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30 Days to Sanity - Review |
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Book Reviews -
Women's Health and Psychology
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Written by Jennifer Thompson
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Stephanie Marston's 30 Days to Sanity is an audio program plus 100+ page workbook, and it lives up to its tagline - Create a Life You Love - if you are willing to do the work. Like many self-help programs, it is most effective when it finds a willing participant. If you have been wanting to create more satisfaction in your life and ease the daily stress you feel, then this may be just the tool you have been looking for.
Because it is an audio program, it has a personal touch that is sometimes lacking in books. You hear Stephanie's warmth and encouragement in her 6+ hours of audio, either by downloading the MP3 version or ordering the CD version. The accompanying workbook blends nicely with the audio component and provides plenty of space for writing out reflections and answers to the various questions and exercises Stephanie presents throughout her course. It is the next best thing to attending 6 weeks' worth of one-hour workshops, particularly if you can carve out an hour or so a week to sit down quietly, listen to that week's topic and then devote time throughout the following week to put it all into action, listening again to one sanity saver per day.
The 30 days are outlined as 30 "sanity savers" and are divided up into six sections: Take Back Your Life; Practice Self-Nurturing; Discover Greater Authenticity; Cultivate Your Inner Resources; Reclaim Your Power; and Get Physical. Sanity Savers include Get Your Priorities Straight, Get to Know the Real You, Use Your Life as Your Teacher, and Practice Forgiveness.
Being able to listen to the program means you can fit this into your
life in ways that are impossible when it comes to reading a self-help
book You can take it with you; you can listen while cleaning up at
night; you can go back and listen to something again while writing down
thoughts in your workbook. I have it downloaded on my computer and
listen to it via iTunes. I could easily transfer it to my iPod and
take it with me to listen to while waiting for my daughter at ballet,
for example.
About Stephanie:
Stephanie Marston speaks from
experience. She is the “go to” expert for those seeking to create
quality-driven lives. She is the author of Chicken Soup for the Soul’s
Life Lessons for Women: 7 Essential Ingredients for a Balanced Life;
If Not Now, When? Reclaiming Ourselves at Midlife and Life Coaching
for Parents: Six Weeks to Sanity.
Her expertise has been called upon for appearances on: The Oprah
Winfrey Show, the Today Show, the Early Show, CNN Headline News and
numerous other radio and TV shows. Stephanie is also the author of The
Magic of Encouragement and The Divorced Parent. She is a licensed
Family Therapist with more than 25 years’ experience in women’s
issues, midlife and parenting.
Stephanie works with people to improve the quality of their lives, work
and relationships. She is one of the most sought-after experts in the
country. She speaks to career women who struggle to balance the
demands of work and family, midlife women trying to navigate this
challenging transition and frustrated parent who want to create
greater harmony in their home.
Stephanie contributes regularly to publications such as, Family Circle,
Ladies Home Journal, Reader’s Digest, Better Homes & Gardens,
PTA’s Our Children, Women’s World and Working Mother.
To learn more, visit Stephanie's web site: http://www.stephaniemarston.com
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