Accept How You Feel

Dr KarenGraham (MBBS; FRANZCP; FCAP) is an adult and child psychiatrist living inAustralia. She has a three decade clinical career with interest in holistic mind-bodyhealing. She describes a stress and balance psychology systems framework that unifiesself-management. The natural, practical way to maintain inner peace is derivedfrom maintaining and restoring, mental and emotional balance. Mind What You Think and Accept How You Feel are written in thesame format to bring this clarity. They are for therapists and those who wantto view theory differently.

• ContentsIntroduction................................................................................ vii PART 1 - Resisting Emotional Feelings Causes Stress................. 1 Chapter 1 Feelings: What Good are They?............................... 3 Chapter 2 Reacting to Uncomfortable Feelings...................... 20 Chapter 3 Why You Block Feelings and Can't Get Resolution.32 Chapter 4 Stressful Complications of Emotional Blockage..... 46 Chapter 5 Being in Charge of Your Emotional World............ 65 PART 2 - Raising Awareness to Find Balance............................ 77 Chapter 6 Giving the Right Kind of Attention toUncomfortable Feelings........................................ 79 Chapter 7 Emotional Issues are Complex with Many Parts..... 86 Chapter 8 Cooperating for Resolution andHigher Self-Awareness.......................................... 93 Chapter 9 Emotional Balance and Resilience to Stress..........100 PART 3 - How to Manage Emotional Disturbanceand Restore Balance..........................................107 Chapter 10 An Easy Way to Acknowledge a Feeling...............109 Chapter 11 Pure Emotional Acceptance and Release..............123 Chapter 12 Clarity and Validation about anEmotional Issue..................................................137 Chapter 13 Being Less Reactive Can Start witha Question..........................................................148 Chapter 14 Developing More Emotional Awareness...............160 Chapter 15 Sharing Management..........................................171 Conclusion.................................................................................183 About the Author........................................................................186