Description
Book SynopsisWith wise advice and helpful exercises from psychologist Dr. Jaime Zuckerman, this beautifully designed, interactive workbook will help you find a path toward a calmer, happier daily life. Stress, worry, and anxiety can make it hard to enjoy your days, and these feelings tend to build up over time. This enjoyable workbook is a colorful, friendly guide that’s written to be straightforward and easily accessible, with the feel of a guided journal rather than a dry clinical tome. Inside, you’ll find
a simple toolkit for reducing your anxiety, no matter where it pops up:
- Learn to separate yourself from your anxious thoughts
- Break unhelpful thought patterns
- Practice how to confront and manage your fears
- Find strategies for focusing on the present moment
- Practice techniques to keep anxiety at bay for the long haul
Accompanied by
engaging, inspirational illustrations, this workbook offers
writing prompts,
meditations,
tracking exercises, and more—giving a gentle, eye-opening introduction to scientifically proven techniques to reduce anxiety in everyday life.
The
Wellness Workbooks series from Wellfleet Press offers guidance on a wide range of self-help and mental health topics. Each book presents a thoughtful, evidence-based collection of straightforward exercises in an accessible, enjoyable format that will keep you engaged and inspired. With a distinctive design and full-color illustrations throughout, these workbooks deliver a practical path to personal growth in a beautiful package.
Table of ContentsCONTENTS
Introduction
YOU ARE NOT
YOUR ANXIOUS
THOUGHTS
Worry Art
Word Reframing
Sticky Note Project
Watch and Worry
Lost Luggage
Designing Defusion
Just Passing Through
The Purple Flower
Your Own Worst Enemy
Down the Rabbit Hole
It’s Worry Time!
Pizza Party
BEING WITH
YOUR BODY
Balloon Breathing
5-4-3-2-1
Shoulders and Ears
Should Not Be Neighbors
Surprise!
Become a Grounding Guru
Grounded in the Ground
These Are a Few
of My Favorite Things
Scan the System
Muscle (Re)Group
Time Task Tricks
YOU ’ V E
GOTTA FEEL IT
TO HEAL IT
The Egg
The Pool
Smile for the Camera
You Do You
Sink or Swim
The Strategy of Struggling
Busy Bees
To Do or Not to Do
Liar, Liar, Mind on Fire
Fraudulent Feelings
Opposites Do Not Attract
An Apple a Day Keeps Your
Stress Right in Front of You
Places, People, and Patterns
Anticipation Station
Slow and Steady
Wins the Race
It’s Time to Make Time
Easy Does It
How To Be Do Less Anxious
Conclusion
Resources & References
About the Book
Acknowledgments
About the Author
