Table of Contents 1
Cover
6
Foreword
7
Introduction
Why I wrote this book
What I did next
Home truths
How this book will help you
8
chapter #1: Self‐esteem
Be like Thor
The self‐esteem spiral
How do you improve your self‐esteem?
9
chapter #2: Resilience
What is resilience?
Self‐esteem and resilience
The basketball analogy
Why is resilience important?
The three stages of resilience
10
chapter #3: Bullying
What is bullying?
The bullying triangle
Bullying is not okay
Cyberbullying
We're all in it together
11
chapter #4: Stress management
What does my story have to do with stress?
What is stress?
The fight‐or‐flight response
Types of stress
Effects of stress
Healthy ways to manage stress
How to make stress your friend
12
chapter #5: Positive mental health and wellbeing
What is positive mental health?
How can you improve your mental health?
Why do you need to be mentally healthy to be resilient?
13
chapter #6: Self‐awareness and managing emotions
Self‐awareness and ANTs
Managing your emotions
Managing emotions and resilience
Developing self‐awareness
How to become self‐aware
How self‐awareness makes you more resilient
14
chapter #7: Healthy friendships
The evolution of friendship
Why is friendship important?
What is a ‘healthy friendship’?
Healthy friendships give you natural resilience
15
chapter #8: Real men
What is a ‘real man’?
How to be a real man
Being a real man is about making healthy decisions
16
chapter #9: Real beauty
‘Beauty’ is an idea
Who influences how you view beauty?
The role of self‐image in beauty
So what is real beauty?
Self‐love and self‐acceptance
Real beauty is priceless
17
chapter #10: Dating and relationships
The three stages of dating and relationships
The dating stage
The relationship stage
The not‐currently‐dating‐or‐in‐a‐relationship stage
Relationships and the five health gauges
