- ISBN13: 9780470485903
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
A woman’s down-to-earth guide for releasing stress and reclaiming her free-spirit Stress management expert and radio personality Debbie Mandel presents her highly original program for stress reduction. She explains that women who are constantly stressed out have forgotten the dreams of the free-spirited girl living inside them before they became somebody’s wife, mother, or workplace colleague. This book, the inspiring and humorous story of successful recovery from stress addiction, outlines her seven steps that have proven to help women overcome daily stressors and reclaim a life of joy and spontaneity. Explores the habit forming pressure principle of stress addiction and how to cure it Provides step-by-step program for self-empowerment, self-care, healthy narcissism, and renewing humor in a woman’s relationships Explains the powerful, researched based relationship between food, exercise, and mood Contains indispensable strat… More >>
Addicted to Stress: A Woman’s 7 Step Program to Reclaim Joy and Spontaneity in Life
JMG
March 1, 2010 at 8:53 am
I’ve found a lot of useful books at Amazon and the reviews are often what help me the most to find the good stuff. I knew I was taking a chance with the limited reviews of this book and unfortunately I ended up disappointed.
The advice is pretty generic and the author seems to me to have a bias toward an audience of married women who are very invested in home and family. There are also some references to god and religion that turned me off. I wouldn’t say this was a religious self help book but she mentions church and that sort of thing from time to time and the assumption that reader have a religious background bothered me.
The thing that bother me the most is that she did a lot more of telling you what to do and how to fix it rather than asking you questions to promote your own insights and discover your own solutions.
Rating: 2 / 5
Opine
March 1, 2010 at 11:03 am
I bought this book minutes after hearing Debbie Mandel’s interview on National Public Radio. I wish I would have waited and just checked it out at my local library. The information in the book is not well organized and there is just too much to take it all in. If you aren’t already stressed when you start this book, you will be when you finish it. Granted, the author does give some insight on why women are creating some of their own stressors, she doesn’t offer much substantive advice on eliminating those stressors. Basically, a somewhat interesting read but definitely not worth the purchase.
Rating: 2 / 5
Lisa A. Richmon
March 1, 2010 at 11:46 am
So much of what Debbie Mandel says sticks. She was the first person I’d read to explore what drives the woman who constantly reminds everyone how busy she is. One of my favorite examples of Debbie’s unique take on things is Step 5: Cultivate Your Sense of Fun and Humor. She questions our need for age-old proverbs and aphorisms (such as “Look Before you Leap” and “He Who Hesitates is Lost”) that contradict each other when juxtaposed and don’t really fit who we are, but live on because they’ve been branded in our heads. Her don’t-numb-down message tells us why it’s okay to seek and create new truths. What a great starting point for change.
Rating: 5 / 5
Marlene Browne, Esq.
March 1, 2010 at 2:19 pm
I was expecting a well-written work with a warm touch of humor, given Ms. Mandel’s credentials; but I was delighted to find so much more. “Addicted to Stress” is not only filled with the latest scientific research on “stress” and why and how it affects we women as it does; this volume is chock full of practical wisdom, useful guidelines, and enough “eureka” moments to make reading it a potentially life-changing event. The self-tests throughout the book are interesting and illuminating. I also enjoyed the private incidents that Ms. Mandel shares with her readers. These examples bring her unique thesis to life, illustrating how the “seven step” program helps the reader reclaim joy and spontaneity. One of the many nuggets that I found enlightening is the distinction Ms. Mandel makes between “force” and “power”–and how the two different elements play out in a person’s life. This book contains loads of revealing insights that will help you enjoy life more, live better now, and, as promised, break your (or help some one else break her) addiction to stress.
Rating: 5 / 5
BeeGee
March 1, 2010 at 4:29 pm
In this humorous and witty book, Debbie Mandel speakes to women and the many ways our life styles promote stress. Beyond identifying stressful areas, Debbie offers practical and fun stress-reduction ideas that are easy to incorporate into a stressful life. This book is a must no matter what stage of life you are currently living. I have bought extra copies of the book to give as gifts. Every woman deserves to benefit from the anecdotes and tips that are sprinked throughout this wonderful book.
Rating: 5 / 5