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Mindfulness for Teen Worry: Quick and Easy Strategies to Let Go of Anxiety, Worry, and Stress
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.
This book has been selected as an Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Book Recommendation—an honor bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.
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.
This book has been selected as an Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Book Recommendation—an honor bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.
240 pages, Paperback
Published January 2, 2018
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Jeffrey Bernstein
11 books10 followersJeffrey Bernstein, PhD, is a psychologist with over thirty years' experience specializing in child, adolescent, couples, and family therapy.
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October 27, 2017
5 stars for an approachable, highly readable teen book on Mindfulness
I loved that this was not only written about teens, but that it was written for teens. From the beginning, the author makes it obvious who the audience is, but I think parents would get something out of reading this and discussing it with their kids.
The focus is not on anxiety disorders, but on typical daily worries and how to most effectively manage them. Every few sections, there is a "try this" activity, where the reader is asking to reflect. There are also sections where Bernstein uses teens thoughts in their own words (in quotes), which adds to the approachability of the book for its audience. The author quickly notes, "You already know how to be mindful," and gives examples helping the reader feel engaged and ahead of the game right off the bat. The most helpful section was the mindfulness toolkit, with several activities to work on, such as breathing exercises, eating awareness, and more.
Overall, this is quite a resourceful, user-friendly, and supportive guide for mindfulness strategies for teens.
Thank you to Jeffrey Bernstein, New Harbinger, and Netgalley for the complimentary copy.
I loved that this was not only written about teens, but that it was written for teens. From the beginning, the author makes it obvious who the audience is, but I think parents would get something out of reading this and discussing it with their kids.
The focus is not on anxiety disorders, but on typical daily worries and how to most effectively manage them. Every few sections, there is a "try this" activity, where the reader is asking to reflect. There are also sections where Bernstein uses teens thoughts in their own words (in quotes), which adds to the approachability of the book for its audience. The author quickly notes, "You already know how to be mindful," and gives examples helping the reader feel engaged and ahead of the game right off the bat. The most helpful section was the mindfulness toolkit, with several activities to work on, such as breathing exercises, eating awareness, and more.
Overall, this is quite a resourceful, user-friendly, and supportive guide for mindfulness strategies for teens.
Thank you to Jeffrey Bernstein, New Harbinger, and Netgalley for the complimentary copy.
April 23, 2023
I really liked the first half of this book. Not only does it includes quotes and stories from teens in their own words, it includes good questions, such as "How does worrying waste energy?" and "What are some enjoyable things you could be doing instead of worrying?" However, I think most teens will need more tools than are covered in this book alone.
February 21, 2018
This book is such a great resource for everyone! Yes, the book is aimed at teenagers, but it includes good tips and tools that are useful to people of all ages! The book dives into issues such as stress, family and relationships. And, while people who have aged outside of their teen years may not have the same type of stress as a teenager, the book is still very helpful for all life situations. I especially love how informative it is! Jeffrey Bernstein does a fantastic job in teaching the reader about how the brain works! This book is not only very relatable, but it's so educational! Such a great book! I HIGHLY recommend it!
October 30, 2017
Although the idea of this book is a good one, and there are some helpful ideas, there is something a little repetitive and almost patronising in the tone used at times. It is a good attempt to engage teens and give them some practical tips in order to cope with anxiety and general worries in life, but there is nothing really new provided and it does tend to rely on repeating the same things over and over, whilst presenting ideas as if they are different - the discerning reader will spot that they are not and this is something of a deterrent to face when reading the book.
On a more positive note, the book is easily accessed by both teenagers themselves and parents or carers, or indeed anybody who has a vested interest in people of this age group; the techniques themselves could be applicable to anybody, not just teenagers, but don't expect to be blown away with the methods suggested. In the modern age where the word 'mindfulness' is becoming more and more familiar, you are likely to have come across these suggestions previously - you might even already incorporate them into your daily life. In addition to this, the book relies heavily on 'the words of teens themselves', which takes up a large part of the text -another thing that makes the pace and style feel a little disjointed in my opinion.
Taken in the spirit it is surely meant, the book might provide some ideas about coping with stressful situations and, hopefully, it will help people to refocus their thinking, but you will have to persevere with the style of the delivery along the way.
On a more positive note, the book is easily accessed by both teenagers themselves and parents or carers, or indeed anybody who has a vested interest in people of this age group; the techniques themselves could be applicable to anybody, not just teenagers, but don't expect to be blown away with the methods suggested. In the modern age where the word 'mindfulness' is becoming more and more familiar, you are likely to have come across these suggestions previously - you might even already incorporate them into your daily life. In addition to this, the book relies heavily on 'the words of teens themselves', which takes up a large part of the text -another thing that makes the pace and style feel a little disjointed in my opinion.
Taken in the spirit it is surely meant, the book might provide some ideas about coping with stressful situations and, hopefully, it will help people to refocus their thinking, but you will have to persevere with the style of the delivery along the way.
December 31, 2017
This was a good book. It moved at an easy-to-follow pace (and easy to read in small or large increments) on how to be mindful. Even though the book is written for teens and uses teen-life scenarios to relate to the intended reader... I would recommend to an adult friend who may be struggling with mindfulness and anxiety- and could easily understand how anxiety when dealing with your family is relevant at any age- only the context changes.
I would also recommend this book to tweens as a way to prepare them for future stress. It’s easier to ingrain healthy coping tools in kids when they are younger- then when they get older and have may already picked up bad habits by necessity and circumstance.
The book is a little receptive which might turn off an advanced reader or older teen- (17+)
I would also recommend this book to tweens as a way to prepare them for future stress. It’s easier to ingrain healthy coping tools in kids when they are younger- then when they get older and have may already picked up bad habits by necessity and circumstance.
The book is a little receptive which might turn off an advanced reader or older teen- (17+)
December 27, 2017
When I saw this book, Mindfulness for Teen Worry, by Jeffrey Berstein, I had to read it. It includes quick and easy strategies to let go of anxiety, worry, and stress. Not only is it a great resource for parents, but it was written for teens. I read this in preparation of giving this book to my daughter and I believe it's a great option to help you learn techniques to diminish the every day anxiety, worry, and stress that seems to filter into her realm. This book is a great starting point for teens and their parent(s) to find ways to discuss and whittle away some of these things. I would not recommend this as a full resource, only a starting point to work towards reducing these.
July 9, 2023
Although I’m 20 years old, I thought I would read through this as I am a beginner when it comes to mindfulness. This book is extremely thorough, without being complex, and would be an amazing book for all teens to read :)
December 31, 2019
Very informative with useful exercises for teens and adults alike!
September 4, 2022
This book was pretty good. It had plenty of good advice and relatable quotes. It was a bit repetitive though. I don’t have too much to say about this book
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