Synopses & Reviews
Do more. Be more. Try harder. It's the battle cry of our culture — and it's making millions of us sick, tired, and frustrated. Why? According to Dr. Samantha Brody, "We simply can't solve stress and overwhelm by doing more and more of what we've been doing."
With Overcoming Overwhelm, this pioneering naturopathic physician offers an alternative. In this step-by-step guide, she helps us restore balance and sanity by showing how we can take back control of everydimension of our lives: our physical health, nutrition, commitments, work and home environments, relationships, and more. With practical guidance and many self-assessment tools, readers embark upon a simple three-step plan tailored to those unique issues — for better health, greater resilience, and peace of mind.
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"Overwhelm is a chronic issue for so many because the platitudes and superficial fixes that people receive don't get to the root causes. Dr. Samantha eschews those platitudes and instead helps you create specific, actionable, and unique-to-you solutions that will help you make overwhelm a thing of the past. Get this book to stop coping with overwhelm and start doing more that matters to you." Charlie Gilkey, author of Start Finishing
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"When I experience the mounting stress of 'too much, ' I want two things: a feeling of not being alone and a practical plan to help relieve the pressure. Overcoming Overwhelm offers both and so much more. This down-to-earth companion is a powerful resource for anyone looking to glean insight, regain self-direction, and enhance their life quality naturally and effectively." Julie Morris, New York Times bestselling author and founder of Luminberry
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"Dr. Samantha Brody shares insightful tips to change our lives for the better, helping us fight the societal messages that demand that we stay preoccupied and stressed. She lays out a path to explore our sources of overwhelm and guides the reader to develop their own action plan, showing that we can choose happiness one step at a time. If you're ready to rethink your stress, this is a great place to start." Shawn Achor, New York Times bestselling author of Big Potential and The Happiness Advantage
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"Overcoming Overwhelm does three important things in one easy-to-digest book. First, it gives you a new understanding of why you feel so stressed. Then it helps you think about what you really want. Finally, it guides you in making active decisions and implementing simple changes to get it. Read it when you're ready for change!" Chris Guillebeau, author of Side Hustle and The Happiness of Pursuit
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"This book will change your life...more importantly, it will help you save your life. Dr. Samantha motivates and inspires you to get clear about what you truly want in order to choose that which will truly serve you best. That is the definition of real self-care." Alexandra Jamieson, author of Women, Food, and Desire, co-creator of Super Size Me
Synopsis
A Groundbreaking Four-Step Solution to Stress and Overwhelm — Tailored to Your Life
Do more. Be more. Try harder.
It's the battle cry of our culture, and it's making millions of us sick, tired, and frustrated. Why? Because we simply can't solve stress and overwhelm by doing more and more of what we've been doing.
With Overcoming Overwhelm, Dr. Samantha Brody offers an alternative.
"You don't need new ways to manage your stress," teaches Dr. Samantha, "you need to prevent it from overwhelming you in the first place."
Using her proven and practical techniques that have already helped thousands, this pioneering naturopathic physician teaches you how to systematically undo overwhelm, with four simple steps:
Step 1) Find Your True North. Clarify what is truly important to you. Who do you want to be, how do you want to feel, and what do you want your day-to-day life to look like?
Step 2) Establish Your Foundation. Identify what roadblocks may get in your way of making the changes that will help you live the life of ease you crave. You'll make a plan for assembling a team that can help you reach your goals, and you'll fortify your mindset to prepare for success.
Step 3) Take Your Overwhelm Inventory. Determine your unique causes of stress (some obvious, and many that will surprise you) in your physical surroundings, health, habits, relationships, thinking patterns, and more.
Step 4) Create and Launch Your Personal Plan. Start making the targeted changes that will help you rid your life of overwhelm and radically improve your well-being on all levels--body, mind, and spirit.
For decades, Dr. Samantha has helped people to transform their lives with her innovative approach. Now you can use the same tested tools and guidance to experience the freedom of better health, greater resilience, and peace of mind.
About the Author
Dr. Samantha Brody is a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist and founder of Evergreen Natural Health Center in Portland, Oregon. Licensed as a primary care provider with extensive training and experience in both complementary and Western medicine, she has worked with over 30,000 patients and clients in the past twenty years. Her mission is to empower people to address the stress in their lives and help them to make changes that are in alignment with their personal health goals and values. She holds a doctoral degree in naturopathic medicine and a master's degree in oriental medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine. She is a sought-after international speaker who educates lay and professional audiences on the issues of stress and health. Dr. Samantha writes for a variety of publications and has been quoted extensively in books and media outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, HuffPost , and Shape.