Mental Anxiety

“Mark Henick is a powerful storyteller.” —Rosie O’Donnell “So-Called Normal is a call to arms, yes, but it’s also a call to care, highlighting the power of kindness. Required reading for anyone working with children and teens.” —The Globe and Mail A vital and triumphant story of...

Is the emotionally disturbed person a victim of forces beyond his awareness, over which he has no control? This is the belief on which neuropsychiatry, psychoanalysis, and behavior therapy are all based. But what if this premise is wrong? What if a person’s psychological difficulties stem from...

Nos han hecho creer que el miedo es una emoción negativa contra la que hay que luchar. Pero ¿y si el miedo fuese tu mejor aliado? María Esclapez, la psicóloga que ha revolucionado el panorama de la no ficción, regresa con un nuevo audiolibro donde da un vuelco a todo aquello que creíamos saber sobre el miedo. Preocupaciones constantes, pensar que no eres suficiente, el temor al rechazo, a fracasar, a no llegar a todo, a no gustar, al abandono, evitar los conflictos, no exteriorizar los sentimientos...

In a world where you face academic pressure, social media stress, and countless expectations from every direction, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. No wonder anxiety in teen girls is at an all-time high! Luckily, there are proven strategies you can learn to feel better, cope better, and live your life with more confidence. In The Teen Girl's Anxiety Survival Guide, you'll find ten strategies to help you cope with anxious thoughts and feelings in healthy ways.

“A perceptive and practical book about why our calendars so rarely reflect our priorities and what we can do to regain control.”—ADAM GRANT “Carey’s book will help you reorganize your life. And then you can share a copy with someone you care about.”—SETH GODIN You deserve to...

The author of The Willpower Instinct delivers a controversial and groundbreaking new book that overturns long-held beliefs about stress. More than forty-four percent of Americans admit to losing sleep over stress. And while most of us do everything we can to reduce it, Stanford psychologist...

A mental health expert sheds light on "gaslighting"--the manipulative technique used by sociopaths, narcissists, and others--offering practical strategies to cope and break free. He's the charmer -- the witty, confident, but overly controlling date. She's the woman on your team who always...

Anxiety has an amazing ability to spread. Time and time again, when veteran counselor and parenting expert Sissy Goff has an anxious child or teen in her office, she's found they have at least one very well-intentioned but anxious parent. Anxiety is contagious, and it's likely affecting your kids, distracting you in the present, and making you feel like it will define your family's future. It doesn't have to be this way. Sissy offers you practical, well-researched tools that will make a difference in your life—and the lives of your children.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive book on the rise of “toxic achievement culture” overtaking our kids' and parents' lives, and a new framework for fighting back In the ever more competitive race to secure the best possible future, today’s students face unprecedented...

An engaging, practical guide through the promises and paradoxes of solitude, offering science-backed advice for getting the most out of your alone time and deepening your relationship with yourself and others. Solitude is part of the human experience. But just like other relationships, your...

Nearly six million Americans suffer from the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which can manifest itself in many ways: paralyzing fear of contamination; unmanageable “checking” rituals; excessive concern with order, symmetry, and counting; and others. Freedom from...

Two neuroscience experts explain how their 4-Step Method can help break destructive thoughts and actions and change bad habits for good. A leading neuroplasticity researcher and the coauthor of the groundbreaking books Brain Lock and The Mind and the Brain, Jeffrey M. Schwartz has spent his...

A riveting look behind the mask of an NHL goalie, The Save of My Life offers understanding and hope to anyone living with mental illness By the time he was twenty-two years old, goaltender Corey Hirsch had realized his childhood dream of playing in the NHL, won an Olympic medal and drunk from...

Your heart is racing, your mind is spinning, and you’re barely holding it together until you either snap or shut down completely. The world is too loud, too fast, too much… and all anyone says is “just calm down.” Feeling Constantly Overwhelmed? Trapped in Anxiety, Chronic Stress, or Emotional Chaos? What if the reason you struggle to relax isn’t about trying harder—but about how your nervous system is wired?

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is considered the "gold standard" of psychotherapy…and one of the reasons for this is that it gives you the skills and tools you need to address your problems as they arise in everyday life…no matter where they stem from.

In these modern times, it is next to impossible to traverse an entire human life and not be touched by anxiety. Modern life has become increasingly more complicated, with no sign of slowing down. Sometimes it can feel like an anxiety-triggering machine in which burnout is inevitable if not met with something to counteract it. Tabitha Sampson knows this firsthand. After years of ignoring her anxiety symptoms, she developed chronic panic attacks. After a healing journey that continues today, Tabitha decided to give what worked for her to a world that has never needed it more.

Beloved former ABC 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas share the truth about her alcohol addiction and anxiety disorder in this honest and emotional memoir. From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing...

Prevent and counteract the general anxiety and emotional fragility prevalent in children and teenagers today—a new parenting philosophy and strategies that give children the tools to flourish on their own. “A master synthesizer of attachment science, medical practice, and his own experience...

“In this lively, well-written book, Britt Frank adds her compelling voice to this movement toward listening to rather than avoiding or fighting with what is making you stuck." —Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, creator of Internal Family Systems and author of No Bad Parts "You might just replace...

Not one, not two, but 65 life-changing / proven techniques to win the battle over anxiety and take charge of your life! Anxiety – that horrible feeling of dreading something – is usually a normal part of life. And that’s the catch: usually… When it starts to manifest as a nagging voice filling your head with crippling doubt, it becomes a lingering problem, one that doesn’t remove its grip from you easily. But it’s only anxiety, right? You can distract yourself, get some sleep, or pop some pills, and it will go away. What more can it do to you, except make you worry more?