Go from Stressed to Strong ─ Health and Fitness Advice from High Achievers

From Stress to Strength is about the war with the unhealthy habits of our stressful lives. Watkins provides readers with practical and proven tools designed by health and wellness experts to get on the path to a healthy lifestyle in a 24-7 world. Prompted by Watkins’s own experiences while working inside the world of two presidential campaigns and other high-stress working environments, she shares her own stories as well as stories from prominent men and women across a wide range of industries on their experiences and how they came out the other side. Bestselling author Bill Nye ?the Science Guy,” former NFL linebacker Keith Mitchell, CrossFit guru Christy Adkins, professional speaker and Army veteran Dan Nevins, restaurateur Jamie Leeds, and former White House staffer Phil Larson are some of the many voices featured.

From Stress to Strength is for everyone with a busy lifestyle who thinks they can’t fit in being healthy?whether a CEO, a full-time student, a CPA during tax season, or a full-time parent. Watkins reveals how to handle specific challenges to health?sleep deprivation, snacking instead of eating meals, and so on. In doing so, she encourages readers to seize control of today to give them the energy and strength to make it through the next day, and the day after, and the day after that.

Laurie A. Watkins is an accomplished writer, senior executive, and seasoned political strategist. She has worked on two presidential campaigns and served in positions from Capitol Hill to the Pentagon. A native Floridian, Laurie currently lives in Washington, DC, with her dog Whiskey.