The Swiss Cheese Theory of Life [Paperback]

Judith Belmont (Author), Lora Shor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 21, 2011 | ISBN-10: 0982039891 | ISBN-13: 978-0982039892 | Edition: 1st

Don't get stuck in life's holes!

The Swiss Cheese Theory of Life is a book about resiliency. Using Swiss Cheese as a metaphor for life itself, you will explore ways to get through the holes rather than get stuck in them. Swiss is not like any other cheese - and neither are you!

This self-help health and wellness book is sure to delight and enlighten - with a thick-sliced sense of humor. While it is whimsical in style, it deals with many serious and universal topics that affect our everyday lives. We distill important concepts from many sources, slicing them up into easily digestible chunks of information.

After all, Swiss is not like any other cheese and neither are you like anyone else! This wellness book is about thriving in the face of life's adversities, overcoming challenges, developing stress resilience, and making effective and long lasting changes for a happier life. Important training concepts are easily related through a light-hearted holistic approach that will touch your mind, body and spirit. Our expertise as psychotherapists and wellness speakers has reached thousands of people throughout the country - and now we want to reach out to you! Couldn't everyone benefit from Swiss Cheese Life resiliency training to help them move through life's holes instead of getting stuck in them?

Take the Swiss Cheese Theory of Life Challenge!

-Are you trying to make changes in your life, yet you find yourself digging deeper into a hole?

-Do you know better but can t seem to get out from under your unhealthy patterns or habits?

-Do you often have why does this happen to me thinking?

-Are you looking for happiness in all the wrong places?

-Are you ready to make healthy changes in your life ... physically, emotionally, spiritually?

If you answered yes to any of these questions help is here!

Editorial Reviews

Review

An engagingly fun 'cookbook' of recipes for self-discovery. Tips, tests, tool-kits, and clever insights make for a practical handbook for harnessing your emotions and fulfilling your life-goals. --Neal Roese, Ph.D., Northwestern University, author of If Only: How To Turn Regret Into Opportunity

This book shows you how to take complete control of your thoughts and emotions, and live a wonderful life! --Brian Tracy, International Motivational Speaker and author of No Excuses! The Power of Self-Discipline

We often struggle to make sense of the bad hand that life sometimes deals us. The Swiss Cheese Theory of Life offers a simple, refreshing approach to helping us reshuffle the deck' and tap into that inner resilience that we need to achieve a more fruitful existence. --Frank M. Dattilio, Ph.D., ABPP, Harvard Medical School, author and editor of 18 professional books

About the Author

Judith A. Belmont, MS, is a national speaker and corporate wellness trainer, with over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist. From college teaching to working with Fortune 500 companies, Judy uses practical, action-oriented strategies to get people through life s obstacles. She is the author of two professional books, 86 Tips for the Therapeutic Toolbox and 103 Group Activities and TIPS.

Lora Shor, LSW, is a psychotherapist, work/life consultant, and national speaker. She has helped thousands learn and implement resiliency skills and transformation techniques for happier, healthier, balanced lifestyle. Lora is an international consultant to Fortune 500 companies, the federal government, and non-profits, and also maintains a private clinical practice in the Philadelphia area.

Product Details

• Paperback: 247 pages
• Publisher: Premier Publishing & Media; 1st edition (October 21, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0982039891
• ISBN-13: 978-0982039892
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #185,557 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great self-help book that makes you think, January 13, 2012

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Yelena Burkut "mom of two" (Palatine, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Swiss Cheese Theory of Life (Paperback)

The Swiss Cheese Theory of LifeWhen a family members saw me holding this book, she said, "You really have too much time on your hands reading about cheese". If you thought even for a second this is about cheese - you are so wrong. "Swiss is not like any other cheese - and neither are you!"

With all the stress around many of us do feel stuck in the whole. It is not fun to be in the hole - telling from a personal experience. The only way I see of tackling the whole is with the sense of humor. This book offers valuable advices on how to handle every day problems and does is with a great sense of style and entertainment.

As dealing with anything else, you take it one slice (problem) at a time. This book has a great collection of real life situations that we face every day and helps us take a different look at it. I came across multiple scenarios in the book that seem very common and happened to me multiple times - handling a difficult boss, holding on to the past, not moving forward because of fear of failure. Did you know that the greatest people like Oprah Winfrey, Walt Disney , Abraham Lincoln, Steven Spelberg failed at the very things we know them for? As you go through the book, you can take several simple tests to help you understand where you stand with certain areas of your life. It also touches a topic of health and fitness and how you can start burning calories easy.

Let me leave you with one thing I really liked by The Swiss Wiz, book's mentor: "Waiting for tomorrow to be happy will get you nowhere"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a keeper!!, January 11, 2012

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R. Jolly (Gold Hill, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Swiss Cheese Theory of Life (Paperback)

This book is incredibly lighthearted and substantial. It might sound cheesy (pardon the pun), but it really isn't! I will no longer take a piece of Swiss cheese for granted.

The authors point out that larger holes mean sweeter, more flavorful cheese. A lot of adages, more or less, have the same message. Really, what is life without experience? How can we appreciate life when it's good when we don't have those bumps in the road? It's like when you come down with a cold or maybe you have allergies and one day, you wake up with a clear head and it's like, "Ahh..." You never knew when you'd get over it, but you did.

The underlying message I gleaned from this book? Be positive. Stephen Covey, whom I was pleased to see mentioned in this book, talked about being proactive rather than reactive. Same concept. When you're plagued with negative thoughts, it's up to you to choose positive ones. Someone make you angry? Well, don't let them get to you. You can only control one part about the situation - YOURSELF.

There are also tips on communication (active listening, using "I" statements), self-care (eating well and exercise), and other ways to avoid becoming the "stinky cheese." I don't want to give away too much because this book is such a gem. It's a keeper! And I'm not just saying that because the authors happen to be in a field that I'm headed for myself.

Disclosure: I was kindly sent a free copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read, January 3, 2012

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Weidknecht - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Swiss Cheese Theory of Life (Paperback)

The Swiss Cheese Theory of Life! by Judith A. Belmont, MS and Lora Shor, MSW is a great read. I love the approach these amazing women take in their analysis of how to get through life's holes without getting stuck in them. Throughout the book, they cut up life into ten delicious slices that help you make important changes in your way of thinking and dealing with every day stressors and more. The comparison to swiss cheese is a wonderful aid to keep their advice and insight in your mind. There are some activities within the book that help you take a good look and move on to better days. Being resilient is a characteristic we all have and this book is a super set of directions on how to reach inside yourself and bring it out.

This book would be a great graduation gift for a high school or college graduate! A newly married couple could use this as a guide to navigating through the challenges of settling into life together. That just divorced friend or just widowed friend would find much comfort and motivation in these pages. Lose your job or even your house? Got New Year's resolutions to make a better life this year? This book certainly has ideas that anyone can take to heart. Let the Swiss Wiz and the Swiss Cheese Fairy of Life guide you past the Stinky Cheese. I loved this book!