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Finding Calm: Managing fear and anxiety in an uncertain world
How do you deal with your anxieties and fears when there is so much uncertainty in our world? Are we safe from Covid, from climate change, from the changing demographics of our cities? Can we keep our children safe from on-line dangers? How can we tell truth from misinformation and fake news?
Dr Sarb Johal is an expert in emergency management and disaster psychology, and was called on to help develop the world-leading response to the threat of Covid-19 in his home country of New Zealand. The lessons, which we can all apply in our daily lives, are in this timely book.
Full of easy-to-follow, practical tools and tips, Finding Calm can help you get through any crisis or change of circumstance with your mental health intact. You’ll learn how to deal with uncertainty; the psychological impact of empathy — both on ourselves when we offer it, and to those who receive it; along with practical ideas around introducing structure into your life and how this can help reduce stress and contain feelings of panic.
Finding Calm is for anyone wanting to strengthen their capacity to ride life’s many ups and downs — with more steadiness, ease and a sense of groundedness.
Dr Sarb Johal is an expert in emergency management and disaster psychology, and was called on to help develop the world-leading response to the threat of Covid-19 in his home country of New Zealand. The lessons, which we can all apply in our daily lives, are in this timely book.
Full of easy-to-follow, practical tools and tips, Finding Calm can help you get through any crisis or change of circumstance with your mental health intact. You’ll learn how to deal with uncertainty; the psychological impact of empathy — both on ourselves when we offer it, and to those who receive it; along with practical ideas around introducing structure into your life and how this can help reduce stress and contain feelings of panic.
Finding Calm is for anyone wanting to strengthen their capacity to ride life’s many ups and downs — with more steadiness, ease and a sense of groundedness.
304 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 1, 2022
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About the author
Sarb Johal
6 books10 followersThe field of psychology is full of fascinating insights into human behaviour. Insights that could transform the way we meet with challenges, lead organisations, and experience the world around us… if only we could put them into practice.
Dr Sarb Johal is a clinical psychologist, consultant and commentator who brings a psychological lens to the light, the dark and the intriguing aspects of the human experience. His videos, blogs and podcasts turn complex psychological theory into simple tools for solving everyday problems, helping people and organisations navigate tough times with greater wellbeing and equilibrium.
Now, in his first book, he pours 30 years of experience as a psychologist into his first book: Steady - Keeping Calm in a World Gone Viral.
Steady is for anyone wanting to strengthen their capacity to ride the possible coming waves of COVID-19 - as well as life’s general ups and downs - with more calm, ease and a sense of groundedness.
Born in the UK where he trained as a Clinical Psychologist, Dr Sarb Johal’s experience encompasses clinical practice, frontline services, policy development and Ministerial advice and strategic communications.
Since 2009, he has helped the New Zealand and UK governments, as well as the World Health Organisation, develop psychosocial responses to some of the major crises of the last decade, including the H1N1 pandemic, the Canterbury earthquakes, the Kaikoura earthquake, the Christchurch mosque shootings and most recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Johal lives in Wellington with his wife and young family.
Dr Sarb Johal is a clinical psychologist, consultant and commentator who brings a psychological lens to the light, the dark and the intriguing aspects of the human experience. His videos, blogs and podcasts turn complex psychological theory into simple tools for solving everyday problems, helping people and organisations navigate tough times with greater wellbeing and equilibrium.
Now, in his first book, he pours 30 years of experience as a psychologist into his first book: Steady - Keeping Calm in a World Gone Viral.
Steady is for anyone wanting to strengthen their capacity to ride the possible coming waves of COVID-19 - as well as life’s general ups and downs - with more calm, ease and a sense of groundedness.
Born in the UK where he trained as a Clinical Psychologist, Dr Sarb Johal’s experience encompasses clinical practice, frontline services, policy development and Ministerial advice and strategic communications.
Since 2009, he has helped the New Zealand and UK governments, as well as the World Health Organisation, develop psychosocial responses to some of the major crises of the last decade, including the H1N1 pandemic, the Canterbury earthquakes, the Kaikoura earthquake, the Christchurch mosque shootings and most recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Johal lives in Wellington with his wife and young family.
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April 29, 2022
Incredibly helpful book by the wise and kind Dr Sarb Johal.
February 13, 2024
🧘🏼♀️JAK ODZYSKAĆ WEWNĘTRZNY SPOKÓJ 🧘🏼♀️
Każdy chyba wie, jak ciężko żyje się w dzisiejszym świecie. Wszystko dzieje się szybko, a pęd niejednokrotnie odkłada nasze myśli i uczucia na bok. Strach i lęk, towarzyszy większości społeczeństwa a chroniczny stres zjada nas od środka. Jestem pewna, że nie jeden człowiek tak przyzwyczaił się do stresu, że już nawet nie wie, czym jest spokój. Bo każdy z nas pędzi. Ale może najwyższy czas usiąść na chwilę i pobyć z tymi emocjami? Tylko jak to ugryźć?
Z pomocą przychodzi Sarb Johal, ze swoją nową powieścią, która swoją drogą przyniosła mi wiele spokoju i ulgi. W nie długiej pozycji wskazuje wszystkie najważniejsze rzeczy, by pomóc odnaleźć się nam w tym niepewnym świecie.
W tej książce znajdziemy lekcje, które wszyscy możemy zastosować w codziennym życiu. Pełna łatwych i praktycznych narzędzi dosłownie łapie nas za rękę i jak „krowie na rowie” czy na „chłopski rozum” pomaga przetrwać także kryzysy czy zmiany, nie integrując w zdrowie psychiczne.
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Każdy chyba wie, jak ciężko żyje się w dzisiejszym świecie. Wszystko dzieje się szybko, a pęd niejednokrotnie odkłada nasze myśli i uczucia na bok. Strach i lęk, towarzyszy większości społeczeństwa a chroniczny stres zjada nas od środka. Jestem pewna, że nie jeden człowiek tak przyzwyczaił się do stresu, że już nawet nie wie, czym jest spokój. Bo każdy z nas pędzi. Ale może najwyższy czas usiąść na chwilę i pobyć z tymi emocjami? Tylko jak to ugryźć?
Z pomocą przychodzi Sarb Johal, ze swoją nową powieścią, która swoją drogą przyniosła mi wiele spokoju i ulgi. W nie długiej pozycji wskazuje wszystkie najważniejsze rzeczy, by pomóc odnaleźć się nam w tym niepewnym świecie.
W tej książce znajdziemy lekcje, które wszyscy możemy zastosować w codziennym życiu. Pełna łatwych i praktycznych narzędzi dosłownie łapie nas za rękę i jak „krowie na rowie” czy na „chłopski rozum” pomaga przetrwać także kryzysy czy zmiany, nie integrując w zdrowie psychiczne.
Bardzo polecam!
May 7, 2023
I feel calmer after reading this book.
October 30, 2023
Great tools to help manage anxiety and such that comes with living in today's world!
July 23, 2024
A lot to digest so would be useful to invest in as a personal reference and dip in and out as needed.
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