Mindfulness for Teen Worry
Quick and Easy Strategies to Let Go of Anxiety, Worry, and Stress
by Jeffrey Bernstein
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Pub Date Feb 22 2018 | Archive Date Feb 26 2018
New Harbinger Publications, Inc. | New Harbinger
Description
Is your worrying keeping you from reaching your goals? In Mindfulness for Teen Worry, a clinical psychologist offers quick, easy-to-learn mindfulness skills teens can use anytime, anywhere to stop worries from growing and taking over.
Let's face it-being a teen isn't easy. And if you're like a lot of other teens, you probably worry about getting good grades, fitting in with a certain crowd, or what the future will bring after high school. These are all completely normal worries, and signs that you are tuned in to your life and thinking about your goals. But what about chronic worrying-the kind that keeps you up at night, ruminating about that paper you just turned in, or that thing your friend said to you at lunch (what did she mean by that?), and so on. Sometimes worrying isn't helpful. In fact, it can get in the way of living your life! So, how can you start putting worry in its place before it takes up too much head space?
Mindfulness for Teen Worry will show you how living in the moment will dissolve worry and help you stay grounded in the here and now. You'll learn powerful and easy-to-use mindfulness skills to manage the four most common worry struggles teens face: school pressure, coping with friendship and relationship problems, improving body image, and handling family conflicts. You'll discover why you worry and the long-term destructive impacts worry can have on your life. And most importantly, you'll be introduced to simple, effective techniques to help you become more mindful-like harnessing the power of the breath and how to relax your body in times of stress.
If you struggle with worry or anxiety that gets in the way of being your best, this fun and friendly guide will help you maintain a mindful life in a frenzied world.
Advance Praise
“Bernstein’s
book is an invaluable resource for both teens and parents. He distills complex
issues with a sensitivity born of experience, offering sage advice as well as
practical exercises, to help ease worry and anxiety during these years of
intense change. Superbly researched and deeply insightful, every sentence rings
true.”
—Leah Kaminsky, physician; author and winner of the Voss Literary Prize for The
Waiting Room
“I am very excited about Jeff
Bernstein’s new book, because it
fills a critical gap in an area that has been begging for mindful attention.
This book is written in a voice that teenagers can easily relate to. … Mindfulness,
as Bernstein points out, is not
a panacea, but it is a tool. The mind-body connection that Bernstein discusses in the book is
quite important to kids in their formative teen years. As a public school superintendent,
I understand that mindfulness can stop the cycle of a worried mind and stressed
body by changing how you respond. … I am looking forward, with eager
anticipation, to sharing this book with those who need it most: kids and those
who spend lots of time with them. Thank you, Dr. Jeff!”
—Ivan Katz, superintendent of schools for the Fallsburg Central
School District in Fallsburg, NY
“Chock-full of practical,
helpful, and fun ideas for transforming your relationship with worry now, and
for the rest of your life.”
—Christopher Willard,
PsyD, author of Mindfulness for Teen Anxiety, and coauthor of Mindfulness
for Teen Depression; Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School
“If you are looking for a
practical, relatable, and easy-to-read book that will teach your teen how to
cope with stress and anxiety, this is it!
Bernstein’s latest book is a wonderful and comprehensive new resource for teens
that teaches basic mindfulness strategies and shows how they can be applied to
various types of common adolescent struggles. As a clinical child psychologist,
I will definitely be recommending this book to my anxious teen patients.”
—Stephanie Margolese, PhD, clinical psychologist, and author of Sam’s Big Secret and When Monkey Lost His Smile
“With his easy and
accessible tone, Bernstein shares his experiences working with teen clients on
how mindfulness has helped them let go of worry and gain inner resources. This
book is filled with mindfulness practices specific to the very situations that
most often cause teens to worry—school pressures, family relationships, body
image, and social dynamics. This is a great book for any teen who has ever
worried—or will ever worry. In other words, a great resource for all teens!”
—Karen Bluth, PhD, author of The
Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens, and assistant professor at the University of North Carolina School of
Medicine
“Mindfulness
for Teen Worry provides a
treasure trove of mindfulness-based practices to kick worries to the curb.
Teens today are managing so much with social media and other pressures, that
worrying is a natural and normal response. Bernstein shows teens a positive and
healthy way out of worrying. I wish I had this resource myself when I was a
teen!”
—Gina M. Biegel, MA, LMFT, psychotherapist; author of The Stress Reduction
Workbook for Teens, Be Mindful and Stress Less, and Be Mindful Card Deck
for Teens; and founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teens
(MBSR-T) and Stressed Teens programs
“Our teens are more
stressed than ever before. Easy to read, Bernstein’s book gives teens simple,
practical tools to transform stress into positive energy. From deep experience
with teens, Bernstein offers insight and a path with clear structure using
brief exercises in awareness, breathing, and visualization to help cope with
external conflict, mixed emotions, and everyday pressures. A must-read for
teens, parents, and teachers.”
—Richard P. Brown,
MD, associate clinical professor
in psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and coauthor
of The Healing Power of the Breath
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781626259812 |
PRICE | £12.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 200 |
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