Creating Well-Being Four Steps to a Happier,

Creating Well-Being presents scientifically-supported guidance for people who want to replace stress and painful emotions with a sense of well-being and contentment.

With empathy and unfailing good humor, Dr. Pamela Hays outlines a four-step process that has proven successful in her professional clinical psychology practice as well as in her own life. She invites readers to step onto the path of well-being by recognizing their stressors, avoiding negative thought-traps, re-examining their thinking, and taking action wherever possible, using environmental change, better communication skills, social support, and self-care.

Each chapter demonstrates how taking small, manageable steps adds up, over time, to real and permanent change. Packed with tips and tools for self-reflection and behavioral change, this book shows readers how to build well-being from the ground up.

Pamela A. Hays, PhD, is the author of Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Therapy, and Connecting Across Cultures: The Helper's Toolkit. She is coeditor of the book Culturally Responsive Cognitive—Behavioral Therapy. She holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Hawaii and from 1987 to 1988 served as a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellow at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. From 1989 to 2000, she worked as a core faculty member of the graduate psychology program at Antioch University Seattle, where she continues to teach once a year as adjunct. Dr. Hays's research has included work with Vietnamese, Lao, and Cambodian people living in the United States and with Arab Muslim women living in North Africa. Since 2000, she has been back in her hometown of Soldotna, Alaska, working in private practice and as a supervisor for the Kenaitze Tribe's Nakenu Family Center in Kenai, Alaska.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Step 1: Stepping Onto the Path of Well-Being

Finding Your Path
Tapping Your Hidden Strengths

Step 2: Understanding Your Stressors

How Stress Hurts
The Mind–Body Connection
Distinguishing Internal From External Sources of Stress

Step 3: Using Thoughts to Feel Better

Thought Traps That Can Block Your Path
Countering Negative Thinking
Compassion Voice
Well-Being Boosters

Step 4: Taking Action

The Power of Thought and Action
Create a Healthy Environment
Learn and Practice Well-Being Behavior
Assertiveness, Conflict Resolution, and Other Communication Skills
Social Engagement, Meaning, and Purpose
Self-Care for Staying on the Happy, Healthy Path

Afterword

References

Index

About the Author

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Creating Well-Being Four Steps to a Happier, Healthier Life

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