Ever feel like life’s a rollercoaster — and you’re just hanging on?
Created by international wellbeing and high-performance expert Dr. Michael Bernard and illustrator and former psychologist Helen James, AHA! Moments helps you ride the ups and downs without losing your cool or freaking out.
This book is for adults of all ages and stages. It delivers instantly clear, bite-sized insights with vivid illustrations to help you shift unhelpful thinking, manage emotions and respond to challenges. You’ll meet Sunny, a character navigating life’s highs, lows and everything in between. Whether you’re in for a quick boost or reading cover to cover, you’ll discover how to:
* Handle stress and setbacks
* Solve everyday problems
* Build confidence and calmness
* Navigate change with strength
AHA! Moments is a practical, empowering companion — one page at a time — to help you move from surviving to thriving.
Michael E. Bernard has authored/edited over 50 books on procrastination, peak performance, stress management, mental health, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and You Can Do It! Education. Michael founded You Can Do It! Education, Australia’s first K-12 social-emotional learning program used in 5,000+ schools globally. Michael was Collingwood Football Club’s first sport psychologist and co-founded the Australian Institute for Rational Emotive Therapy. He is an international consultant, former The University of Melbourne professor, and Emeritus professor at California State University, Long Beach.
Helen James is an Illustrator and former psychologist who has had a multi-faceted career as a graphic artist, clinical psychologist, management consultant/executive and business owner in Australia and USA. Helen’s current focus is creating illustrated, thought-provoking, inspirational art and books that will captivate and motivate all ages. Her previous published work in this genre is PUG: How to Be the Best You (2017).
* AHA! Moments is a unique self-help book for adults because of the way it communicates powerful ideas for personal development through text and illustrations. Readers will be empowered to build confidence, better navigate stress and move forward and thrive.
* Written by Michael E. Bernard, PhD — professor, internationally recognised thought leader, author/editor of over 50 books and founder of You Can Do It! Education
* Stands out from traditional, text-heavy self-help books. Each page pairs a powerful, thought-provoking idea with a striking illustration by Helen James.
* At the heart of this book are ‘AHA! moments’ — powerful insights designed to transform self-limiting thoughts, unhelpful emotional reactions and self-defeating behaviours in the face of everyday stress. The reader will meet Sunny, a character navigating life’s highs and lows who helps make AHA! Moments clear and relatable.
* The AHA! moments are inspired by the insights and wisdom of leading international figures in philosophy, brain science, positive psychology and cognitive-behavioural and rational-emotive therapy including Ellis, Seligman, Maslow, Epictetus and even Shakespeare.
Publicity:
* Michael is well-known in professional circles and the general public. He appears in media (newspaper articles) and television interviews.
* The book will be extensively promoted across Michael’s very strong network including the 18,000 members on the You Can Do It! Education Pty/Ltd mailing list (educators, mental health practitioners, general public); BeYou BeyondBlue (https://beyou.edu.au/); the Albert Ellis Institute (New York) and CBT Therapy (Australia).
