In a new interview with C.M. Rubin, the founder of CMRubinWorld, Michael Baran, Co-Author of Subtle Acts of Exclusion, lays out a framework to address unconscious biases beginning in pre-school.

NEW YORK (PRWEB) JULY 13, 2020

George Floyd’s murder ignited a wave of national and global protests demanding justice and change, including police reform and reparations for Black Americans. Structural Racism is not exclusive to the United States. Racism is clearly a global problem. 

In a new interview with C.M. Rubin, Michael Baran, the Co-Author of Subtle Acts of Exclusion, says communities “need to work to address structural inequalities in societies in health, wealth, education, and criminal injustice.” Baran believes that it is important to start talking about bias with preschool children. “If we don’t teach them about this, they will learn passively through all the subtle messages in our culture, which leads to unconscious biases.” Baran additionally advocates for more focus on training teachers to be inclusive, “as teachers can have unconscious biases as well.” 

Read the full article here

Michael Baran is the Senior Partner & Digital Solutions Lead in InQUEST. He is also the Co-Author of Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions. As an Author, Speaker, and also a Strategist for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Baran has been committed to conducting and organizing ethnographic research for varies social issues, including race and identity, racial disparities in education, violence against children, healthy housing, environmental health, human services, criminal justice reform, immigration reform, climate change, and early childhood development.

CMRubinWorld’s award-winning series, The Global Search for Education, brings together distinguished thought leaders in education and innovation from around the world to explore the key learning issues faced by most nations. The series has become a highly visible platform for global discourse on 21st-century learning, offering a diverse range of innovative ideas which are presented by the series founder, C. M. Rubin, together with the world’s leading thinkers. 

The Buddha And The Badass Helps Us Change How We Work From The Inside Out In The Future

San Francisco, CA, July 13, 2020 - Millions of employees are facing massive challenges in 2020 due to COVID-19, resulting in real transformations in the way we view the traditional workplace. In the wake of the current social climate, these monumental shifts not only incorporate the way we work, but also how large corporations are exhibiting leadership and supporting growth for employees. Vishen Lakhiani, New York Times bestselling author and founder of leading personal growth company, is joining the conversation by sharing his wisdom and learnings from his second book, The Buddha and The Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work (Rodale Books).

The average person in the developed world spends 70 percent of their waking hours at work and is miserable for most of those hours. Lakhiani's ‘bible for changing the nature of work’ has already hit the New York Times bestseller list, debuting at No. 9 on the ‘Advice/How to list’, and is completely disrupting our most deeply-held career beliefs and the myth that hard work and hustle are the paths to success. The only way to make a tangible difference is to break free from traditional ways of thinking and embrace today's workplace evolution. 

“This book is about the way we work today—because the way we work is utterly broken. But let me warn you that this book is not about business in any conventional sense. It’s about transforming the way you work from the inside out—and how that internal change can ripple out to your world . . . I’d like it to be the bible for changing the nature of work,” -says Lakhiani.

The book illustrates the need to rethink the tired daily routine and redefine our attitudes by learning to awaken the Buddha mindset—the model of the spiritual master, and the Badass mindset—the inner changemaker seeking to make a significant impact on improving the lives of others. If readers integrate the critical skill sets of each powerful archetype, they will begin to work from a space of purpose and prosperity and make conscious shifts in the ways they approach work.

Whether you are an entrepreneur growing your own business or striving to strengthen your leadership skills, The Buddha and The Badass will shake up those old belief systems about the common career approach to help readers achieve the ultimate goal of an extraordinary work-life balance. For more on the book and to get a copy, please visit www.mindvalley.com. Those who pre-ordered the book gain access to live coaching sessions with Lakhiani and are enrolled in ‘Be Extraordinary at Work,’ one of Mindvalley’s top programs for corporate culture. 

