Just as good as her last book, Untangled. This is an informative and practical book to helping girls (and boys too) manage anxiety. Gives specific, real-life examples of things to do and say which is really helping in dealing with my tween. I would recommend that everyone with children read this book.

This was such an interesting and informative book about anxiety and stress. The information, interspersed with case studies, was well written and well researched.

Lisa Damour gave solid advice and helpful steps to curtail the anxiety before it escalated to a full blown attack.The author also reiterated the benefits of stress and anxiety. For example, healthy stress was taking on new challenges like running a marathon. Healthy anxiety placed young women in a protective mode when faced with situations that made them uncomfortable such as attending a house party where alcohol was free flowing and the attendees were not all familiar. This type of anxiety experienced acted as a warning and should be explained as such to help young women understand that those are benefits to keep them safe and heed that warning.

Overall, there were many situations I was able to relate to, not only as an educator but also as a parent. I highly recommend this book for anyone willing to gain knowledge in order to help those who are “under pressure” in today’s very stressful and anxiety laden world.

4.5 stars I received an advance e-book of "Under Pressure" thanks to NetGalley, but this is an honest review. I really connected with the information in Under Pressure, both as a teacher and as mother of two girls. I 've witnessed firsthand the increasing numbers of girls battling anxiety over the course of my career and find the data in this book sad but believable. Damour does an excellent job of communicating the psychological science of anxiety into layman' terms without coming across as condescending. If this book helps even one family to support their daughter through the anxiety of life, it will have served its purpose. I suspect it will help many more.

I read Damour's first book, Untangled, at the recommendation of my daughter's school and found many insights for raising girls. When I saw that there was another book that takes a deep dive into anxiety, I immediately requested the book. While there is a lot of good information here, I didn't quite find this one as insightful as her earlier work. This book focuses on teens, rather than college aged young women, which, for some reason, I thought it would. Untangled was more revolutionary for me in that it gave more concrete advice for parents and had information I hadn't read before. In Under Pressure, the information is still valuable, but I do feel as if I've read much of it before.