New Resources in Campbelltown Hospital Library

Leverage mindful awareness and intention to achieve better outcomes This book offers practical insights for the executive, manager or professional who feels like their RPM is maxed out in the red zone. By making the concepts and practices of mindfulness simple, practical and applicable, this book offers actionable hope for today's overworked and overwhelmed professional.

This breakthrough book addresses the current problem of anxiety in families and the suffering of family members from anxiety disorders. Step-by-step solutions are offered clearly and without jargon.

Hugh van Cuylenburg was a primary school teacher volunteering in northern India when he had a life-changing realisation- despite the underprivileged community the children were from, they were remarkably positive. By contrast, back in Australia Hugh knew that all too many people found it hard to be happy, or suffered from mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. His own little sister had been ravaged by anorexia nervosa.n the ensuing years Hugh threw himself into studying and sharing this revelation with the world through The Resilience Project, with his playful and unorthodox presentations which both entertain and inform. Now, with the same blend of humour, poignancy and clear-eyed insight that The Resilience Project has become renowned for, Hugh explains how we can all get the tools we need to live a happier and more fulfilling life.

A recurring theme of this book is the need in healthcare for greater kindness. Not kindness as simply an emotional feeling - important though this is - but intelligent kindness, the kindness that motivates us to be co-operative rather than competitive with one another; to feel connected, thoughtful and with a sense of kinship towards other people. This connectedness starts with thoughtfulness towards ourselves, and learning about the impact on our physiology and our cognitive performance of the stressful environments in which we are all working.

Australia's bestselling anxiety and mental health expert, Bev Aisbett, tackles a growing mental health emergency: burnout. Burnout happens when we take on too much when we think we can do the impossible, at the cost of our well-being, our health, and even our quality of life. Although the term is often casually tossed about, burnout is no joke - it can impact every area of your life and leave you depleted in every way.

This timely aid, filled with 'down to earth advice, provides invaluable guidance on avoiding burnout and on how to combat it should it occur. The book offers innovative ways to change working practices, shares advice on building protective mechanisms into daily working life, and explores the diverse array of career options that are available to doctors. Addressing the growing body of evidence that highlights burnout as an increasing problem among medical students and junior doctors worldwide, with a lasting impact on those directly affected.