Stressed Is Desserts Spelled Backward Book

With stress now as American as apple pie, it's easy to become cynical and scorn simple remedies. But according to Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D., developing a positive attitude is the best way to deal with the inevitable stress of life.

In Stressed Is Desserts Spelled Backward, Seaward recounts true tales of belief and hope that exemplify how the right attitude can bring success and deeper satisfaction to life even in the face of the toughest challenges. Read about a business executive who followed a vision and succeeded in feeding people in his native country; a climber who used humor to survive after he was left for dead on a mountain—twice; and a cancer patient who cured herself with her own mix of holistic remedies and the medicine of hope, faith, and humor. Boost your spirit and lighten your heart with stories of people who have discovered the better side of stress by experiencing the wonder of serendipity, exercising the power of optimism, and working their funny bone.

Everyone must deal with stress, and changing your attitude toward it is the best way of coping. With Stressed Is Desserts Spelled Backward, discover how you can have your stress—and eat your cake, too!

About the Author:Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D., is a faculty member of the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an adjunct professor at the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado. He is the executive director of Inspiration Unlimited, a health promotion consulting firm in Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Seaward is the author of Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water: Reflections on Stress and Human Spirituality and Managing Stress: A Creative Journal.