About the Author:

Vishen Lakhiani is one of today’s most influential minds in the fields of personal growth and human consciousness. He is the founder and CEO of Mindvalley, the world’s leading online personal growth education company, and behind several top-ranking health and wellness apps. He is also a New York Times bestselling author of The Code of The Extraordinary Mind, which peaked at number one globally on Amazon five times in 2017 and has been translated into more than 25 languages. With an incredible passion and drive to unite humanity and challenge the status quo, he has built a movement of growth-seekers, spanning 195 countries, engaging more than 15 million followers on social media, and half-a-million students online each year. Vishen is focused on expanding Mindvalley's global presence by bringing its teachers, technology and programs into 100 national school systems and every company in the Fortune 500 over the next decade. On June 9, 2020, Rodale Books published his latest bestselling book The Buddha and The Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work.

The Buddha and The Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work

Rodale Books

Hardcover

ISBN: 9781984823397 

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Use of Mental Health Medications Increased with Spread of COVID-19

Express Scripts Canada Research Examines Use of Mental Health Medications

MISSISSAUGA, ON, July 9, 2020 /CNW/ - The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the mental and emotional well-being of Canadians. According to research conducted by Express Scripts Canada (ESC), there was an 11% increase in the number of people who made claims for antidepressants between January and June 2020 compared to the same period last year. 

In addition to this striking increase, overall Express Scripts Canada's claim volumes increased by 20% in the pre-isolation period, indicating that patients may have been filling medications despite warnings that stockpiling might lead to drug shortages. This analysis suggests that Canadians were focused on the pandemic and fearful that they would run out of their medications which is further evidence of the serious impact COVID-19 is having on Canadians' mental health. 

The data also suggests that there was an increase of new users for medications used to treat depression and these claims continue to climb. 

"The pandemic has taken a psychological toll on Canadians across the country," says Dr. Dorian Lo, President, Express Scripts Canada. "Our research shows that Canadians are increasingly turning to mental health medications to find some relief." 

Given the depression rate is likely to continue to increase and will remain high, especially in those at-risk (for example, those who suffered a job loss, the loss of a parent due to COVID-19 and front-line workers worried they would get ill), it is evident that taking care of mental health is more important than ever. 

"The increased use of medications used to treat problems related to mental health is understandable given the global nature of the pandemic and there needs to be a heightened awareness on employee well-being. Mental health conditions generally require longer-term treatment so these claims will persist and employers will need to consider holistic approaches to care. Employers need concrete plans to assist employees with mental health concerns. As well, employers must ensure employees who are experiencing mental health conditions have access to doctors, pharmacists, therapists and prescription medications," says Dr. Lo.

Other key findings from the research: 

  • Two other key therapeutic classes of interest during the COVID-19 pandemic are asthma/COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and drugs to prevent infection. Medications for asthma and COPD saw the largest change in claims volume. 
  • Drugs used to prevent infections (anti-infectives) saw a steep decline in claims as sites of common transmission (workplaces, schools, daycares and gyms) were closed and there was an increased consciousness about and practice of hygiene practices (such as hand washing, sanitizing, not touching the face, etc.) 
  • Claims for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine (commonly used for chronic illness, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, on a long-term basis) rose prior to the pre-self-isolation period, but were not sustained.

For a comprehensive infographic, click here.

About Express Scripts Canada

Express Scripts Canada is a leading health benefits manager in Canada and has been recognized as one of the most innovative. Our clients include Canada's leading insurers, third party administrators and government. We work with these clients to develop industry-leading solutions to deliver superior healthcare in a cost-controlled environment. We provide Active Pharmacy™ services to more than 7 million Canadian patients and adjudicate more than 100 million pharmacy, dental, and extended health claims. Through our proprietary consumer intelligence, clinical expertise, and patients-first approach, we promote better health decision for plan members, while managing and reducing drug benefit costs for plan sponsors. Express Scripts Canada is a subsidiary of Express Scripts, a Cigna company. Express Scripts is a healthcare opportunity company that unlocks new value in pharmacy, medical, and beyond to further total health.

SOURCE Express Scripts Canada

Genivity Gathers Data on Consumer Behavior Regarding Their Financial Wellbeing Amid COVID-19

UNITED STATES — Genivity, a WealthTech software platform that helps financial advisors develop deeper client relationships through innovative planning platform that creates personalized projections relating to an individual's longevity and future health and the related financial expenses for those needs, announced today that it recently launched a consumer behavior research survey titled: Financial Planning in a Pandemic-Driven Economy.

