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Books I have enjoyed that I recommend to others (local links are to my reviews).
The World’s Healthiest Foods, Essential Guide for the Healthiest Way of Eating
An amazing 880-page book packed full of accessible, research-based information on what foods are healthiest for you and how to choose, buy, store, prepare and cook them, with 500 recipes which mostly take less than 7 minutes to prepare.
Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier
An inspiring book by Robert Emmons, a psychologist who studies gratitude and its effects. In an accessible style peppered with quotations from philosophers, theologians and writers, Emmons discusses scientific findings on how the practice of gratitude can improve happiness and health, and how to practice and cultivate it. He also discusses the phenomenon of ingratitude, obstacles to being grateful, and having gratitude in difficult circumstances.
Happy at Last: The Thinking Person's Guide to Finding Joy
Psychologist Richard O'Connor on the things that will actually make you happier. (Hint: Money is not really one.)
@The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships
(My review of) psychologist Jeanne Segal's book on how to improve your skills at relationships and develop emotionally.
Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
Steven Johnson's accessible and well-written introduction to how our brains influence our daily lives.
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain
Sharon Begley's fascinating account of how paying attention changes the physical structure of our brains.
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
A fine summary of the recent research which shows how much exercise benefits our brains and our moods.
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Resources for improving your relationship with food.
@Weight Loss Support
Hints and tips to support you in losing weight.
Prevention
Many useful resources including online tools for tracking your personal change goals, a meal balancer, fitness and nutrition calculators, and encyclopedic sections on conditions and treatments, drugs, and vitamins.
@Eat as if you were the weight you want to be
Using nutritiondata.com to calculate the nutritional needs of a person at your goal weight, so you can start eating for those needs.
The World’s Healthiest Foods, Essential Guide for the Healthiest Way of Eating
An amazing 880-page book packed full of accessible, research-based information on what foods are healthiest for you and how to choose, buy, store, prepare and cook them, with 500 recipes which mostly take less than 7 minutes to prepare.
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Free resources on this site and elsewhere which may be of help or interest to you. To be informed of new resources, sign up for my newsletter with the form at the bottom of the page.
@Relaxation Response Practice
A summary of a simple practice which has many benefits for physical and emotional health, especially for people who are stressed.
Recording Self-Hypnosis Scripts
Instructions for recording your own self-hypnosis scripts using a computer and microphone.
@Weight Loss Support
Hints and tips to support you in losing weight.
Games to reduce stress and improve outlook
These enjoyable computer games are based on sound psychological research about what helps you to improve your mood and outlook, your confidence and self-esteem, and your ability to handle stress. Free to try, $20 (US) to buy the full game.
Prevention
Many useful resources including online tools for tracking your personal change goals, a meal balancer, fitness and nutrition calculators, and encyclopedic sections on conditions and treatments, drugs, and vitamins.
@Stop smoking resources
My collection of links to resources to help you stop smoking.
Free online panic attacks course
Basic information on what panic attacks are, with some suggestions for dealing with them. (They are selling an audio CD, but the text info is free.)
@Change Techniques free pdf ebook
An edited compilation of my blog posts on techniques for personal change and self-development. Expanded and revised into my book, Changing Health Behaviours.
Blue Sky Hypnosis Induction with Blue Sea Deepening
The relaxing visualization/hypnotic induction which I use on most of my recordings and with most of my clients.
@The Sleeper's Checklist
A one-page good sleep checklist for insomnia.
@Eat as if you were the weight you want to be
Using nutritiondata.com to calculate the nutritional needs of a person at your goal weight, so you can start eating for those needs.
CALM: Computer Assisted Learning for the Mind
A great collection of online resources for increasing mental resilience;
managing stress, anxiety and depression; developing healthy relationships; and finding meaning in life. Originally for trainee doctors in the Auckland University Medical School, but now publicly available.
The Decisionalyzer
A little web tool to help you make decisions when you have multiple, differently-weighted factors to consider.
