It’s time to make stress your ally, not your enemy.
Stress is inherent to the human condition. When not properly understood, stress can wreak havoc on our mental and physical health, our relationships, and our lives. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
In Stress Wisely, award-winning psychology scholar and resiliency expert Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe explains how we can be strategic in stressful times by challenging everything we’ve been told about stress—and wielding its power in our favour.
With her signature honesty, humor, relatability, and intimacy, Dr. Robyne draws on her vast research and real-world experiences in wellness, stress, and resiliency to help you navigate the chaos in the wisest way possible.
Through smart strategies and awareness-raising exercises grounded in science and the eight touchstones of wellness—physical, emotional, intellectual, social environmental, occupational, financial, and spiritual—Dr. Robyne teaches you how to make your nervous system your ally in every stage of your life (yes, even in the most challenging circumstances).
Life is joyful, complicated, messy, and downright hard at times, AND you are capable to navigate it all. In Stress Wisely, get ready to learn, unlearn, and integrate smart stressing principles for a healthier, more meaningful, and purpose-filled life that is waiting for you. Better days are ahead.

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Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe is a multi-award-winning scholar and international speaker focused on stress, resiliency, performance, and wellness. With two decades of teaching and research experience, Dr. Robyne connects and inspires by dismantling complex human variables with authenticity, humour and ease, making her work accessible and readily possible. As a thought-leader in her field, she connects researched insights with practical applications. In addition to her acclaimed book, Calm Within the Storm: A Pathway to Everyday Resiliency, she is a contributor to Psychology Today and works with organizations around the globe sharing wise practices for optimal performance with wellness in ever-changing times.

"Rich with heartfelt stories and original research, Stress Wisely is candid yet comforting, nuanced yet holistic, scholarly yet colloquial, and timely yet timeless. It’s a sprawling journey that oscillates between micro and macro contexts, uplifting and challenging wellness seekers from every walk of life."

future of work expert and author of Leadership, Reinvented

"This fresh, insightful guide to facing stress urges readers to stop settling for ‘fine.’"

Publishers Weekly

"Using research, personal experiences, and her incredible ability to make science relatable and digestible, Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe looks at the individual puzzle pieces of wellness and how they fit into the big picture of life."

speaker, founder of The Possibility Playground, 2x Olympic gold medallist, and author of Redefining ‘Realistic

"We are living through the most significant global health crisis in our time. Yet there is hope if we apply the new ideas that Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe shares with us. She weaves together knowledge, ancient wisdom, and deep practice to elevate our mental, emotional, and spiritual lives with clear and powerful strategies so that you can stop the negative stress cycle and return to joy, happiness, and thriving."

PhD, bestselling author of The Ripple Effect and Rest, Refocus, Recharge

"Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe’s valuable perspective on prioritizing the power of connection and personal recovery will inspire you to become an unstoppable force for wellness in your community."

keynote speaker and author of Every Conversation Counts

"There is a body, mind, and spirit element to this work—a constellation of ways to better understand the daily implications of stress. Issues of burnout and compassion fatigue are raised alongside a compact history of stress research to illuminating effect."

4 out of 5 stars

"Really honest, kind, and above all else, useful. Thank you for helping us make sense of it all."

bestselling author of Exactly What to Say