Your mind is what your brain does for a living
Subtitle: learn how to make it work for you
By: Steven Jay Fogel ; with Mark Bruce Rosin
Contributors: Rosin, Mark Bruce, author; Fogel, Steven Jay, 1942-
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781626340589
Subjects: Control (Psychology); Interpersonal relations; Choice (Psychology); Self-consciousness (Awareness)
Notes: "What you need to know to create a happier life"--Cover.

Sequel to: My mind is not always my friend.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-261) and index.
Table of contents: title: The past : an illuminating place to visit, but you don't want to live there. the voice in your head; title: and why it's so often wrong ; How programming formed in childhood can control you when you're an adult ; Your conscious and unconscious beliefs ; How childhood traumas influence your programming; title: The mind and the brain : why your machinery works the way it does and how your brain allows you to change. What you need to know about your brain and how it influences the way you act ; Using your mind to change your brain and your behavior ; Mindful awareness : the key to disengaging from your dysfunctional programming ; Learning to recognize and let go of self-defeating beliefs ; What brain science teachers about how to change your wiring to improve your life ; Parenting yourself through practicing mindfulness ; Formulating guiding principles to help you act mindfully; title: Frog in hot water : long-term patterns that create frustration and suffering and how to break them. How do you become a frog in hot water? ; Recognizing your resistance to change; title: and what you can do about it ; A first step toward choosing a door : analyzing the bind that keeps you a frog in hot water ; Other ways that you can keep yourself stuck ; Choosing a door ; Seven lessons I learned from being a frog in hot water and finally choosing a door; title: Tools and techniques for a happier, healthier life. Decreasing anxiety, increasing gratitude, mindfulness, loving-kindness, and well-being ; Creating your wisdom pages; title: My shorthand messages for you to live a life of authenticity and aliveness.