Release Your Worries

Stress and its bedfellow anxiety can have a dramatic effect on your job satisfaction, morale, physical and mental health, self-care, and relationships - both in and out of the workplace. Do you wish to be happier, more calm, less prone to depression and all-around a healthier person? Just read this book. It is impossible that you won’t find it helpful!


RELEASE YOUR WORRIES will help you: overcome anxiety; control panic attacks; reduce stress; remain calm and keep things in perspective; change your thoughts in order to conquer your fears; stop your past from controlling your present; and regain lost self-esteem.


This comprehensive, practical and easy-to-read handbook is a powerful tool for anyone whose quality of life has diminished as a result of anxiety or stress. 


Drs Howell and Murphy recognise that every individual is different and have drawn on their clinical, research and teaching work in the field, with the result that RELEASE YOUR WORRIES makes use of the most up-to-date psychological approaches available today. Including: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; Narrative Therapy; Relaxation Therapy and Hypnotherapy; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Constructive Living; and Mindfulness-based strategies.


They examine the nature of stress and anxiety before going on to cover a range of strategies and approaches for dealing with them. Case studies are provided, the issue of medication addressed, and tips and guidelines included relating to good nutrition, physical exercise and relaxation.


Dr Cate Howell is a general practitioner specialising in mental health, psychotherapy and counselling for the past eighteen years. Dr Michele Murphy is a clinical psychologist with over twenty years' experience. She works in private practice and is a guest lecturer at the University of Adelaide.