AN AUTOMOBILE CRASH RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURIES, A DEATH IN THE FAMILY, A JOB LOSS, OR SOME OTHER EVENT IN LIFE CAN THROW US INTO A PERSONAL CRISIS; BUT HOW WE HANDLE THE STRESSES DETERMINES OUR LEVEL OF HAPPINESS.
This new guide for dealing with personal crises, either for self-help or as an accompanying book for a course or workshop, teaches methods for averting personal crises and for recovering from the ones you experience. It covers the four main areas of life that are the foundation for happiness: mental health, spiritual balance, personal finances, and lawful-ethical behavior. Although this book's audience can include anyone, it is focused on common issues for four main categories of people at different stages of life: adolescents, midlifers, and the elderly, plus those afoul of the law. Each lesson in the book includes exercises and worksheets to help the reader in several ways:
- Identify personal risks that can turn into crises,
- Assess the likely causes of an existing crisis,
- Formulate strategies for avoiding and managing crises, and
- Create an action plan for recovering from an ongoing crisis.
These are imparted by four accomplished experts in their fields who give you actionable insights for achieving happiness: Dr. Peter Tarlow, a world-renowned speaker and columnist writing about philosophy and religion, discusses spirituality; Dr. Tom Marrs, a licensed psychologist and behaviorist, shows you what you can do to attain and maintain good mental health; Dr. Eduardo Leite, a management and finances expert, helps you establish essential personal finances; and Nathaniel Tarlow, a successful civil and criminal defense attrorny, explains how society and laws affect you before and after a personal crisis.
By the end of Personal Reconstruction, you'll have a good understanding of the factors that affect your happiness. You'll also know which actions you can take before you suffer a crisis, and you'll have tools and strategies for recovery that you can apply after experiencing a person crisis that you do not avert.
