Brave New You
Strategies, Tools, and Neurohacks to Live More Courageously Every Day
$51.48
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
10 December 2024
Summary
In Your Courageous Mind, we learn that by understanding and recognizing our fears we can master them. Written by Mary Poffenroth, PhD, a scientist and fear expert who has spent her career studying fear and teaching courage, this book could not be more timely. The mental health crisis is upon us. Anxiety rates have increased threefold since 2019; rates of depression have grown fourfold. Underlying this growth is a common factor: fear. Not fight-or-flight fear, but the kind of pervasive everyday fears triggered by problems and issues in the world around us, like climate change, pandemics, and wars that often manifest as depression, melancholy, anxiety, and stress. And others that have been around for a lot longer, including the fear of failure or not fitting in. Because we’re not adapted to managing these lingering fears we do it all wrong, allowing them to damage us physically and emotionally, which keeps us from living fully functioning, happy lives. In Your Courageous Mind, Poffenroth takes on a physiological and mental journey through fear, mixing in her personal stories about overcoming her own fears, while providing readers with a large selection of tools, or “neurohacks,” so they can begin to manage their own.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781523518616 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1523518618 |
| Author: | Mary Poffenroth |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Workman Adult |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 10 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 146mm x 212mm |
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Critics Review
“Brave New You is an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand and transform their relationship with fear and anxiety.”–Readers’ Favorite
“Neurohacks are physical and psychological non-invasive shortcuts that will boost memory, focus, and creativity and help you feel more satisfied and powerful.” – A US Review of Books recommended read –The US Review of Books
“Poffenroth flawlessly blends each concept with fascinating personal anecdotes in a way that feels both enlightening and engaging.”–Readers’ Favorite
“Poffenroth reframes fear not as an enemy to be vanquished, but as a deeply ingrained biological mechanism that can be harnessed for personal growth.”
–American Writing Awards
“Whether you’re overcoming past fears or preparing for new challenges, Brave New You offers a roadmap for unlocking the fearless version of yourself you’ve always aspired to be.”
–Book Viral
“Brave New You entertains while it transforms.”
–New York Weekly
“Fear destroys everything good in relationships and organizations. That’s why I’m so thankful for Dr. Mary Poffenroth’s book, Brave New You. It’s full of science-backed frameworks, revelations and neurohacks that help us turn our fear into fuel that propels us forward and helps us realize our true potential.”–Matt Poepsel, PhD, talent optimization expert and author of Expand the Circle
“Life-changing revelations”–TIME
Mary Poffenroth
Mary Poffenroth, PhD, is an award-winning researcher and member of the biology faculty at San Jose State University. Her groundbreaking approach to fear and risk-taking, along with her insights on the biology of fear, have made her a leader in the field of fear science. Her work, inspired by her own experiences as a multi-cultural scientist, has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Science, Entrepreneur, National Geographic, TedEd, HuffPost, TIME, Refinery 29, and Inbound. She has three masters degrees (biology, psychology, science communication) with a Ph.D. in Psychology.
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