The Art of Taking It Easy: How to Cope with Bears, Traffic, and the Rest of Life's Stressors

A psychologist and stand-up comedian, Dr. Brian King, shares practical techniques for reducing stress and living a happier life through humor. He explores the causes and effects of stress and offers solutions, such as humor, resilience, relaxation, optimism, gratitude, and acceptance. The book is filled with life-changing tips and anecdotes presented with humor and a wealth of memorable, smile-inducing anecdotes.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 24 May 2022
Publisher: Apollo Publishers

From a psychologist and stand-up comedian comes a practical, yet laugh-out-loud guide to embracing humor to reduce stress and live a happier, fuller life.

Dr. Brian King, a world-touring comic and the host of humor therapy seminars attended by over ten thousand people annually, has a degree in psychology. In this brilliant guide, he presents hands-on techniques for managing stress by rewiring our brains to approach potentially difficult situations through a lens of positivity. To do so, Dr. Brian explores what stress is, where it comes from, and what it does to our bodies and brains. He delves deep into how to address everyday stress, as well as anxiety, insecurities, repression, and negativity, and gives insight into resulting ailments such as anxiety disorders, depression, hypertension, obesity, substance abuse disorders, and more. Dr. Brian's techniques are chemical and cost-free, and embrace humor, resilience, relaxation, optimism, gratitude, and acceptance. Instead of a dry medical approach to dealing with stress, this unique volume is filled with life-changing tips and instructions presented with humor and a wealth of memorable, smile-inducing anecdotes.

Dimension: 215 x 139 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781948062961