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50 Ways to Worry Less Now: Reject Negative Thinking to Find Peace, Clarity, and Connection
"Langer’s frank and empathetic tone will comfort readers, as will the practical steps she teaches in this tome.” —Featured Book, Publishers Weekly (BookLife)
Do you want to stop dreading the future or reliving past disappointments?
Thirty years ago, Gigi Langer was a prisoner of her worries who used alcohol, romance, and professional accomplishments to soothe her frayed nerves. When she stopped drinking, she began applying tools from therapy, recovery programs, scientific research, and a variety of philosophical and spiritual teachings to overcome her anxieties and stress.
Worry Less Now offers four life strategies and 50 eclectic tools to dissolve the “whispered lies” of negative self-talk. Although many books address negative thinking, very few give the reader step-by-step directions on how to defeat it. Others simply advocate a single approach.
With candor and humor, Langer describes a wide variety of strategies that helped her and others defeat dysfunctional relationships, perfectionism, addiction, and worry about loved ones. As an award-winning writer and professor, Langer skillfully shares compelling stories and exercises that empower readers to:
-MANAGE life’s most difficult challenges with calm wisdom
-CREATE healthy relationships that blossom and thrive
-FULFILL their dreams through positive thinking
-SERVE others in their personal growth
Regardless of the situation, Worry Less Now will help you gain peace, clarity, and wisdom.
Do you want to stop dreading the future or reliving past disappointments?
Thirty years ago, Gigi Langer was a prisoner of her worries who used alcohol, romance, and professional accomplishments to soothe her frayed nerves. When she stopped drinking, she began applying tools from therapy, recovery programs, scientific research, and a variety of philosophical and spiritual teachings to overcome her anxieties and stress.
Worry Less Now offers four life strategies and 50 eclectic tools to dissolve the “whispered lies” of negative self-talk. Although many books address negative thinking, very few give the reader step-by-step directions on how to defeat it. Others simply advocate a single approach.
With candor and humor, Langer describes a wide variety of strategies that helped her and others defeat dysfunctional relationships, perfectionism, addiction, and worry about loved ones. As an award-winning writer and professor, Langer skillfully shares compelling stories and exercises that empower readers to:
-MANAGE life’s most difficult challenges with calm wisdom
-CREATE healthy relationships that blossom and thrive
-FULFILL their dreams through positive thinking
-SERVE others in their personal growth
Regardless of the situation, Worry Less Now will help you gain peace, clarity, and wisdom.
- GenresSelf HelpNonfiction
160 pages, Paperback
Published February 20, 2018
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About the author
Gigi Langer
1 book17 followersGigi holds a PhD in Psychological Studies in Education and an MA in Psychology, both from Stanford University. As a professor, she won several awards for her teaching, and (as Georgea M. Langer) wrote four books for educators as well as hundreds of articles on professional growth.
As a person in recovery, Gigi hasn’t had a drug or drink for over 30 years, although she does occasionally overindulge in Ghirardelli chocolate and historical novels. Through speeches, retreats, and workshops, she helps thousands of people improve their lives at home and at work.
Formerly crowned the "Queen of Worry," Gigi resigned her post many years ago and now lives happily in Michigan with her husband of 28 years, Peter and her cat, Murphy.
As a person in recovery, Gigi hasn’t had a drug or drink for over 30 years, although she does occasionally overindulge in Ghirardelli chocolate and historical novels. Through speeches, retreats, and workshops, she helps thousands of people improve their lives at home and at work.
Formerly crowned the "Queen of Worry," Gigi resigned her post many years ago and now lives happily in Michigan with her husband of 28 years, Peter and her cat, Murphy.
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February 22, 2018
This book was an eye opener, just let me tell you that right now! And if you haven’t read it, don’t even start thinking, “This is just gonna be another self-help book.” Because it isn’t ‘Just another self-help book!’ This book will help you see things that you never even thought about!
I am so impressed that I had the privilege to read this book! I will admit, I started off thinking in the negative, but as I read, I was not just enlightened, I was awakened. So much of what I think, do and see, and even feel, is negativity and I have the ability to put a stop to it, not just by walking away, not just by staying away, but by changing the way I think and do things. And this, my friends, is only the beginning.
The Author of this book: Gigi Langer opens up with her own truth, and shares her own stories with you, the reader. Through recovery of her own stress, and problems, Miss Langer started applying the tools she learned from the recovery programs, the therapies she learned, the scientific researches, and philosophical and spiritual teachings and incorporated them into her own unique remedy to relieve stress and anxiety. Then she shares them with you the reader, so that you may make the same changes and become a better version of yourself.
