I'm Stressed: A Path from Pressure to Peace

Ask the Christian Counselor

by Eliza Huie

Counselor Eliza Huie unpacks three common causes of stress—fear, control, and temptation—and gives direction on specific ways to respond to and manage the pressure and anxiety associated with stress.

The pressures and demands of life can leave us overwhelmed, discouraged, or burned out. Stress affects all of life, including physical, relational, and spiritual health. But God does not want us to white-knuckle our way through life—he intends for us to thrive as his beloved children, remembering his care and walking in his strength.

Huie offers readers the NEAR (notice, explore, address, remember) plan for stress management and a way forward to move from stress to hope. In I’m Stressed, she gives biblical and actionable direction on how to alleviate stress in ways that honor God, bless those around us, and help us to live in peace.This resource helps readers differentiate between good stress and bad stress and understand its effect on their lives.Each chapter ends with a “stress test” to help readers immediately apply and practice what they are reading.Part of the Ask the Christian Counselor series, walking readers through their deepest and most profound questions.Compact format goes deeper than New Growth Press’s popular minibooks without overwhelming the reader.

Genres: Counselling, Nonfiction, Christian

112 pages, Paperback

Published September 23, 2024

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m stressed. How many times haven’t you or I said those words? Stress can lead to many health problems and is something we should seek to manage better.
Eliza Huie has written an excellent non fiction book on moving the needle from high pressure to peace. She uses many relatable stories and gets her point across in a way that I found easy to read and understand.
I’m Stressed is part of New Growth Press’ series Ask the Christian Counselor. Huie is a counselor and draws on her practice to share the insights we all need to live a more peaceful life.
I had an e-copy of this book for review purposes but I plan to purchase a hard copy so that I can read it again and do some underlining. There are so many tidbits in this book I want to refer back to and, for me, this is easiest done with a hard copy.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to better handle the stress in their life - in fact I have already recommended it to several friends.
I received a complimentary copy of I’m Stressed. This is my honest review.

[Katelyn Friesen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is such an insightful read for all of us as we are guaranteed to go through stressful situations in this life. Through careful research, both personal and counselee examples, various breathing exercises, and of course lots of biblical passages, Eliza Huie emphasizes through and through that the Bible has the means of reducing stress. That only by releasing the control from ourselves and acknowledging that we are not responsible for our salvation and peace, do we find the relief to being overwhelmed and overcome with stress. That it’s only in the letting go of our stress producing belief that we can attain peace through our own efforts and instead, turning to Him and finding rest for our souls. Basically Eliza shows readers that Jesus is all we need.