Lasting Wellbeing - by Matt Bloom Hardcover

Book Synopsis

With so many competing voices, how do you know what's for real, what's just a trend, and what will actually be helpful for you?

Dive into an accessible field guide for better emotional, mental, and spiritual health--based on an expert psychologist's in-depth research

Whether you're looking for more joy in your life or sustainable ways to thrive in hard times, Lasting Wellbeing will help you assess your well-being in five essential dimensions and identify which research-backed practices will open up your life to long-term happiness, clarity, and peace of mind.

Drawing on data collected from more than 10,000 people across 25 countries, psychologist Matt Bloom distills three decades of research into clear, science-backed strategies for coping with the stress, burnout, and anxiety in our increasingly demanding world. Explore dozens of practices to build a tailored wellness toolkit that will empower you to:

• Boost resilience and cognitive flexibility with exercises like conscious disobedience or strategic self-distancing
• Reengage your focus in positive, meaningful activities through mental tricks like temptation bundling or mental contrasting
• Uphold your core convictions through dedicated practices like centered prayer or drafting a table of contents for your autobiography
• Cultivate daily calm and release stress through walking meditation or breathing exercises
• Create joy by learning to more intentionally savor moments of wonder and pleasure

Today, prioritizing self-care can take many forms. Lasting Wellbeing isn't a one-size-fits all wellness approach--it's a repository of time-tested, easy-to-adopt mental health practices, and a guide to finding your individual path to true wellbeing.

About the Author

Matt Bloom is a professor emeritus of business at the University of Notre Dame. He has a PhD in psychology from Cornell University. For nearly thirty years, he and his research team studied the well-being of people who work in the helping and healing professions including physicians, humanitarian workers, clergy and public school teachers. Matt is cofounder of Ritual, a mobile application that offers a living library of evidence-based well-being practices created in partnership with wise guides including Barabara Brown Taylor, Kate Bowler, Steve Kerr, Nedra Tawaab, and Anne Lamott.