The Stress-Proof Brain

Master Your Emotional Response to Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity

By: Melanie Greenberg PhD

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

Modern times are stressful - and it's killing us. Unfortunately, we can't avoid the things that stress us out, but we can change how we respond to them. In this breakthrough book, a clinical psychologist and neuroscience expert offers an original approach to help listeners harness the power of positive emotions and overcome stress for good.

Stress is, unfortunately, a natural part of life - especially in our busy and hectic modern times. But you don't have to let it get in the way of your health and happiness. Studies show that the key to coping with stress is simpler than you think - it's all about how you respond to the situations and things that stress you out or threaten to overwhelm you.

The Stress-Proof Brain offers powerful, comprehensive tools based in mindfulness, neuroscience, and positive psychology to help you put a stop to unhealthy responses to stress - such as avoidance, tunnel vision, negative thinking, self-criticism, fixed mindset, and fear. Instead, you'll discover unique exercises that provide a recipe for resilience, empowering you to master your emotional responses, overcome negative thinking, and create a more tolerant, stress-proof brain.

This book will help you develop an original and effective program for mastering your emotional brain's response to stress by harnessing the power of neuroplasticity. By creating a more stress tolerant, resilient brain, you'll learn to shrug off the small stuff, deal with the big stuff, and live a happier, healthier life.

©2016 Melanie Greenberg (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. "Practice: Mindfulness of Your Breath" is adapted from Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation by Daniel J. Siegel, © 2010 by Mind Your Brain, Inc. Used by permission of Bantam Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved.

Inspiring but needs pdf’s

I really like all the tools and mindfullness skills she refers to. But without pdf’s it’s hard to memorize or keep up with it all.
Very uplifting and helpful with the tools I could remember.

Does not include PDF of self-evaluation quizzes

This book approaches stress scientifically, explaining how stress affects different parts of your body and gives tips for evaluating your stress. Starting in chapter two there are self-assessment quizzes, which would be useful to have in PDF format -- as is you'd either need to have amazing instant recall or to transcribe the quiz to paper.
Just know the Kindle or paper format is likely how this book was intended to be consumed -- the conversion to Audible is simply a straight Audio conversion

Great informative book

This book gives an absolutely great insight into how stress affects your brain. As a psychologist I found it an excellent resource for patients dealing with stress. It’s packed with up to date research translated into useful information.
Thank you Dr. Greenberg for putting all this great information together.

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As a former educator & Learning Based senior now living in the Information Age, the ideas within this book, when internalized & applied, can CHANGE a person's or family's life and direction in dealing with the stresses created by today's cultural, medical and economic challenges! EVERY adult in every family can benefit from reading this enlightening explanation of how each of us can take charge of the CEO of our brain and lives by taking over our thoughts via managing stress and living a balanced life.

At first I thought I didnt like it

I read two other PTSD and Complex-PTSD books before this so I thought this book was a little lacking and basic at first. However when you give it a few chapters there starts to be some real gems of advice. I recommend it.

Great book

I loved this book. Had great practice tips at the end of each section. The tips to train your brain how to deal with stress are very meaningful, easy to understand, and useful. Great book and look forward to using the tools.

Very interesting

Extremely helpful book. I Highly recommend. I learned a lot about the brain and mindfulness.

Excellent

I found this book extremely informative and helpful. I appreciated the information on the science behind stress and I plan to implement the mani suggestions that were presented.

Illuminating and Encouraging

Narrator has a calm, caring voice. Information is helpful. There is a compassionate tone to the book along with the assurance that there is a level of personal control you can exert even in difficult situations. I may need to listen again

Good resource

Teaches you how to rethink and accept stressors in life as a more positive outlook to situations.