You're Grounded: An Anti-Self-Help Book to Calm You the F*ck Down

by Swan Huntley

An interactive book to help you get your head out of the clouds and back on your shoulders

Where are you right now? Are you here? Or are you sort of somewhere else?
You’re Grounded is an exploration of what it means to be connected to the present moment. Sometimes your head can be in a completely different place than your body. Whether you’re checking Instagram or reliving an embarrassing scene from the past, chances are that you’re often missing what is happening right in front of you. This guide will help you figure out why you keep floating away from yourself and how to reconnect.

Genres: Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

Published June 11, 2024

About the author

Swan Huntley is a writer and illustrator living in Los Angeles. Her books include Getting Clean with Stevie Green, The Goddesses, We Could Be Beautiful, The Bad Mood Book, You’re Grounded and I Want You More. She earned an MFA at Columbia University and has received fellowships from MacDowell and Yaddo.

Reviews

[Sarah Cavar]

This is among the strongest pop-mental health books I've read, not least because it doesn't take itself, its readers, or its calls to practice particularly seriously. What results is an opportunity to pause, power down our phones, flip through, doodle, and most importantly, rest.

[Ellen Wolintz-Fields · Rating 5 out of 5]

Borrowed from the Library - but a good book to purchase and actually write in.

[Bethany · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet, easy introduction to mindfulness and meditation.

[Kelly {SpaceOnTheBookcase] · Rating 5 out of 5]

You’re Grounded: An Anti-Self-Help Book to Calm You The F*ck Down by Swan Huntley. One of the first things that jumps out about this book is that it’s purse sized and less than 200 pages; the font is large, so it’s easy to read, follow, and has space to jump around. The main character is bird-like and throughout the book there are questions and activities that ask you to look inside to inspire you to reconnect with being present in your life.

Thank you Tarcher Perigee for the gifted copy.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

This short, minimalistic self-help book encourages readers to meditate and connect with their body. I’m also shelving this under “first world problems” because only in a culture of plenty/too much can we indulge in worrying about if we aren’t living in the moment enough.

[Kristina Variano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great way to perform a mediation, easy, silly, and powerful.Enjoyed it a lot, especially when I got to draw trees. Made me think of “happy trees”

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read

Good breath to get refocused