The book itself offers you four life strategies and fifty eclectic tools to help you dissolve the negativity of the World, your past, and your life, and make the healing changes into the person you know you want and deserve to be.
Miss Langer shares life experiences that have helped her, and others as well, defeat negative and dysfunctional relationships. With this book, you will feel the need and desire to make changes, and benefit from them at the same time.
This book will help you:
1. Manage relationships with calm wisdom.
2. Create relationships that will blossom and thrive.
3. Fulfill your own dreams without limitations.
And last but not least:
4. Serve others in their own personal growth.
I give this book five beautiful healthy wise stars! Because with this book: you’ll be able to gain peace, clarity and wisdom, and share it with the World! Just as I am sharing it with you now! So, before it’s too late, get your own copy, and start making changes today! And remember: you read it here with me, and I was inspired enough to share it with you, just as you will be inspired enough to share it with others!
I am so impressed that I had the privilege to read this book! I will admit, I started off thinking in the negative, but as I read, I was not just enlightened, I was awakened. So much of what I think, do and see, and even feel, is negativity and I have the ability to put a stop to it, not just by walking away, not just by staying away, but by changing the way I think and do things. And this, my friends, is only the beginning.
The Author of this book: Gigi Langer opens up with her own truth, and shares her own stories with you, the reader. Through recovery of her own stress, and problems, Miss Langer started applying the tools she learned from the recovery programs, the therapies she learned, the scientific researches, and philosophical and spiritual teachings and incorporated them into her own unique remedy to relieve stress and anxiety. Then she shares them with you the reader, so that you may make the same changes and become a better version of yourself.
The book itself offers you four life strategies and fifty eclectic tools to help you dissolve the negativity of the World, your past, and your life, and make the healing changes into the person you know you want and deserve to be.
Miss Langer shares life experiences that have helped her, and others as well, defeat negative and dysfunctional relationships. With this book, you will feel the need and desire to make changes, and benefit from them at the same time.
This book will help you:
1. Manage relationships with calm wisdom.
2. Create relationships that will blossom and thrive.
3. Fulfill your own dreams without limitations.
And last but not least:
4. Serve others in their own personal growth.
I give this book five beautiful healthy wise stars! Because with this book: you’ll be able to gain peace, clarity and wisdom, and share it with the World! Just as I am sharing it with you now! So, before it’s too late, get your own copy, and start making changes today! And remember: you read it here with me, and I was inspired enough to share it with you, just as you will be inspired enough to share it with others!
January 13, 2018
50 Ways to Worry Less Now
Reject Negative Thinking to Find Peace, Clarity, and Connection
By Gigi Langer, PhD
August 28, 2017
160 pages
Possum Hill Press, Canton MI 48188
2018
ISBN 978-0-9991220-0-6
ISBN 978-0-999-1220-1-3 (pub)
I had the opportunity to join in reviewing this book from the self-help category. This book is set up into seven chapters that contain four strategies and fifty tools to gain peace, clarity and connection with yourself and be free from your problems. MS Langer is sharing what she has learned first-hand from her own true struggles and her study of psychology.
As a reader I found this book very easy to read and understand. I think I was able to immediately find strategy points to apply into my life while I was reviewing.
MS Langer has had life-long struggles that led her to write this book, she, like so many of us search for tools and solutions that work and remain working years and a life time later.
MS Langer was deeply into her own “extreme bad behavior” as an adult when she finally realized how bad it had all become, and she knew she needed to change her lies into her best self.
MS Langer takes us the reader step by step to help us focus on the actual problems and of course the manufactured lies that keep the problems festering. Gigi begins to help the reader see how we self-sabotage and how we feed off the negative thinking as a way to compensate for the pesky lies we create to make everything seem alright to ourselves and those around us.
Gigi uses tried and true concepts, exercises and rewards to achieve good outcomes. She teaches how to get honest, then claim your power, then to make choices that are good and then finally, to use these practices to grow within ourselves to be ultimately successful.
She proves that most of us are in a denial process and create this whispering lies and this leads to believing that one is not “good enough” to actually be worthy of improving because self-destruction just became easier.
Gigi does not sugar coat the fact that this will not be an easy process but if we make ourselves accountable to ourselves and others will can be successful in the endeavor of changing our lives.
MS Langer provides the tools to take back our lives, give us the power to overcome our stressors and be successful over the negative thinking that plagues most of us.
