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Feeling anxious is part of being human; sometimes it can even be necessary or useful. But what about when anxiety takes over? When you feel like it’s too often dictating your life? Have you ever considered that you might be addicted to anxiety? In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author and psychotherapist Owen O’Kane explores how we all unwittingly build habits around our anxiety. This, he argues, is how we become addicted – the behaviours and thought patterns that help us feel safe in the short term ultimately serve to perpetuate it.

Modern life is a minefield for stress. Whether it’s juggling work, relationships or money, we often struggle to make time for ourselves. And can find ourselves stuck in a rut with bad habits or worries. In How to Be Your Own Therapist, Owen O’Kane reveals how short smart techniques throughout the day can form a healthier perspectives and let you ditch harmful thought patterns.

Modern life is a minefield for stress. Whether it’s juggling work, relationships or money, we often get stuck mindlessly obsessing about all the wrong things, not knowing what to let go of. In Ten Times Happier, Owen O’Kane reveals how to choose new, healthier perspectives and ditch harmful patterns in the 10 key areas we all overthink about or manage poorly....

Each morning most of us will spend about 10 minutes in the shower, 10 minutes making and eating breakfast but no time at all clearing our minds. Ten to Zen is a simple, effective and fuss-free guide to help you start your day in the right headspace to prepare for the challenges it may bring. Ten to Zen uses a combination of four therapeutic models - mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy, psychotherapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy - in a simple, easy-to-implement programme.

"Nimm dir einen Moment Zeit …" - das kleine Buch vom gelassenen Alltag. Hektik, Stress, Überforderung: Jeder kennt das Gefühl, wenn einem der Alltag über den Kopf wächst. Dann ist einfach alles zu viel, man fühlt sich erschöpft, ist gereizt oder wird grundlos wütend. Alles muss schnell gehen, wir haben verlernt innezuhalten. In "Der kleine Alltagsentschleuniger" verarbeitet Owen O'Kane seine Erfahrungen als Pfleger in der Palliativmedizin. Sterbende, so weiß er, bereuen es oft, sich im Leben zu viele Sorgen gemacht und zu wenig Prioritäten gesetzt zu haben.