Toxic Stress
How Stress Is Making Us Ill and What We Can Do About It

Discover the impact of hidden stress responses on our health and how we can heal toxic stress.

Lawson R. Wulsin (Author)

9781009306584, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 18 April 2024

300 pages
19.7 x 13 x 2 cm, 0.39 kg

'Wulsin, MD, grabs readers' attention with Toxic Stress and does not let go … He explores pathways for treatment that approach toxic stress so that caregivers are equipped to help their patients' minds and bodies recover from it … Highly recommended.' R. E. Osborne, CHOICE

Our stress response system is magnificent - it operates beneath our awareness, like an orchestra of organs playing a hidden symphony. When we are healthy, the orchestra plays effortlessly, but what happens when our bodies face chronic stress, and the music slips out of tune? The alarming rise of stress-related conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and depression, show the price we're paying for our high-pressure living, while global warming, pandemics and technology have brought new kinds of stress into all our lives. But what can we do about it? Explore the fascinating mysteries of our hidden stress response system with Dr. Wulsin, who uses his decades of experience to show how toxic stress impacts our bodies; he gives us the expert advice and tools needed to prevent toxic stress from taking over. Chapter by chapter, learn to help your body and mind recover from toxic stress.

Introduction: Your Body's Hidden Symphony
Part I. The Problem: 1. Toxic Stress – You Won't See It Coming (and Neither Will Your Doctor)
2. The Mind Matters for Seeing Our Blind Spot
3. Before We Climb This Mountain
Part II. The System: 4. Our Resilient Stress Response System
5. Symphony in 10-Flat by Usain Bolt
6. Resilience for Life – Yours
7. Fast Tracks to Dying Young
8. Scan the Lifespan
Part III. Measuring Toxic Stress: 9. Managing Begins with Measuring
10. A Peek Inside the Black Box of Stress
Part IV. Treatment: 11. Boot Camps for Our Stress Response Systems
12. Yes, You Can Retrain the Brain
13. Talking About Stress with Your Doctor
Part V. Our Next Frontier: 14. Next Steps for Our Next Frontier
Appendix: Imagining the Resilience Center.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ]