Emotional resilience : how to safeguard your mental health / Dr Harry Barry.

Part one: Setting the stage 1.What is emotional resilience? 2.Cognitive behavioural theraphy (CBT) Part two: Personal resilience skills 3.Skill one: Unconditional self-acceptance 4.Skill two: The flooding technique 5.Skill three: How to deal with uncertainty 6.Skill four: How to deal with discomfort 7.Skill five: How to cope wit both failure and success 8.Skill six: How to challenge catastrophising 9.Skill seven: How to challenge perfectionism 10.Skill eight: How to challenge perfectionism 11.Skill nine: how to practice mindfulness 12.Skill ten: how to problem-solve Part three: Social resilience skills 13.Skill eleven: how to develop empathy 14.Skill twelve: How to read and interpret non-verbal cues 15.Skill thirteen: How to become comfortable in social situations 16.Skill fourteen: How to deal with performance anxiety 17.Skill fifteen: The art of conversation Part four: Life resilience skills 18.Skill sixteen: How to deal with the unfairness of life 19.Skill seventeen: how to achieve a healthy work/life 20.Skill eighteen: How to resolve conflict 21.Skill nineteen: pragmatism 22.Skill twenty: how to manage stress in our own lives

There are many challenges facing our mental health. We are living in the middle of an anxiety epidemic, depression is the one of the most significant mental health issues of our time, self-harm is endemic amongst school children and technology and social media are insidiously and pervasively invading our lives leading to toxic stress. In this book, bestselling author and GP Dr Harry Barry reveals how you can unlock your inner emotional resilience reserves, deal with the challenges of life, and protect your mental health. He explores the key skills needed to transform your emotional capacity and reach your full potential. He covers: Personal skills teaching you how to deal with self-acceptance, perfectionism, frustration, failure and success, the physical symptoms of anxiety, procrastination, problem solving and catastrophising. Social skills such as how to develop and practice empathy, read social cues and how to deal with anxiety in social and performance situations. Life skills such as how to deal with the unfairness and discomfort of life, pragmatism and conflict resolution, how to develop a work/life balance and what to do when stress comes calling.