The purpose of this brief survey is to measure the consumer behavior and attitude towards long and short term financial planning in wake of the 2020 economic recession and a global pandemic. This information will equip financial planners with a deeper understanding of what products, tools, and services are best suited for their existing and prospective clientele. 

Heather Holmes, Founder and CEO of Genivity said “In conducting research, Genivity is looking at what matters to clients today when it comes to the pandemic and their financial wellbeing. The end goal is to analyze this information to help financial planners further hone in on the topics that are timely and relevant to their clients in today's uncertain world.

These timely and relevant insights will give us the ability to advance the way we can help their clients plan for financial wellbeing as part of a holistic goals-based financial plan.”

Results and analysis of the data will be shared with the financial advisors that Genivity serves— with several questions including, but not limited to: 

  • “Has the recent global pandemic and economic turmoil changed your attitude towards your finances?”
  • “Have your financial goals expanded to include healthcare costs and emergencies?”
  • “Would you be interested in learning more about ways to factor in your future health needs into your financial or retirement plan?”

To learn more about the benefits of exploring financial planning through Genivity, please visit the Genivity website here

For business inquiries, please contact: Ashley Flitter at ashley@genivity.com

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About Genivity:

The Genivity HALO Planner is a cloud-based solution that helps financial planners digitally engage clients and prospects in planning for future longevity, health, and long-term care as part of a holistic financial plan. Our client-facing digital experience drives deeper conversations about risk areas and introduces ways to optimize their financial wellbeing to protect their retirement goals. The evidence-based, actionable recommendations help maximize wealth assets through goals-based planning, advanced planning, client segmentation, and upsell opportunities (Annuities, Life, Long-Term Care, and Health Savings Account (HSAs)).

Historic FDA Ruling Should Prompt Canadian Governments to Review Tobacco Regulation: RBH

TORONTO, July 9, 2020 /CNW/ - Governments across Canada should consider new risk-based approaches to regulate and tax innovative tobacco products differently than cigarettes to help the country's 4.5-million smokers quit entirely or switch to better alternatives to cigarettes, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. said today.

Risk-based regulation, when coupled with technological innovation and scientific substantiation, can be a formula for a public health breakthrough in both reducing the prevalence of smoking in society and converting those who would otherwise continue to smoke to scientifically substantiated better alternatives, RBH said.

RBH calls for action after a historic decision this week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the marketing of IQOS as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) in the United States. In doing so, the agency found that an IQOS exposure modification order is appropriate to promote the public health.

IQOS is available for sale in Canada, produced by RBH's parent company Philip Morris International Inc., as part of a portfolio of innovations intended to reduce both the exposure and potentially the harm from smoking cigarettes.

The FDA authorized the marketing of IQOS with the following information: 
"Available evidence to date: 

  • The IQOS System heats tobacco but does not burn it. 
  • This significantly reduces the production of harmful and potentially harmful chemicals. 
  • Scientific studies have shown that switching completely from conventional cigarettes to the IQOS system reduces your body's exposure to harmful or potentially harmful chemicals."

The FDA concluded that the available scientific evidence demonstrates that IQOS is expected to benefit the health of the population as a whole, taking into account both users of tobacco products and persons who do not currently use tobacco products.

The FDA's decision provides an important example of how governments, industry and health stakeholders can incorporate a harm-reduction mindset to regulate smoke-free alternatives to differentiate them from cigarettes in order to protect and promote the public health.

Quotes from Peter Luongo, managing director of RBH:

  • This historic ruling illustrates how the combination of technological innovation, scientific substantiation, and a harm-reduction approach to public policy can be brought together in the regulation of smoke-free alternatives to differentiate them from cigarettes, while both protecting and promoting the public health in Canada. 
  • We believe a risk-based approach can further accelerate the transition of existing adult smokers away from cigarettes – by quitting entirely or for those who would otherwise continue to smoke, by switching to scientifically substantiated alternatives to cigarettes.
  • Smoke-free innovations are fundamentally different products than combustible cigarettes and should be regulated differently, as the FDA recognized.
  • Regulation in Canada has not kept pace with innovation of smoke-free technologies – and now is the time for governments across the country to act urgently with a risk-based approach to protect the almost five million existing adult smokers in Canada.
  • It is our hope that this important step in the U.S. leads to a serious conversation among decision makers across Canada about applying the same principles of harm reduction that have been used successfully with alcoholic beverages and cannabis in Canada.
  • Heated tobacco products have been developed to provide adult smokers with an alternative to continuing to smoke cigarettes. In the three years since IQOS was first introduced in Canada, thousands of adult smokers have completely switched from smoking cigarettes to using heated tobacco products.

About Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. 
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., an affiliate of Philip Morris International Inc., is one of Canada's leading tobacco companies and employs nearly 800 people across the country with its headquarters in Toronto and a factory in Québec City. RBH is a certified Top Employer 2019 in Canada for excellence in employee conditions. For more information please visit rbhinc.ca and unsmoke.ca.

SOURCE Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.

Empowering Handbook Offers Simple Steps To Help Us Respond Positively When Facing Life’s Challenges

Philadelphia, PA, July 9, 2020 — With all the negativity we’ve had to deal with in our nation this year, it’s no wonder we’re feeling anxious and afraid. We need to find a simple way to overcome these disturbing emotions, so we can better face the challenges in life and find a path to peace and happiness. 

Author and clinical therapist Faust Ruggiero calls it the Process Way of Life and he explains how it works in his award-winning book, The Fix Yourself Handbook  ̶  which aims to help readers achieve physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual balance. Ruggiero has used the Process Way of Life successfully for more than 20 years and has helped thousands of clients.

“Human beings are a product of nature. As such, we are governed by natural rules. These are called processes: deliberate and natural actions or steps that must be performed so that we can live in tune with our own natural flow,” Ruggiero writes. 

Between the covers of The Fix Yourself Handbook, Ruggiero presents 52 of these internal processes and explains in easy-to-follow language how these processes can be applied to any life situation. He offers straightforward action steps to address issues methodically — prioritizing practical intellect over emotion — to empower readers to tackle problems, resolve conflicts, embrace change, and rise above anger. 

By understanding and learning to live according to the Process Way of Life, readers can become active players in their lives and transform anger to love and sadness to joy. The result is a much happier, healthier, more productive life. 

Author Faust A. Ruggiero’s professional career spans almost 40 years. He has consistently established cutting-edge counseling programs in pursuit of professional excellence and personal life enhancement. He is a published research author, clinical trainer, and a therapist who has worked in settings that have included clinics for deaf children, prisons, nursing homes, substance abuse centers, and inpatient facilities. He continues to provide counseling services for veterans, first responders, law enforcement, and abused women, as well as for those suffering from depression, PTSD, anxiety, and marriage and couples counseling.

During his tenure as the President of the Community Psychological Center in Bangor, Pennsylvania, he developed the Process Way of Life counseling program, and has adapted it into the formal text presented in The Fix Yourself Handbook. In February 2020, The Fix Yourself Handbook received the Silver Award from The Nonfiction Authors Association, and in May 2020, it received the Gold Award from Literary Titan.

For more information, please visit https://www.faustruggiero.com/, or connect with him on social media at https://www.facebook.com/faust.ruggierohttps://twitter.com/faustinspire; or https://www.instagram.com/faustinspire/.

The Fix Yourself Handbook
Publisher: FYHB Publications
ISBN-10: 1734383003 
ISBN-13: 978-1734383003
Available from Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

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50+ And Healthy Examines The Importance Of Mental Health As We Age

Chicago, IL, July 9, 2020 — The worldwide stay-at-home orders have turned weekend warriors into daily dog walkers, joggers and cyclists — all hoping to stay fit and avoid the “quarantine 15.” But there’s more to being healthy than having a fit physique. Mental health is equally important, but often gets buried beneath the stigma surrounding it.

“Many of you recognize that mental illness is often a taboo subject … due to seeming complexity, mystery and stigma,” explains Murali Rao, MD. “Unfortunately, the high discrimination of the subject leads to a statistic of nearly two-thirds of the world population refusing to seek help for mental health related issues.” Adding: “Though this primer is directed towards learning to help elders, the material can readily apply to any age group.”

Rao, an expert on clinical geriatrics and geriatric psychiatry, addresses the concepts of mental health and mental illnesses in the overarching context of healthy aging in 50+ and Healthy: What You Need to Know About Mental Health and Healthy Aging — for You and Your Loved Ones. This exceptionally strong, evidence-based guide emphasizes the importance of nurturing our mental health as we grow older. 