WorkRave
A simple little program which runs on your computer and reminds you to take breaks. If you set it for a 30-second microbreak every hour, and spend that 30 seconds engaging your relaxation response, it significantly improves your day.
What Happens when you Quit Smoking
A motivational list of the positive changes your body goes through when you stop smoking (and some bonus links to helpful websites).
10 Powerful Tips to Stop Smoking
Useful tips which apply to all ways of stopping smoking.
Top 10 Reasons to Quit Smoking
A list to motivate you to stop smoking.
@My blog entries on smoking
A range of ideas, resources and facts to help you.
You can quit smoking.
Resources for quitting smoking from the Centers for Disease Control.
Become an Ex
Making a plan to quit smoking.
CDC publications list
Free, public-domain resources from the Centres for Disease Control, many of them relating to stopping smoking.
@Smokefree Brochure
A compilation of hints and tips to make the process of getting rid of nicotine easier.
@Poster on benefits of being smokefree.
The health benefits of giving up smoking and when they kick in, on a beautiful motivational poster.
@Nicotine Replacement Therapy handout
A simple set of instructions for using Nicotine Replacement Therapy effectively to help you give up smoking.
Smoking Cessation module: BMJ Learning
A free resource from the British Medical Journal (registration required). Aimed at doctors but useful for smoking cessation practitioners generally.
@7 Steps to Effective Personal Change
My free step-by-step guide to creating a useful, practical plan for any kind of personal change.
@Simple Stress Management Techniques
My free course on managing stress and emotions, quickly, simply, effectively and for the long-term.
Way2Quit
Stop-smoking resources site (sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, and advertises their nicotine replacement products on each page, but some good resources nonetheless).
Stop Smoking Resources
My own stop-smoking resources site.
Overcome Self-Sabotage
A short (14-minute) free audio track to help you overcome your self-sabotaging tendencies.
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Resources for bringing about positive change in your life.
Prevention
Many useful resources including online tools for tracking your personal change goals, a meal balancer, fitness and nutrition calculators, and encyclopedic sections on conditions and treatments, drugs, and vitamins.
@Change Techniques free pdf ebook
An edited compilation of my blog posts on techniques for personal change and self-development. Expanded and revised into my book, Changing Health Behaviours.
The Decisionalyzer
A little web tool to help you make decisions when you have multiple, differently-weighted factors to consider.
Happy at Last: The Thinking Person's Guide to Finding Joy
Psychologist Richard O'Connor on the things that will actually make you happier. (Hint: Money is not really one.)
@The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective Relationships
(My review of) psychologist Jeanne Segal's book on how to improve your skills at relationships and develop emotionally.
@7 Steps to Effective Personal Change
My free step-by-step guide to creating a useful, practical plan for any kind of personal change.
AIM Your Mind
A simple, practical course on self-hypnosis, including a guide to overcoming the 12 commonest self-development challenges.
Exile Lifestyle
Resources for becoming more remarkable and learning to network effectively, by Colin Wright.
The Essential Motivation Handbook
Leo Babauta (of Zen Habits) and Eric Hamm (of Motivate Thyself) collaborated on this motivation ebook.
Stop Procrastinating, Start Succeeding
A step-by-step course which addresses the underlying causes of procrastination with more than 50 simple techniques, so that you can start to succeed in your goals.
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
A fine summary of the recent research which shows how much exercise benefits our brains and our moods.
Unleash Your Confidence
My review of a really, really good ebook with practical techniques to increase your confidence in everyday life.
Overcome Self-Sabotage
A short (14-minute) free audio track to help you overcome your self-sabotaging tendencies.
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Resources for productivity and time management.
WorkRave
A simple little program which runs on your computer and reminds you to take breaks. If you set it for a 30-second microbreak every hour, and spend that 30 seconds engaging your relaxation response, it significantly improves your day.
The Decisionalyzer
A little web tool to help you make decisions when you have multiple, differently-weighted factors to consider.
