Book Chats: Interviewing Dr Claire Hayes.
A book discussion by Kate O’Brien.
I am very excited to share this news! So excited, in fact, that I have made a schedule change.
If you follow me on Instagram @katelovesliterature then you will have noted that I said that this week I would be discussing poems for the summer season on Katelovesliterature.com.
That piece is #comingsoon so stay tuned!
I’m delighted to share that I had the opportunity to interview Dr Claire Hayes, author of Choose Well: The ABC Coping Sentence. This is her latest book that has just been published by Beehive Books @beehivebooks.ie
Dr Claire Hayes is a consultant, clinical psychologist, and in her newest book Choose Well: The ABC Coping Sentence, she provides readers with simple and effective tools that are designed to help people manage stress and anxieties. Her book is short and sweet, and very easy to read as her language is simple and succinct. This is an excellent book and I believe it could be a really helpful tool when used to help someone acknowledge the stress they are feeling, identify what is the cause of that stress, and then use that knowledge to find new ways to cope and deal with that stress. This book is a particularly great read for any students and parents/guardians of students who are sitting their Leaving Cert Examinations as these exams are usually one of the first big stressful situations that young adults face, and due to this book’s simple, straightforward style, this book would be a brilliant starter book when it comes to introducing mindfulness techniques to young adults. The techniques they will learn about in Choose Well: The ABC Coping Sentence, are techniques that they can carry with them as they enter adulthood. For those of us who have left the Leaving Cert behind many years ago, this book is still a fantastic read, as we are never too old to learn to take better care of our mental health. For example, when I was reading this book in preparation for my interview with Claire, I found myself really enjoying her tips on how to reframe certain thoughts in more positive ways.
Dr Claire Hayes was a delight to chat to. Kind, enthusiastic, and full of great advice all about coping with stress and anxieties, and of course, it was brilliant to hear about some of the behind-the-scenes aspects of the book writing process.
I loved conducting this interview and I hope that you’ll click the link below and tune in for yourselves! Thank you so much to Dr Claire Hayes, and to Beehive Books.
Click on this image to be taken to the full interview!
*Please note – this current discussion on Katelovesliterature.com is not an AD and not sponsored. I’m simply sharing something that I really enjoyed doing.*
I hope you’ll enjoy my full interview with Dr Claire Hayes, author of Choose Well: The ABC Coping Sentence.
For more info about Dr Claire Hayes, be sure to visit her website https://drclairehayes.ie/
To grab your own copy of the book, you can visit https://www.beehivebooks.ie/
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