How to Use Mindfulness as a Mental Health Tool: To Beat Depression & Anxiety, and Change Your Brain

Mindfulness has become a scientifically-validated first-line treatment for many mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety. This book tells you in plain English, backed by the most current science, exactly what mindfulness is, how it physically changes your brain, and the concrete simple steps you can take to put it to good use in your own life to improve your mental health.

Specifically, you will learn:

• How to use mindfulness to increase your attention and focus
• How to practice (and the evidence for) digital mindfulness
• The hard science (so far) on what mindfulness can and can't do for your mental health
• How mindfulness affects your brain and body
• How to put neuroplasticity to work for you to improve your brain and mental health
• Proven mindfulness-based therapies
• Mindfulness for depression and anxiety
• Meditation - just one mindfulness tool in the toolbox
• Breathing practices
• The vagus nerve
• Easy mindfulness practices: how to work mindfulness into your daily life
• Gratitude
• Compassion
• Affirmations

Mindfulness doesn't have to be complicated or even spiritual. It is simply a proven, no cost mental health tool available to you to improve your brain, mental health, and life. Here's how it works.

"This book is an essential companion for anyone wanting to conquer distractions and stay focused in the now. Mindfulness offers simple steps to support our journey to cognitive enhancement and inner peace. Debbie truly gifts us with the present of presence in this actionable must-read to build a better brain and live a mindful life."

Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, MA Founder, Virtual Brain Health Center