MS Langer knows that life is a melding of things that start in childhood and continue to shape us even well into our adulthoods, and by sorting it out step to step we can look beyond fears and grow to add only consistent healthy choices into our lives further changing everything.
Gigi presents a melding of therapies in her book which make it easy and relatable and less clinical to the average reader, thus making them an attainable subject matter for one to try. Some of them are, Al-Anon, 12 Step Program, gratitude lists, journaling, group therapy, energy healing, vision boards, Mastermind Groups, meditations to traditional therapy sessions to just name a few. She sought out a melding of ideals to help set up the fifty tools like her own studies to other psychologists and medical doctors, spiritual leaders and ministers, poets, inspirational/motivational speakers, authors, personal development experts to even God and Buddha.
MS Langer was brutally honest in letting us hear and feel her addictions and self-worth, while letting us see how she set up her healthy boundaries and her self-care inventory to accomplish her goals of happiness in her life.
We can realize that by reading this book we now know that healing has many layers and that using radical forgiveness, making amends and truly listening will help us grow in healthy ways to overcome our sneaky pesky whispered lies of self-sabotage.
Gigi Langer has written six other books on personal and professional growth. She can often be found as a key-note speaker. She carries a PhD in Psychological Studies in Education and MA in Psychology.
MS Langer describes herself as a person in recovery and had not had a drink or a drug in thirty years.
I highly recommend this book if you are looking for help in overcoming things that are stopping you from moving ahead.
Reject Negative Thinking to Find Peace, Clarity, and Connection
By Gigi Langer, PhD
August 28, 2017
160 pages
Possum Hill Press, Canton MI 48188
2018
ISBN 978-0-9991220-0-6
ISBN 978-0-999-1220-1-3 (pub)
I had the opportunity to join in reviewing this book from the self-help category. This book is set up into seven chapters that contain four strategies and fifty tools to gain peace, clarity and connection with yourself and be free from your problems. MS Langer is sharing what she has learned first-hand from her own true struggles and her study of psychology.
As a reader I found this book very easy to read and understand. I think I was able to immediately find strategy points to apply into my life while I was reviewing.
MS Langer has had life-long struggles that led her to write this book, she, like so many of us search for tools and solutions that work and remain working years and a life time later.
MS Langer was deeply into her own “extreme bad behavior” as an adult when she finally realized how bad it had all become, and she knew she needed to change her lies into her best self.
MS Langer takes us the reader step by step to help us focus on the actual problems and of course the manufactured lies that keep the problems festering. Gigi begins to help the reader see how we self-sabotage and how we feed off the negative thinking as a way to compensate for the pesky lies we create to make everything seem alright to ourselves and those around us.
Gigi uses tried and true concepts, exercises and rewards to achieve good outcomes. She teaches how to get honest, then claim your power, then to make choices that are good and then finally, to use these practices to grow within ourselves to be ultimately successful.
She proves that most of us are in a denial process and create this whispering lies and this leads to believing that one is not “good enough” to actually be worthy of improving because self-destruction just became easier.
Gigi does not sugar coat the fact that this will not be an easy process but if we make ourselves accountable to ourselves and others will can be successful in the endeavor of changing our lives.
MS Langer provides the tools to take back our lives, give us the power to overcome our stressors and be successful over the negative thinking that plagues most of us.
MS Langer knows that life is a melding of things that start in childhood and continue to shape us even well into our adulthoods, and by sorting it out step to step we can look beyond fears and grow to add only consistent healthy choices into our lives further changing everything.
Gigi presents a melding of therapies in her book which make it easy and relatable and less clinical to the average reader, thus making them an attainable subject matter for one to try. Some of them are, Al-Anon, 12 Step Program, gratitude lists, journaling, group therapy, energy healing, vision boards, Mastermind Groups, meditations to traditional therapy sessions to just name a few. She sought out a melding of ideals to help set up the fifty tools like her own studies to other psychologists and medical doctors, spiritual leaders and ministers, poets, inspirational/motivational speakers, authors, personal development experts to even God and Buddha.
MS Langer was brutally honest in letting us hear and feel her addictions and self-worth, while letting us see how she set up her healthy boundaries and her self-care inventory to accomplish her goals of happiness in her life.
We can realize that by reading this book we now know that healing has many layers and that using radical forgiveness, making amends and truly listening will help us grow in healthy ways to overcome our sneaky pesky whispered lies of self-sabotage.
Gigi Langer has written six other books on personal and professional growth. She can often be found as a key-note speaker. She carries a PhD in Psychological Studies in Education and MA in Psychology.
