The Stress Solution: Using Empathy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Develop Resilience - Softcover

Ciaramicoli, Ph.D. Arthur P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608684083 ISBN 13: 9781608684083

Publisher: New World Library, 2016

Synopsis

Linda Kohanov, author of the bestselling The Tao of Equus, pioneered a deep understanding of the way of the horse, including the extraordinary nonverbal communication of skilled riders and the collaborative power of herding cultures through the centuries. She has adapted this profound, time-tested approach to modern life and the organizations in which top-down management hierarchies have become obsolete. Detailing the five roles of master herders Dominant, Leader, Sentinel, Nurturer/Companion, Predator she shows readers how to recognize and utilize them in the modern tribes of our workplaces and other social organizations. Richly nuanced and yet wonderfully practical, this model facilitates the mobility, adaptability, and innovation essential today, and allows groups to achieve goals, overcome obstacles, and sustain one another with the powerful grace exemplified by skilled horse and rider.

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"The Stress Solution is an unusually wise and well-informed look at the terrible epidemic of stress that hurts so many of us in so many ways. What's more, Dr. Ciaramicoli offers something really new here -- pioneering, in fact. If you've struggled with the effects of stress, this is the book for you. I recommend it wholeheartedly."
-- Mira Kirshenbaum, author of I Love You but I Don't Trust You: The Complete Guide to Restoring Trust in Your Relationship

"This book is a wonderful contribution to the ever-changing field of therapy. Based on research evidence, Dr. Ciaramicoli integrates the science and practice of empathy with traditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to offer a wise and inspiring solution to the problems associated with stress. This book engages us in easy and effective strategies to help reduce unhelpful ways of thinking and to let go of stress. If you experience stress and are looking for a gentle, practical, and effective solution, empathic CBT will not fail to assist you."
-- Dr. Bruno A. Cayoun, clinical psychologist, director of the MiCBT Institute, and author of Mindfulness-integrated CBT for Well-being and Personal Growth

"Dr. Ciaramicoli has written an insightful and instructional book on empathic CBT. It was a beautiful and growth-inspiring journey for me, and it offers many takeaways and fresh insights. I especially love how, in the final two chapters, Dr. Ciaramicoli weaves all the concepts (i.e., courage, freedom, wisdom, authenticity, and altruism) together almost poetically, all of them mutually reinforcing and each of them enhanced by the power of empathy. Dr. C makes a very strong case for the supposition that empathy is truth-oriented. I couldn't agree more, and this connection is made in our culture so uncommonly that the notion almost seems radical. He also makes the same case for self-knowing and our own growth and development. Just wonderful. I love this book."
-- Dr. James Brennan, visiting professor of organizational behavior at Lehigh University and author of The Art of Becoming Oneself

"In my many years as a practicing OB/GYN and CEO, I have never seen as many of my female patients negatively affected by stress as I have recently. Not only is Dr. Ciaramicoli's book of wisdom timely, but his way of using empathy to uncover distorted thinking and using CBT techniques to alter these distortions is unique. In addition to being innovative, The Stress Solution gives us a practical way to lessen stress and consistently improve overall health. This book will be in my waiting room for a very long time, and I will recommend it to all my patients, colleagues, family, and friends."
-- Mary Bethony, MD, CEO of All About Women, Framingham and Westboro, Massachusetts

"Dr. Ciaramicoli has created a new, incredibly effective way to combat stress by combining the use of empathy with the concepts of cognitive behavioral therapy. This book is an excellent tool for combating the stress and anxiety in our current society, and it also teaches us how to balance our lives given the tremendous stressors in our world. I particularly value Dr. C's chapter on the stress of prejudice, which offers a very insightful look at the negative effects of bias and how to perceive free of past conditioning. I have asked my family, friends, and clients to read this wonderful book, and I hope you will do the same for all those you care about."
-- Dr. Robert Cherney, chief psychologist at Advocates Community Health Services, Framingham, Massachusetts

"Dr. Ciaramicoli's latest work, The Stress Solution, is a must-read. Period. Full stop. In my work as a cognitive behavioral psychologist, I know the power of CBT for managing stress. In my work in the humanitarian sphere, I know the power of empathy. But never before have I seen the two brought together in such a creative and compelling, synergistic approach. How brilliant -- logic and emotion combined to augment each other. Bravo, Dr. Ciaramicoli!"
-- Chris Stout, PhD, founding director of the Center for Global Initiatives and clinical professor at University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

"Stress has reached near-epidemic proportions in America, and according to clinical psychologist Ciaramicoli, the real harm comes from the flawed ways people respond to stress. Ciaramicoli makes clear the value he places on experience over textbook learning, and in this vein, his book imparts more actions to take than information to absorb. Some research is included, but real-life examples have the greatest prominence, many taken from the author's clinical encounters. Each chapter is replete with practical exercises and reflective journal questions, all conveyed in readable lists or tables. There are even detailed dietary recommendations. In basic terms, this is a guide to living with balance and awareness. Ciaramicoli's major contribution is a persistent focus on empathy, not only as a hypothetical remedy to stress but as a learned behavior, achieved through a change in perspective and worked like a muscle. Cognitive-behavioral therapy, though rarely mentioned explicitly after the book's opening, is the theory behind many of its practices. Readers will find Ciaramicoli's recommendations easy to follow and helpful to implement."
-- Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Linda Kohanov s equine-based books have sold more than 163,000 copies. Through her Eponaquest Worldwide, established to explore the healing potential of working with horses, she teaches on subjects including leadership, social intelligence, and stress reduction internationally. She lives in Tucson, AZ.

Edition details

• Publisher: New World Library
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1608684083
• ISBN 13: 9781608684083
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 232