Focusing on relieving the temporary downs of life rather than the clinical aspects of more serious depression, the book provides quick to read and easy to understand suggestions to effectively combat low spirits, soothe a bad mood and get back on track. These exercises can be used whenever they are needed to relieve the blues.

Offering such mood-lifting options as “Make it a Bluesbuster Night,” “Give Yourself a Mmmassage,” “Hit the Road Without a Map," “Hot Mamas in Pajamas,” or “Knead a Lift? Bake Some Bread,” the authors provide surefire remedies to the blues that can be accomplished on the spot and in no time flat.

:60 Second Bluesbusters is a must read for everyone who wants to dispel gloomy feelings and free themselves from their bad moods fast.

Joyce Quick is a clinical social worker with a masters degree in English and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Washington. She has authored over 1,000 scripts for a nationally syndicated radio program, The Winner's Circle. and has been a personal coach at The Pacific Institute, an international firm devoted to developing personal and professional growth education. She now has a family and individual counseling practice in Seattle, Washington.

Lexie Pfetzing is the founder and CEO of New Perspectives, a company that specializes in training and organizational development on a personal basis. She earned a BA degree from SUNY Manhattan and a master's degree in counseling and human services from Montclair State University. She designs and runs training workshops for schools, hospitals and corporations, in addition to maintaining a private practice in Manhattan.

*November 2004 Release

A New Horizon Press Release
Self-help/Psychology
6 x 9, 224 pages
LC # 20041080082, world rights
ISBN: 0-88282-249-7 (pb)