MS Langer describes herself as a person in recovery and had not had a drink or a drug in thirty years.
I highly recommend this book if you are looking for help in overcoming things that are stopping you from moving ahead.
January 14, 2018
Review, “Fifty Ways to Worry Less Now: Reject Negative Thinking to Find Peace, Clarity, and Connection” by Gigi Langer, PhD.
This book is a veritable treasure map of resources and strategies for the reader whose life or relationships have been diminished by worrying. The author, Gigi Langer, is both field guide and a fellow traveler who has skillfully navigated the difficult terrain, thus earning my admiration because she truly “walked the talk.” Langer shares generously from her personal experience, eloquently describing her efforts to silence the distressing, negative thoughts she’d had about herself since she was a child (in her words, “whispered lies”), which caused her to doubt whether she was worthy of love or belonging. Langer movingly writes about her increasingly futile efforts to numb and hide her emotional pain, hiding her disowned “true self” by reaching for the external things and people (alcohol, overwork, perfectionism, people-pleasing, sexual relationships, etc.) that she thought would make her feel whole and worthy. Unfortunately, any relief was temporary and elusive; her so-called solutions became pernicious new problems in their own right, consequently reinforcing Langer’s fears by adding shame (“I’m not enough”). Langer describes, with heartrending honesty, about her efforts to avoid the truth about her behavior and what drove it. Thanks to some compassionate friends and a new therapist, Langer eventually realized she could no longer pretend she was either “fine” or in control of her actions. She sought treatment for her alcohol and drug dependencies via the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous, writing she has been freed from her compulsion to drink and use drugs for over thirty years.
For those who might assume Langer’s book would exclusively promote (preach?) the Twelve-Steps, you’d be wrong. Langer has compiled an impressive array of clinical, medical, and philosophical sources and research, quoting current leaders in the fields of psychology, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and other meditative methods, body-informed interventions, journaling, art therapies, neuroplasticity, learning theory, and insight-oriented therapies to design effective tools she herself used to reduce her anxiety, subsequently increasing her ability to tap into physical and emotional well-being and peace. Although some of Langer’s strategies and tools are identified as spiritually-oriented, they’re not religious or heavy-handed. For example, she recommends that her readers identify, define, and develop their individually unique “Positive Power” source to transcend negativistic, ingrained worried thinking patterns. Langer’s writing style offers clear, common sense options from which readers can choose for themselves, without (pun intended) worrying there’s one “right way” to experience the healing Langer says is not only possible, but probable, when regularly applying the book’s fifty tools.
As a mental health clinician for thirty-two years, I’m excited to report that Langer’s book provides a well-thought-out and flexible structure in which readers can purposefully begin to strengthen their metaphorical “courage muscle” to question their worried thinking habits, consciously choosing to manage their anxiety and respond in new, healthier ways. Whether one reads the book chronologically, applying each tool in order, or intuitively chooses a tool that best suits one’s needs or situation, the breadth and depth of Langer’s material serves her readers well. Her honesty and hard won self-compassion, earned by bravely choosing to face and challenge her fear-based thinking is one of the best “How To” manuals I’ve read on what it means to be human. I can’t wait to tell my clients and colleagues about this wonderful book.
Coleen Travers, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
This book is a veritable treasure map of resources and strategies for the reader whose life or relationships have been diminished by worrying. The author, Gigi Langer, is both field guide and a fellow traveler who has skillfully navigated the difficult terrain, thus earning my admiration because she truly “walked the talk.” Langer shares generously from her personal experience, eloquently describing her efforts to silence the distressing, negative thoughts she’d had about herself since she was a child (in her words, “whispered lies”), which caused her to doubt whether she was worthy of love or belonging. Langer movingly writes about her increasingly futile efforts to numb and hide her emotional pain, hiding her disowned “true self” by reaching for the external things and people (alcohol, overwork, perfectionism, people-pleasing, sexual relationships, etc.) that she thought would make her feel whole and worthy. Unfortunately, any relief was temporary and elusive; her so-called solutions became pernicious new problems in their own right, consequently reinforcing Langer’s fears by adding shame (“I’m not enough”). Langer describes, with heartrending honesty, about her efforts to avoid the truth about her behavior and what drove it. Thanks to some compassionate friends and a new therapist, Langer eventually realized she could no longer pretend she was either “fine” or in control of her actions. She sought treatment for her alcohol and drug dependencies via the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous, writing she has been freed from her compulsion to drink and use drugs for over thirty years.
