This book provides simple easy techniques for Stress. I love that it points out that it is not a medical professional guide. The techniques are wonderful ideas for stress. But the guide is a basic everyday thing. I do not see anything that makes this book stand out. It's a guide I would pick off the shelves, look at and then put back. I honestly probably wouldn't purchase this book or recommend it to others. The ideas of the book are great but just too basic. The ideas are basic in the way, that you just hear them everywhere. This is the biggest issue I had when reading this book.

I was given the opportunity to review an advance copy of this book. Thanks, NetGalley!

First, the good news:
- There is much to appreciate about this book, which offers a sound overview of life-affirming practices that a young woman can do to bolster her health and happiness. I'm a life coach: these are the kinds of things I encourage clients to do, so...bravo!
- The focus on PRACTICES is so important. Too many self-help books focus on reframing beliefs. This is super important. However, the do-now quality of the colorfully illustrated suggestions (50 of them) emphasizes that our lives are most likely to change when we change our actions, especially routines.
- So many of the young women represented in the splashy, pastel-colorful graphics are long-haired and normatively attractive. However, there is at least a nod to non-binary representations. I appreciate the ethnic diversity in the illustrations.

Some caveats:
- I would have appreciated some bibliography or resource recommendations at the end.
- I'm not sure how well the graphics and format of this book will weather. It may feel dated very soon. On the other hand, if it helps a largish handful of young women (and/or others) in the immediate future, that's still an important contribution, right?
- As an educator I would welcome some sort of graphic organizer at the end to help readers reflect on what projects they've tried, for how long, and the readers' thoughts/evaluations/successes.

As an educator, I would feel comfortable recommending this resource to teenagers and young adults as a user-friendly overview of healthy self-care practices. Much fodder for discussion here, especially with your life coach!

I loved this book. Not only was each page aesthetically pleasing but the information was truly helpful. As I was reading I couldn't help feeling a bit nostalgic for the books I used to read growing up, so it was no surprise when I found out that the Aubre is a former American Girl editor. AG was a huge voice in my pre-teen years but I remember hitting a certain age when I was no longer considered part of their target audience and it felt sort of like losing a big sister. A lot of the time these books are aimed at the years just before teens, forgetting that teenagers also need the guidance - which is why I believe this book will be a guiding hand to many.

This is a wonderful guide to lowering your stress level. The author has provided many ways for anyone to incorporate the de-stress techniques here. This will improve your health and well being as you put these to tools to work . I incorporated many of the ideas here that do not take much time and are very sensible. I highly recommend this book for improving ones health.

Such a great and appropriate book for teens. We see so many of our students struggling with anxiety and general overload, and this books walks them through some great tools for coping. It is attractively laid out, and translates sometimes esoteric material into something clear and practical.

This is a good book to read along with your teenage daughter or to give it to her as a present. The book provides with techniques to cam and distress for adults alone too. Why not to give it as a present to a friend? Overall, I recommend it. We all need the way to bond with our family, to destress and to enjoy our lives.

As someone who suffers from anxiety, and has a very busy, stressful lifestyle, I found the tips and techniques in this book to be extremely useful. I'll definitely continue using this advice in future, and will gladly recommend this book to others.

Thank you netgalley for this review copy! It was not as amazing as I wanted it to be, but it definitely helped me find new strategies to cope with my neverending stress that I will definitely be trying out!

*I received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review*
I'm going to be honest. I had never read one of those self-help books, but this book had this great cover and so I HAD to read it. I have tried some of the techniques and was surprised to see that they worked! Today I had a really important exam so this helped me a lot! And it had this cutesy Mr. Wonderful vibe that's all the rage right now.
I had just one problem with the format. As I read it in my ebook, I had to turn a looot of pages just to find the one I wanted. It'd have been nice to put links in the summary so it'd have been easier.

So in my humble opinion, because I don't really know that much about this genre, it is a great book, with really upbeat aesthetics.

This is a fantastic book full of tips and activities geared towards destressing and improving overall health. Between the concise chapters, the colorful artwork, and the ideas, I would gladly place this in the hands of every teenage girl that comes to my library and tell them to read it - often. I even took notes of things that I want to try out. Fantastic job!

Such a great, empowering book for young women of high school and college age. There were many inspiring ideas, beautiful fun photos, and realistic tips to destress and find focus. Thank you for the advanced copy.

