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You never know when negative thoughts will show up, crash your party, cramp your style, and get in the way of living your best life. This take-anywhere, use-anytime guide offers quick, simple, and evidence-based skills drawn from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help readers make peace with their inner frenemy, turn the volume down on negative chatter, and focus instead on what's good in their lives.

Many people want to cut back on their drinking--or even stop altogether. But in a culture that glamorizes the cocktail hour, "white wine playdates," and boozy brunches, many people wonder, What would I do instead? This go-to guide has the answer. With 50 simple skills grounded in mindfulness, readers will have the tools they need to soothe stress, improve their emotional and physical health, and feel more energized and empowered in their day-to-day life--without alcohol.

Whether dealing with a breakup or divorce, work-related frustrations, or a global crisis, everyone struggles with difficult thoughts and feelings at some point in their lives. This take-anywhere guide teaches readers about distress tolerance--one of the four core skills of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)--and offers quick, effective tools for managing overwhelming emotions so readers can keep their cool in the face of life's inevitable challenges.

Emotional intelligence is a cornerstone of mental health--and something teens need now more than ever. In this timely book, clinical psychologist Melanie McNally directly addresses the urgent teen mental health crisis with proven-effective skills to help young readers increase emotional awareness, learn to self-regulate, manage anxiety and depression, deepen interpersonal relationships, and boost self-confidence.

There's no one-size-fits-all treatment for excessive worrying, but by assembling an arsenal of tools and skills, you can effectively manage your worry. Worrying Is Optional offers a powerful new approach that combines strategies from metacognitive therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help anxious readers build their own customizable "anti-worrying" toolbox. Using these tools, readers will learn to break free from unhelpful thinking patterns and discover that worrying is, in fact, optional.

People who experience neglect or abuse as children often develop an anxious attachment style--resulting in feelings of abandonment and distrust, troubled relationships, and an unhealthy self-image. In this holistic guide, therapist Jennifer Nurick guides readers with an anxious attachment style through a step-by-step process to feel more secure in themselves; cultivate self-worth, self-trust, and confidence; and approach life and relationships from a place of calm, clarity, and connectedness.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the gold standard for treating a wide variety of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, and stress. In this evidenced-based workbook, CBT expert Michael Tompkins distills the latest research into an easy-to-use workbook to help readers improve overall well-being, and put the life-changing skills of CBT into practice every day.

The DBT Skills Daily Journal merges two powerfully effective treatment strategies--dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and guided journaling--to help readers take a more active role in managing their emotions. In only ten minutes a day, readers will explore the fundamentals of DBT skills--mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness--and find writing prompts to increase self-awareness, gain control over difficult thoughts and emotions, and reduce unhealthy behaviors. This exciting new method for DBT skills-building will have readers quickly writing their way to greater well-being and a more fulfilling life.

Change doesn't have to happen overnight--it can happen at your own pace. A powerful alternative to "abstinence-only" approaches, the "harm reduction" model outlined in this evidence-based workbook draws on practices from motivational interviewing (MI) to help readers explore their relationship with substance abuse, and find the inspiration needed to move forward and create an individualized recovery plan.

For those days when you feel like you just can't take it anymore, this portable pick-me-up offers in-the-moment microskills--based in proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)--to help readers accept what they can't change, move past negative thoughts, calm the chaos of emotional overwhelm, and soothe themselves when life feels difficult.

We can't avoid the things that stress us out, but we can change how we respond. Based on the self-help hit The Stress-Proof Brain and written by a clinical psychologist and neuroscience expert, this journal offers simple, guided prompts to help readers harness the power of positive emotions, "rewire" their emotional response to stress, and cultivate lasting calm.

Today's teens experience an unprecedented amount of stress, and it's affecting everything from their physical health and mental well-being to their grades. This practical, comprehensive workbook teaches proven-effective skills from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)--mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance--to help handle the eight most common teen stressors, so young readers can manage their emotions and feel better now.

As parents, it's the little things we do each day that can make all the difference in raising kind, confident, and conscientious kids. But in the midst of the daily rush, busy parents need effective tools to stay present and manage emotions--both their child's and their own. Building on the success of Raising Good Humans, this in-the-moment guide offers 50 quick, simple ways to help readers stop reacting and start parenting with intention.

In Loving Someone Who Has Sexual Trauma, a sex therapist offers self-compassion and attachment-based communication skills to help readers nurture intimacy and trust, and cultivate a more secure relationship with a partner who has experienced past sexual trauma. In the book, readers will learn powerful, trauma-informed techniques to help them understand the full impact of their partner's past experience, as well as strategies to increase feelings of safety and connection, and ultimately improve their relationship in the here and now.

