Jacqueline Mansell – författare

Resilience: A Choice for Everyday is published in a quick to read compact handbook. Drawing on psychological subject matter this is not an academic study but is designed to be accessible for every day, as a stand-alone resource or a spring board for further development. The handbook is divided into short sections and interspersed with single positive words embodying a resilient outlook and good advice succinctly encapsulated in the form of quotations. The handbook is intended to provide a pathway to gain deeper insights about yourself and others. In developing your inner strength, personal energy and an approach to living life to the full, you will also increase your power to understand other people, so enhancing your ability for empathy and for building supportive relationships.

By taking the opportunity to read and use this handbook you will have the pointers to:

Eliminate the experience of ‘being present in body but not in mind and spirit’Mitigate against stressPrevent the ‘costs’ of reduced personal resilience upon yourself and on the people around youBuild and reinforce your everyday powers of resilienceDrive the negatives out of the way and maintain determination, focus and purpose

 

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Bullying and harassment is not only a problem for those immediately affected by the experience but also for wider society. Bullying and harassment has a negative impact upon individuals but also has consequences for the economy, productivity, moral and wellbeing. Acquiescence to bullying and harassment sets the bar for all citizens, from the young to the old.

Bullying and Harassment of Adults is not a legal handbook or a procedural guide but is a book about behaviour and its consequences. Published as an easy to use format this book is divided into distinct sections which eases you through key areas relating to the bullying and harassment of adults:

Understanding human behaviourSeeing the bigger picture. The relationship between prejudice and discrimination with harassment and bullying. Creating awareness that bullying and harassment are on a continuum of behavioursRecognising how harassment and bullying is manifestedMaking sense of being bullied and harassedOvercoming the experience of bullying and harassment

 

The handbook is useful for:

Individuals who have experienced or are going through the experience of bullying and harassment, to help increase insight about what was/is happeningThose who are providing support to someone who is being bullied or harassed in order to increase understanding of what the individual is going throughOrganisations and others to recognise the moral issues and wider implications of bullying and harassment and its insidious nature in eroding a culture of respect

In the autumn of 2022, I received a diagnosis of Stage 3 Breast Cancer. Life as I knew it, in an instant changed irrevocably. The breast cancer journey can present many challenges both physically and mentally. Physically, there are different medical procedures and processes to be dealt with. Mentally the most fundamental question of cure and recurrence can prey on one's mind while dealing with a changed reality. Therefore, this book has been composed with the breast cancer journey at its heart: To share personal experience, tips and hints combined with psychological theories, tips, and tools to help readers through difficult times and make sense of some aspects of the journey.This book discusses different areas related to your resilient and courageous self. It recognises that there are different types and grades of breast cancer plus countless treatment pathways and has been written from a personal perspective within the context of Grade 3 Breast Cancer. Everyone travelling the journey will have their own story. The aim is to:*Share personal experience.*Recognise the difference between simply coping and effective coping skills.*Enhance personal self-awareness.*Support positive expectations.*Aid in reducing anxiety.*Help with maintaining morale.*Provide practical tips and ideas.*Provide an insight for others, such as friends and family.*Plan goals.