 under stress are already showing signs of physical changes to their carotid artery.

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know if this book really gave me many practical ways to overcome stress but it was interesting to read about some of the physical reactions the body has to stress. Also, I read this during one of the most stressful time of the year for me.

[Anna Schmunk · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t find this book to be particularly helpful or adding anything I either haven’t already heard. However, the author does a really great job explaining what the stress response is and how to curb it if you’re just getting started on learning about stress.

[Abhi Bhaskar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, easy read- nice orientation to stress- its causes, symptoms and solutions. Should be the first book to read when starting out to find more about stress.

[Chris Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

A surprisingly profound find as I purchased it on the fly at the local drug store over lunch one day. This book is very easy to read, yet contains so much good information regarding managing stress. I felt that each chapter was eye opening and thought provoking as it presented the biological and emotional effects of too much stress. That education process was then coupled with common sense techniques to reduce the ongoing modern stress that has a cumulative, negative effect on us.

[Iskandar Syah Ismail · Rating 4 out of 5]

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