Stop Procrastinating, Start Succeeding
A step-by-step course which addresses the underlying causes of procrastination with more than 50 simple techniques, so that you can start to succeed in your goals.
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Resources for practicing the powerful technique of self-hypnosis.
Recording Self-Hypnosis Scripts
Instructions for recording your own self-hypnosis scripts using a computer and microphone.
Blue Sky Hypnosis Induction with Blue Sea Deepening
The relaxing visualization/hypnotic induction which I use on most of my recordings and with most of my clients.
AIM Your Mind
A simple, practical course on self-hypnosis, including a guide to overcoming the 12 commonest self-development challenges.
Manage Pain Naturally
Natural pain management through mental techniques, without drugs (MP3).
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Resources to help you get better sleep.
@The Sleeper's Checklist
A one-page good sleep checklist for insomnia.
Steven Aitchison's How to Become an Advanced Early Riser: Getting 5 Hours of Sleep and Feeling Fantastic
A course on improving the quality of sleep you're getting so that you can reduce your hours of sleep, free up more time and still have more energy to do the things you want.
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Resources to help you quit smoking and remain smokefree.
What Happens when you Quit Smoking
A motivational list of the positive changes your body goes through when you stop smoking (and some bonus links to helpful websites).
10 Powerful Tips to Stop Smoking
Useful tips which apply to all ways of stopping smoking.
Top 10 Reasons to Quit Smoking
A list to motivate you to stop smoking.
@My blog entries on smoking
A range of ideas, resources and facts to help you.
You can quit smoking.
Resources for quitting smoking from the Centers for Disease Control.
Become an Ex
Making a plan to quit smoking.
CDC publications list
Free, public-domain resources from the Centres for Disease Control, many of them relating to stopping smoking.
@Smokefree Brochure
A compilation of hints and tips to make the process of getting rid of nicotine easier.
@Poster on benefits of being smokefree.
The health benefits of giving up smoking and when they kick in, on a beautiful motivational poster.
@Nicotine Replacement Therapy handout
A simple set of instructions for using Nicotine Replacement Therapy effectively to help you give up smoking.
Smoking Cessation module: BMJ Learning
A free resource from the British Medical Journal (registration required). Aimed at doctors but useful for smoking cessation practitioners generally.
Way2Quit
Stop-smoking resources site (sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, and advertises their nicotine replacement products on each page, but some good resources nonetheless).
Therapist Unlimited portal's Stop Smoking links
A few links to various stop-smoking resources.
Stop Smoking Resources
My own stop-smoking resources site.
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Resources for managing stress, relaxing and coping with emotions.
@Relaxation Response Practice
A summary of a simple practice which has many benefits for physical and emotional health, especially for people who are stressed.
Games to reduce stress and improve outlook
These enjoyable computer games are based on sound psychological research about what helps you to improve your mood and outlook, your confidence and self-esteem, and your ability to handle stress. Free to try, $20 (US) to buy the full game.
Free online panic attacks course
Basic information on what panic attacks are, with some suggestions for dealing with them. (They are selling an audio CD, but the text info is free.)
CALM: Computer Assisted Learning for the Mind
A great collection of online resources for increasing mental resilience;
managing stress, anxiety and depression; developing healthy relationships; and finding meaning in life. Originally for trainee doctors in the Auckland University Medical School, but now publicly available.
Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier
An inspiring book by Robert Emmons, a psychologist who studies gratitude and its effects. In an accessible style peppered with quotations from philosophers, theologians and writers, Emmons discusses scientific findings on how the practice of gratitude can improve happiness and health, and how to practice and cultivate it. He also discusses the phenomenon of ingratitude, obstacles to being grateful, and having gratitude in difficult circumstances.
Happy at Last: The Thinking Person's Guide to Finding Joy
Psychologist Richard O'Connor on the things that will actually make you happier. (Hint: Money is not really one.)
@Simple Stress Management Techniques
My free course on managing stress and emotions, quickly, simply, effectively and for the long-term.
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
A fine summary of the recent research which shows how much exercise benefits our brains and our moods.
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