About the Book

Too much stress makes life a mess! This is not what God wants for your life. God has a wonderful plan for you. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV)

Dr. Helen A Mendes, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California, has over forty years of experience helping people solve a range of stressful problems. In God's Stress Management Plan she draws upon the Bible and psychological insights to give practical advise for implementing God's plan for your life.

At the core of God's plan is that you are to accept His love and deeply love Him, in return. This fervent love relationship becomes the foundation of developing a healthy love of yourself and other people.

A strong love relationship with God helps you obey Him so that you are open to receive the blessings and guidance He is eager to give you. Then you will be better equipped to navigate the often treacherous twists and surprising turns of your life's journey. As you turn away from a selfish, egotistical love of yourself to a godly self-love, you will treat yourself in ways that promote physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual health. Thereafter, when you love people, as you have learned to love yourself, your family, friends, co-workers and others will be more willing to relate to you in ways that are supportive and less stressful.

God's Stress Management Plan teaches you practical and proven ways to use ten biblical principles in your everyday life, so that God can bless you with the more stress-resistant life He plans for you.

About the Author

Dr. Helen A. Mendes is president of Mendes Consultation Services of Los Angeles. She has over 40 years experience in helping people solve stressful personal, marital, family and work-related problems. Although Dr. Mendes finds value in a variety of approaches to stress management, she finds none equals the power of Biblical principles for helping people to avoid, reduce or better manage stress.

Dr. Mendes earned her masters degree in social work at Columbia University and her doctorate at UCLA. She studied theology at Fuller Theological seminary. For eleven years, she was a professor of social work at the University of Southern California where she taught master and Ph. D. students. She was also on the faculties of UCLA, Hunter College School of Social Work and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. She is a member of the Academy of Social Workers, a Diplomat in Clinical Social Work and is a licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of California. Dr. Mendes teaches social work at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

She is a popular guest speaker and gives workshops and seminars for professional and lay audiences. She consults with and trains executive and line staff at corporate, non-profit and military organizations on improving human relationships in the workplace.

Dr. Mendes is the author of The African Heritage Cookbook, a history-recipe book published by McMillan & Co. and author of numerous articles. She has been quoted in the Los Angeles Time, Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle, Essence Magazine, Redbook Magazine and Human Behavior Magazine. She has also been a guest on radio and television including: KCBS, KNBC, KACE, KJLH and KZLA.

Dr. Helen Mendes is a recipient of UCLA's Distinguished Scholarship Award, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Woman of the Year Award in Education, Award of Merit for Outstanding Service to USC School of Social Work and a Woman of Religious Achievement Award. She is listed in Who's Who Among Black Americans, Who's Who among American Women and the Outstanding People of the 20th Century.

Dr. Mendes is a devout Christian who integrates a Christian Worldview in her psychotherapy practice. Dr. Mendes says, "My goal is to help people grow in their faith in God and their commitment to Him. I want to help people learn first-hand how wonderfully effective Biblical principles are for enabling people to deal victoriously with the inevitable problems of life."