Take Control of Your Life

The five-step plan to health and happiness for a stress free life

For the first time, Dr Gail Ratcliffe’s best-selling book  Take Control of Your Life is available in a handy paperback edition. The book was written for all those who find that stress impacts in one way or another on their lives, and has proved a godsend for thousands of people.

Dr Ratcliffe, one of New Zealand’s foremost psychologists, maintains that recognising the many guises of stress is the first step to securing personal happiness. Using extensive modern international research and experience from her New Zealand practice, Dr Ratcliffe provides an understanding of how different types of stress have serious consequences and can affect peace of mind, alter behaviour and damage physical well-being.

Take Control of Your Life is designed for quick reading and easy reference. In her no-nonsense practical style, Dr Ratcliffe offers a ‘five-step plan’ that will provide you with the tools to design the life you want to live and deal with the things that cause you stress. The medical, psychological, and physiological facts are presented simply and directly, together with useful case studies.

Specifications: 9780908988303| Paperback | 228 x 153mm / 9 x 6in | 224 Pages 

Dr Gail Ratcliffe a clinical psychologist and author, is widely regarded internationally for her work in providing techniques for minimizing the impact of stress on everyday life. She is in private practice in New Zealand.

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