Whether your biggest concern is coping with stress, managing time, getting organized, handling finances, enriching your social life, or keeping up with your exercise program, Your Life: An Owner's Guide can help. Written by a board-certified behavioral and cognitive psychologist, it offers practical techniques and strategies for navigating the various aspects of everyday life.
Author Michael R. Slavit, PhD, understands the vital importance of defining values and keeping sight of goals and dreams, and this book will show you how.
Your Life: An Owner's Guide is structured on a continuum that begins by addressing the broadest principles, then moves to intermediate-level issues such as stress management, to the nitty-gritty aspects of lifestyle management. The final section provides advice on enhancing your social life.
With a blend of penetrating insights along with practical, easy-to-use suggestions, this book is comprehensive in scope, yet flexible enough to fit your unique personality and lifestyle.
About the Author: Michael R. Slavit, PhD, is a psychologist in private practice. He holds an AB in psychology from Brown University, an MA in counseling from the University of Rhode Island, and a PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.
Before becoming a licensed psychologist, he had a wide range of work experiences, including construction laborer, taxi driver, lifeguard, and social caseworker. Now, although he is board certified in cognitive and behavioral psychology, he considers his most important credential to be the trust of his patients.
Slavit has written numerous handouts and "Ask the Psychologist" columns for various clients, as well as the books Your Life: An Owner's Guide, Lessons from Desiderata, Cure Your Money Ills, and Train Your Wandering Mind.
He's a self-professed "gym rat" who loves water slides and roller coasters.