Title: Project You: More than 50 ways to Calm Down, De-Stress and Feel Great
Author: Aubre Andrus
Publisher: Capstone; Switch Press
Genre:  Self Help; Non-fiction; NetGalley; Goodreads;
Date Published: September 1, 2017
Date Read/Completed: April 1, 2017
My rating: 5/5 stars
Plot: Find your balance. Make a protein-packed smoothie to energize for a busy day. Center yourself after a stressful week by taking five minutes to write in your journal. Strengthen your body and calm your mind with simple yoga poses and breathing techniques. Craft a vision board to help you achieve your goals. Create a time budget to organize your schedule. Develop an evening routine that will help you wind down before sleep. Award-winning author Aubre Andrus shares more than 50 do-right-now projects that will help you beat stress, smile big, and discover a calmer, more blissful you.

Review: Now you all know I love a good mystery/thriller or chick lit read, but this book here was a five star read all the way. Why? Because I can’t think of a single person who wouldn’t benefit from it. In fact, I’m thinking of buying this book for each of my clients for Christmas this year. With it’s September release, it’ll be perfect timing.

Reasons I loved this book:
1. Tips to feel good
2. Tips to be healthy
3. Different ways to exercise
4. Fun things to make including body scrubs, vision boards, healthy recipes
5. All the ideas were simple, simple, simple
6. Well-organized and categorized so you can go back to it an anytime and find what you are looking for
7. Can help with almost every aspect of life

I know this book is listed as YA but it really is for everyone. Really.

Thank you to NetGalley, Aubre Andrus, and Capstone for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I am obsessed with this book. I am 24 and I have anxiety, I am always looking for ways to destress and help relax. The pages in this book are beautifully illustrated and easy to follow. I love the advice given and think that any teenager or young adult must read this. It can help a lot of people.

What a great book! I really loved it and enjoyed it. It is well written, in a form everyone can relate and understand. Now I want to buy the actual book and have a copy for myself to pick up at any time. It helped me get a better understanding on how we should clean our body, both mentally and fiscally and how to improve our overall health.

I liked how it gave simple and easy to make recipes along with their nutrition information. It was really interesting how this book gave really good and easy recipes starting from breakfast to afternoon snacks. Many people like me are always on the go and never have time to cook.

The section that stood out to me the most was the workout routine and having good posture! Those pictures in the book helped BIG time! (Im a visual learner). Honestly, I have done the meditation part over and over since I received this ARC.

I cannot stop saying how much I loved this book and really appreciate it. I has changed me and how I see life in a positive way! “Never give up on your dreams.”

Thank you NetGalley, I received this ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review. It was a good book that I enjoyed.

very helpful <3 i loved the colourful pages. Easy meditation tips are offered as are yoga poses. I loved that the book shows the yoga poses; it’s so much easier to understand when you can see the exact position. The meditation was my favourite part <3

This is a fresh, positive approach to mindfulness that is sure to appeal to teen girls. The layout is attractive and combines playful fonts, a mixture of visual images including doodles, line drawings and photographs to effectively communicate both the tone and information. Topics are explored in sufficient depth to make this more than a casual suggestion of obvious advice. Yoga poses are demonstrated though photographs and include step by step instructions and explanations. A balanced approach with just enough whimsy and technical information to ensure that reader's will enjoy spending time exploring its contents.

Great book and even though I'm not a teen anymore I can see myself using this book to de-stress.

This is a very resourceful book! Perfect for anyone needing motivation, a way to de stress and decompress or just wants to try something new. It has some really simple recipes in it as well as interesting and helpful facts regarding yoga. Lastly it gives different ideas on how to improve confidence and new things to try.

This book is so lovely and was so helpful to read! It has very useful tips that I know for a fact work, and some that I'm trying out myself! I personally have dealt with anxiety for the past couple years so I can vouch for all of these tips working!

I love the illustrations, graphics, and photos. Because the book is full of beautiful graphics and designs, I think it will help girls/boys feel okay with having anxiety and being stressed out, which is really important for young adults to understand these days. Anxiety and stress is unfortunately part of life, because without anxiety our lives would have no order, and our lives would be even crazier.

I give this book 5 stars because I KNOW that if you are having difficulty dealing with your day-to-day anxiety, this WILL help you. And never, ever give up.