The Road to Resilience. Adam Przytula

      

      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Important note to readers

      5  Acknowledgements

      6  Foreword

      7  Introduction Why I wrote this book What I did next Home truths How this book will help you

      8  chapter #1: Self‐esteem Be like Thor The self‐esteem spiral How do you improve your self‐esteem?

      9  chapter #2: Resilience What is resilience? Self‐esteem and resilience The basketball analogy Why is resilience important? The three stages of resilience

      10  chapter #3: Bullying What is bullying? The bullying triangle Bullying is not okay Cyberbullying We're all in it together

      11  chapter #4: Stress management What does my story have to do with stress? What is stress? The fight‐or‐flight response Types of stress Effects of stress Healthy ways to manage stress How to make stress your friend

      12  chapter #5: Positive mental health and wellbeing What is positive mental health? How can you improve your mental health? Why do you need to be mentally healthy to be resilient?

      13  chapter #6: Self‐awareness and managing emotions Self‐awareness and ANTs Managing your emotions Managing emotions and resilience Developing self‐awareness How to become self‐aware How self‐awareness makes you more resilient

      14  chapter #7: Healthy friendships The evolution of friendship Why is friendship important? What is a ‘healthy friendship’? Healthy friendships give you natural resilience

      15  chapter #8: Real men What is a ‘real man’? How to be a real man Being a real man is about making healthy decisions

      16  chapter #9: Real beauty ‘Beauty’ is an idea Who influences how you view beauty? The role of self‐image in beauty So what is real beauty? Self‐love and self‐acceptance Real beauty is priceless

      17  chapter #10: Dating and relationships The three stages of dating and relationships The dating stage The relationship stage The not‐currently‐dating‐or‐in‐a‐relationship stage Relationships and the five health gauges

      18  chapter #11: Drugs, alcohol and other addictions