Using easy-to-understand language, he explores common health-related conditions, how to recognize symptoms, practical approaches to treatments and his GAME PLANTMmethod for helping yourself and your loved ones, of any age, during times of distress or mental health crises. 

For readers of any educational and professional background, 50+ and Healthy offers easily presented information and relatable case studies.

With this book, you can learn from a world authority about: 

1. Healthy aging and mental health

2. Common mental illnesses, why people get them, how to identify them and how to manage them

3. Practical approaches for first aid and later interventions

4. Self-care for mental health and successful aging

If you are interested in healthy aging and how to help yourself, your family members and your friends with mental health, this book is for you. All proceeds from book sales go to a nonprofit organization engaged in mental health awareness education in the United States and India (www.nndcifoundation.org), founded by Dr. Murali Rao.

Author Murali Rao, MD, is a professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago. He specializes in liaison and emergency psychiatry. Additionally, he serves as a member of multiple professional bodies including the American College of Psychiatrists, the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, CINP, the Indian Psychiatric Society and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA).

Dr. Rao has received multiple awards and fellowships, including Distinguished Life Fellow by the APA, Outstanding Academician Award by the Indo-American Psychiatric Association and the Master Teacher Award by the Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Rao has also had more than 80 journal publications, books and book-chapters. He has recently published trainee and trainer manuals on Adult Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Workplace Mental Health. 

For more information, please visit www.nndcifoundation.org, or follow the author on Twitter at @MuraliRaoMD. 

50 + and Healthy: What You Need to Know About Mental Health and Healthy Aging — for You and Your Loved Ones

Publisher: Loyola University Chicago

ISBN-10: 1735177504 

ISBN-13: 978-1735177502

Available from Amazon.com

Ontario Lawyer Looks at the 'New Normal’ in Divorce Amid
the Coronavirus Pandemic in Upcoming Book

Russell Alexander answers questions about how family law has changed in recent months

LINDSAY, Ontario—Noted Ontario family lawyer Russell Alexander takes a look at changes in family law during the coronavirus pandemic in his latest book, set to hit shelves later this summer.

Alexander delayed publication of his second book, “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Divorce,” to add a new chapter providing readers with answers to questions about divorce, child custody and other issues raised by the pandemic.

“The coronavirus raised a whole set of issues,” said Alexander. “How do you handle co-parenting handoffs during a lockdown? How do you address spousal support during a worldwide recession? Should risk of contracting the virus factor into custody decisions? My goal with this book was to help families get answers.”

In the book, Alexander lays out some basic guidelines for the new normal. First, couples who were already facing stressed relationships should take extra time and care to reduce tension to avoid divorce down the road. Those who are splitting up should aim for a collaborative approach that allows more flexibility if conditions change. And children’s best interests should include not just the risk of contracting the virus, but also the emotional damage of having their lives disrupted or not being allowed to see a parent.

With many lawyers working remotely and some courtrooms closed during the pandemic, Alexander said judges are taking a different view of which matters are considered urgent enough to warrant an immediate hearing. In some cases, that could mean a dispute over a parent’s use of social media, for example, might be delayed, while a question about a parent’s compliance with social distancing rules might lead to an immediate hearing.

“Our firm has long advocated for families to use alternatives to the courtroom, but that has never been more important than during the pandemic,” added Alexander. “I hope that this book can help families make the best choices possible in this difficult time.”

Alexander’s previous book, “The Path to a Successful Divorce,” became a No. 1 bestseller on Amazon

For more details on “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Divorce,” and updates on the release date, visit:   http://www.russellalexander.com/book

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RussellAlexander Collaborative Family Lawyers 

Russell Alexander Collaborative Family Lawyers is committed to practicing exclusively in the area of family law in Ontario dealing with all aspects, including separation and divorce, child custody and access, spousal support, child support, and division of family property. A team of lawyers provide guidance from start to finish, helping clients identify and understand the legal issues as well as the options and opportunities available through the transition. The firm has offices in Lindsay, Whitby, Oshawa, Markham, Peterborough and Toronto, Ontario. 

5 Tips to Protect Your Immune System With Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

“Here are some tips that people at any level of mindfulness experience — from complete beginner to practiced expert — can use to reduce stress in their life and protect their immune system,” says Julie.

1. Relax with a mindfulness meditation: Start with 12 minutes twice a day — or 20 minutes twice a day if you can make time. Look for guided meditations on Insight Timer or the free Balanced Mind with Julie Potiker podcast on iTunes. Mix it up so that your mind is relaxing into the practice.

2. Make time for joy: Create a “joy list” and commit to choosing one or two things from it to do each day. To create the list, just let your mind wander for a few minutes with a pen and paper and watch the list grow. Don’t forget to add all life’s little joys, like a warm cup of tea or a bath. Then, when you pick something to bring joy to your day, do so with mindfulness; really feel the good feelings. Take a few breaths to absorb them and enrich the resulting positive mental state. This allows you to push the mental state to a neural trait, making a happy bridge in your brain and building your resilience.

3. Name it to tame it: Identify what you are feeling and where it is occurring in your body. For example, “I feel stressed; my neck is tightening up.” This practice allows you to use mindfulness to step into awareness and out of the intensity of the emotional state.

4. Ground yourself through the soles of your feet: Put your feet on the ground and send your attention down to the soles of your feet. How do they feel? Are you in socks and shoes? Barefoot? Cold or warm? Moist or dry? The act of doing this breaks the discursive loop of thoughts and emotions.

5. Practice mindfulness with your food: Be the observer and pay mindful attention to the way you prepare, serve, and eat your food. Slice and dice mindfully; put your fork to your mouth mindfully; taste and chew mindfully. When you notice your attention being diverted to worrying about what might happen, or ruminating on the latest upsetting news story, gently bring your attention back to what you’re doing. If you can keep your attention here, even for two or three minutes, you will be giving your brain a much needed break from stress — while simultaneously encouraging healthy eating practices!

Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment For Depression And Anxiety

San Francisco, CA, July 9, 2020 - Feeling anxious, helpless and depressed by all the tragedies in the news? Nearly forty years after his five-million-copy bestselling book, Feeling Good, made a positive difference in the lives of countless people with its uplifting message: When you change the way you THINK, you can change the way you FEEL, and helped cognitive therapy become the most popular and extensively researched form of psychotherapy in the world, critically-acclaimed author and world-renowned clinical psychiatrist David D. Burns, M.D., brings the newest installment to his revolutionary research in Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety. 

Now, Dr. David Burns brings us a radical new approach that makesultra-rapid recovery possible, even in a single two-hour, book-therapy session. Feeling Great emerged from 40 years of research on how therapy actually works and is based on this paradoxical idea: Your negative thoughts and feelings are NOT the result of some defect, like a chemical imbalance in your brain or a “mental disorder,” but from what is most beautiful and awesome about you and your core values. And the moment you realize this, recovery will be just a stone’s throw away. 

In as little as a two-hour, book-therapy session, Feeling Great will help you:

1. Pinpoint and eliminate the powerful forces that keep you stuck;

2. Learn that your thoughts, and not the circumstances of your life, create all of your

    feelings; 

3. Discover why depression and anxiety are the world’s oldest cons; 

4. Crush the ten types of distorted thoughts that rob you of happiness and self-esteem; 

5. Learn why self-acceptance is the greatest change a human being can make.

David D. Burns, M.D.,is an Adjunct Clinical Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. More than 50,000 mental health professionals have attended his workshops throughout the United States and Canada. His weekly Feeling Good Podcasts (approaching three million downloads) provide therapists and the general public alike with tips to overcome depression, anxiety, relationship conflicts, and habits and addiction. Dr. Burns lives in the San Francisco Bay area. To learn more, visit www.FeelingGreattheBook.com.

For national interviews, Dr. Burns can provide patients who are willing to participate and support the claims in the book. For interviews, reviews, mentions—or to receive a hard copy of the galley, please contact Justin Loeber, at 212-260-7576 or: justin.loeber@mouthdigitalpr.com.

Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety 

PESI Publishing

Release Date: September 2020

Hardcover / $26.99

ISBN: 9781683732884

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