Managing Anxiety

For more than 20 years, The Baby Book author William Sears' advice has been trusted by millions across the country, and around the world. Now, he and The Anti-Alzheimer's Prescription author Vincent M. Fortanasce have put together the essential guide to a clearer, calmer, and happier brain. Laced with relatable personal stories from family members and patients, The Healthy Brain Book weds Fortanasce's deep neurological and psychiatric expertise with Sears' sympathetic bedside manner and listener-friendly writing.

Why are stress and anxiety neurodivergent issues? Quite simply, because much of the modern world isn’t designed by or for us. Most of us are constantly bombarded by demands we struggle to meet in environments we struggle to tolerate. The larger the gap between what we are expected to do and what we can do comfortably, the greater our stress and anxiety will be. When we experience this ongoing, gnawing pressure from childhood, trauma is almost inevitable.

Negative thought patterns are rooted in and thrive on a person’s idea that they are at the mercy of the world around them and do not have control over what happens to them. An example of this could be a person with social anxiety delivering a speech to a small audience, working up to performing in an auditorium full of people. Ultimately in cognitive behavioral therapy, the patient is to work towards desensitizing themselves through a technique that is known as exposure therapy.

This book is about my life. It is a compilation of the inner wisdom that I have found in going through and learning to live with and manage the fears, negative thoughts, and emotional struggles that I have known since my childhood. It's not candy-coated. It's raw and dark and painful. Writing this book required a fearlessness and willingness to expose myself to vulnerability by sharing the deepest stories of my life. I hope others may find some measure of comfort and hope in what I have shared here.

Worry Ninja shares how we can overcome the worry wheel by using the circle of control and a dandelion. Find out what happens in this comedic book about soothing your worries.

Speech instructor Hannah La Joy Johnston shares simple, proven techniques for conquering your fear of public speaking. She has taught and helped thousands of college and high school students become more confident speakers and now shares her secrets with you. Each chapter in this rapid listen is filled with first-hand experiences and true stories to help you identify and overcome your anxiety, improve your memory, regulate your busy schedule, and help you become more engaging and relaxed in any speaking situation.

The Teen Toolbox for Tackling Anxiety provides teens with exactly what they need to manage the stress of anxiety in a unique and engaging way. It has tons of useful information to enable them to take back control in their lives for good. This essential guide provides nine powerful tactics to give teens the tools to cope with their mental health problems. It will empower them with the knowledge they need to reset their anxious brain and change the way they think, feel, and behave. An invaluable resource for teens to access independently to boost their knowledge, confidence, and success!

Packed with authentic advice, powerful anecdotes, and practical strategies designed to help listeners work through the trauma and emotional turmoil associated with PTSD, this groundbreaking DBT workbook shares an actionable path for working through PTSD and reclaiming your life.

Need an easy way to reduce your stress or anxiety? Look no further and get ready to breathe easy, Exhaling Anxiety: Managing Stress at Any Age has you covered! You will learn an easy-to-follow, proven technique to deal with anxiety, panic attacks, and stress anytime, anywhere, and in a way anyone can do! 

Vanessa believes that we all deserve to be happy, to be free of negative thoughts, anxiety, and depression. And no matter how bleak the starting point, she helps her clients work towards the life they want.

In Avoidance: Learn How to Retrain Your Brain to Face Issues and Take Full Control of Your Life: A Simple Path to Managing Depression and Anxiety While Launching Yourself Into Action! you are going to learn about the inner workings of avoidance, and why it plagues so many people in this day and age. You will quickly become aware that using avoidance as a coping mechanism, can only lead to disaster.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a clinically tested and proven technique that can improve an individual’s ability to manage mental or emotional disorders. The four simple principles DBT is based on include mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and regulation of emotions. This means you can effectively regulate intense emotions and reactions without compromising on the quality of life you wish to lead. 

Do you suffer from stress, depression, and anxiety? Do you want to learn how to manage your stress and become mentally healthy again? Let me tell you from personal experience: If you change how you look at things, the things you look at change. Take a second and meditate on that. What does that mean? Is it really that simple? Listen, anyone can change the way they see things and hence, reduce depression and stress big time. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has become an effective treatment to treat cognitive distortions.

This audiobook contains proven steps and strategies on how to enrich your life by learning simple skills to have a conversation with anyone. You will learn the psychological reasons why we humans have anxiety and why we create mental fear when communicating with others. Shyness, awkwardness, lack of conversational skills, and the inability to speak eloquently may cause self-doubt. After understanding those causes, we will practice simple skill-building exercises that will develop your confidence.

When aspiring actress Reba Buhr was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder in college, she didn’t have the first idea how to approach healing. Today, she has become an advocate for others who suffer from life-changing anxiety and panic.

How to live a life worth living is a question as old as mankind itself. Humans have an average of 79 years of life on this planet, and for most people, it will be a life filled with worry, stress, anxiety, problems, and frustration. Very few people have the skill or knowledge to plan their lives to get the most enjoyment out of it. We all chase happiness, but few can honestly say that they are truly happy. Even fewer can end their days with the satisfaction of having lived a life filled to the brim with adventure.

Dealing with anxiety can feel like a lonely battle. The only people who may really understand what you’re going through are likely those who have experienced it themselves. If some or all of these sound familiar, you should know that you are not alone.

Do you feel that worry, anxiety and continuous negative thoughts are affecting your life? Has your mind become your worst enemy? Do not worry anymore. There is a solution for anxiety! People who experience anxiety and panic attacks go through experiences that are very difficult to tolerate and steal the peace of mind. 

Scripture says "be anxious for nothing," yet most of us find ourselves increasingly worried and anxious. We're even worried about our level of anxiety! Integrating both the psychological and spiritual aspects of anxiety, therapist Jean Holthaus offers a research-driven, faith-informed approach to understanding why we experience anxiety and shows us how to effectively manage it by developing three essential skills: living in the present moment, suspending judgment, and believing ourselves to be competent and equipped by God.

50 Things to Know About Depression and Anxiety by Kristin Wunderlin offers an approach to managing symptoms of depression and anxiety that can be tailored to fit into your busy schedule and align with your specific interests. Most books on depression and anxiety tell you to consult with a physician about the new medications available to treat your symptoms. Although there's nothing wrong with that, and this may in fact be necessary, there are a plethora of other methods that can be used alone or alongside medication to enhance wellness, happiness, and healing.