Racial stress resulting from discrimination can negatively impact teens' emotional, physical, and mental health with lifelong consequences. This workbook offers Black teens evidence-based strategies to manage emotions in the face of race-based stress due to microaggressions, implicit bias, overt racism, and vicarious racism--and provides tools to help teens feel empowered to resist racism and thrive throughout their lives.

More and more, studies show a distinct link between emotional eating and trauma. This book offers a trauma-informed approach to overcoming emotional eating through mindfulness, self-compassion, and neuroscience principles. With this gentle guide, readers will come to understand the emotional weight of their trauma and cultivate a healthier relationship with their emotions, food, and bodies.

Building on the success of Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens (ISBN: 978-1626258891), teen mental health experts Mary Karapetian Alvord and Anne McGrath present The Action Mindset Workbook for Teens--an evidence-based guide to help teen readers address the unhelpful behaviors that stand in the way of reaching their goals. Whether teens struggle with worry, insecurity, perfectionism, depression, or a lack of motivation, this book offers concrete cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) strategies to help teens take small, doable "action steps" toward positive behavior change.

For board-certified behavior analysts (BCBAs) working in the field, it is essential to enlist the support of parents when working with autistic children. This book teaches BCBAs powerful and proven-effective acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) training skills to get parents on the same page and working with the BCBA to achieve therapeutic goals.

What does it really mean to be psychic or deeply intuitive? Best-selling author and Reiki master Lisa Campion--author of The Art of Psychic Reiki--offers a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to understanding, developing, and harnessing psychic ability. In this practical guide, readers will learn how to interpret dreams and omens; work with spirit guides; connect with ancestors and soulmates; and experience a deeper, more spiritual life.

This clinical guide shows therapists how to create effective, innovative, and values-driven exposures for treating clients with anxiety and avoidant behaviors. The exposures outlined in this book are easy-to-implement, easily tolerated by clients, and work to strengthen psychological flexibility.

From two internationally recognized experts on anxiety and the authors of Anxiety Happens comes the guided journal, offering daily writing prompts based in proven-effective acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help readers claim their calm, accept uncertainty, and break free from worry, fear, and panic.

Decolonizing the Body explores the traumatic physical and emotional effects of colonization and systemic racism on the body and mind. Written by a woman of color for women of color, it offers body-centered somatic practices to free women from internalized oppression, so they can reclaim confidence, dignity, and self-worth.

Death doulas support people practically, emotionally, and spiritually to prepare for death. This workbook brings the first-hand expertise of a death doula to those navigating the end of life--offering gentle and practical ways to explore their values, process their legacy, build connection with loved ones, prepare a comfortable death, and create a meaningful memorial.

For many people, social situations can be incredibly anxiety inducing. In CBT for Social Anxiety, a leading expert in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) offers an evidence-based guide for overcoming social anxiety using CBT skills, including "social mishap exposures." By partaking in these humorous social scenarios, readers will discover that their fears are largely unfounded, and will gain the self-confidence needed to live a fuller life.

Don't let self-doubt and fear of failure keep you from reaching your full potential! Despite your accomplishments, do you ever worry that you aren't good enough or capable enough? Have you reached high levels of success, yet still suspect that you're just "faking it?" If so, you may have imposter syndrome--the persistent, internalized, irrational fear of being exposed as a fraud, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. You aren't alone. Too often, highly talented and successful people allow self-doubt to cloud their view of themselves. So, how can you start celebrating your hard-earned success and move forward in life with confidence?In Overcoming Imposter Anxiety, imposter syndrome expert Ijeoma Nwaogu offers proven-effective and culturally informed strategies grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you stand up to imposter anxiety, alleviate self-doubt and the fear of failure, and live with authenticity. You'll learn to anticipate and understand the triggers that cause your imposter thoughts, and discover ways to shift your mindset so you can move past fear, honor your achievements, and focus on your goals.You'll also learn how to: Respond to imposter thoughts and feelingsOvercome your fear of failure and affirm your competenceEmbrace the qualities that make you uniqueBuild an encouraging support networkHelp yourself by helping others It's time to ditch self-limiting beliefs, so you can start living life with greater courage, confidence, and authenticity. This book will help guide you, step by step.

This workbook combines two powerfully effective treatments to address relentless, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts--as well as the painful and intense emotions these thoughts can trigger. Readers will find an innovative blend of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills to manage obsessive, self-blaming, judgmental, and catastrophic thoughts--and find lasting emotional balance.

For those struggling with relationship addiction, or "love addiction," a breakup can feel overwhelming. Letting Go of Your Ex offers evidence-based skills and techniques grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy to help combat symptoms such as emotional distress, impulsive behavior, and obsessive rumination. With this compassionate and nonjudgmental guide, readers will find the tools needed to recover from love addiction, create a new life without their ex, and start focusing on what makes them happy.