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Amy Freeman holds a Ph.D. in Workforce Education and a M.S. in Engineering. She is also a poet and a working parent who understands the challenges of interweaving family obligations with professional expectations. She has spoken at numerous professional and community venues in the U.S. and abroad. As an advocate of education, she emphasizes the importance of collaboration and learning as much as possible about others and the world around us.
Also by this author is the DVD presentation, 'Finding Your Balance in Work and Life: Truths and Myths About Having It All' (Daylight Press, 2013).
Learn more at amyfreeman.net.
Reviewed by Faridah Nassozi for Readers' Favorite
Stress Less: 10 Balancing Insights on Work and Life by Amy Freeman is a self-help book aimed at helping us create some small spaces and stolen moments so we can take a break from our busy and stressful schedules. It is about developing the ability to accept that you cannot do it all in one day, so you can take the much-needed breaks and eventually be more productive. Based on a set of easy guiding principles like realising that you are not the only one struggling with the stress-work-life balance and knowing that the changes you need to make in your life do not necessarily have to be big, Amy Freeman elaborates 10 insights on how you can manage your stress levels and achieve a more fulfilled life.
Stress Less is a brief guide on how we can minimise the stress that comes with tight schedules by changing our attitude towards life and accepting that there will always be things we cannot accomplish as originally planned. The 10 insights on stress management are easy steps that we can easily make part of our day-to-day lives and they are very practical. The book acknowledges the fact that stress will always be a part of our lives in today's fast moving world, but there are things we can do to manage the stress levels so things do not get out of control. It has practical exercises at the end of each chapter that enable you to internalise and practice what you have just read. The book also includes QR codes with more helpful material that readers can easily access with their phones, making it a more exciting read and allowing the reader to get more clarity.
