The Little Blue Book

Section 1: Towards Resilience 11 Looking for the good 12 Practicing positive thinking 14 Health outcomes 16 Emotional bias and ‘a whispering crowd’ 18 Laughter, good humour and the immune system 19 Resilience and positivity 20 Creating the habit of positive thinking 22 Four great tips for positive thinking 24 Social isolation and loneliness 26 The loneliness epidemic 28 Workplaces and loneliness 29 Section 2: The COVID-19 Challenge 31 Combatting loneliness when working remotely 32 Solitude: how it differs to loneliness 34 Loneliness in Australia 35 When it becomes a lonely battle 36 Job security 40 Understanding isolation (and how to cope) 42 ‘Mothballed’ at home: A 12-point plan for coping 44 About anger 46 Some tips to manage anger 48 Uncontrolled anger, coercive control 50 Helping your young people manage anxiety 56 Signs of stress in children (and teens) 59 CONTENTS ADA Australia 6