For those who might assume Langer’s book would exclusively promote (preach?) the Twelve-Steps, you’d be wrong. Langer has compiled an impressive array of clinical, medical, and philosophical sources and research, quoting current leaders in the fields of psychology, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and other meditative methods, body-informed interventions, journaling, art therapies, neuroplasticity, learning theory, and insight-oriented therapies to design effective tools she herself used to reduce her anxiety, subsequently increasing her ability to tap into physical and emotional well-being and peace. Although some of Langer’s strategies and tools are identified as spiritually-oriented, they’re not religious or heavy-handed. For example, she recommends that her readers identify, define, and develop their individually unique “Positive Power” source to transcend negativistic, ingrained worried thinking patterns. Langer’s writing style offers clear, common sense options from which readers can choose for themselves, without (pun intended) worrying there’s one “right way” to experience the healing Langer says is not only possible, but probable, when regularly applying the book’s fifty tools.
As a mental health clinician for thirty-two years, I’m excited to report that Langer’s book provides a well-thought-out and flexible structure in which readers can purposefully begin to strengthen their metaphorical “courage muscle” to question their worried thinking habits, consciously choosing to manage their anxiety and respond in new, healthier ways. Whether one reads the book chronologically, applying each tool in order, or intuitively chooses a tool that best suits one’s needs or situation, the breadth and depth of Langer’s material serves her readers well. Her honesty and hard won self-compassion, earned by bravely choosing to face and challenge her fear-based thinking is one of the best “How To” manuals I’ve read on what it means to be human. I can’t wait to tell my clients and colleagues about this wonderful book.
Coleen Travers, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
January 28, 2018
Sharon Kalbfleisch MSW
Self-help books have been around for decades. The peak came in the 1960’s and 1970’s with each new volume full of advice on life-changing lessons, each delivering more or less the same fistful of homilies. Having overdosed on reading these books most with the underlying message that once you have read this book you’ll solve your problems and you’ll finally be happy, often ending with suggesting a couple of other books that address problems you didn’t know you had, I was finished with self-help books.
Needless to say when asked to review 50 Ways to Worry Less Now I was skeptical. I can now attest that Gigi Langer has moved the genre from quick fix solutions to outlining a well-researched set of principles/concepts/ exercises that can assist enormously a person who is serious about wanting to worry less and to find peace and connections in his/her life.
Gigi shares her personal journey in a manner that makes the “Strategies” achievable and helpful. The book is well organized and the “Tools” clearly described. Some worked for me others didn’t resonate, but it didn’t stop me from moving on and making uses of most of them. She captures well, the idea that the journey is a process and it takes patience, time, work and commitment to achieve your personal peace. Importantly her book with all its suggested exercises seems to recognize that there is no fast and easy fixes and that we are all a work in progress.
I would recommend this book whole-heatedly to anyone who is serious about wanting to worry less and who is willing to work with effort to adjust his/her thought processes, behaviors, and feelings to move forward to a life with more peace, clarity and connections.
Self-help books have been around for decades. The peak came in the 1960’s and 1970’s with each new volume full of advice on life-changing lessons, each delivering more or less the same fistful of homilies. Having overdosed on reading these books most with the underlying message that once you have read this book you’ll solve your problems and you’ll finally be happy, often ending with suggesting a couple of other books that address problems you didn’t know you had, I was finished with self-help books.
Needless to say when asked to review 50 Ways to Worry Less Now I was skeptical. I can now attest that Gigi Langer has moved the genre from quick fix solutions to outlining a well-researched set of principles/concepts/ exercises that can assist enormously a person who is serious about wanting to worry less and to find peace and connections in his/her life.
Gigi shares her personal journey in a manner that makes the “Strategies” achievable and helpful. The book is well organized and the “Tools” clearly described. Some worked for me others didn’t resonate, but it didn’t stop me from moving on and making uses of most of them. She captures well, the idea that the journey is a process and it takes patience, time, work and commitment to achieve your personal peace. Importantly her book with all its suggested exercises seems to recognize that there is no fast and easy fixes and that we are all a work in progress.
I would recommend this book whole-heatedly to anyone who is serious about wanting to worry less and who is willing to work with effort to adjust his/her thought processes, behaviors, and feelings to move forward to a life with more peace, clarity and connections.
October 18, 2019
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Gigi Langer. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
I've been on a bit of a self-help audiobooks kick lately. Mostly with podcasts and short interviews in summits, so this book was definitely up my alley. With how crazy life has been I certainly am focusing on a growth mindset.
I have to say I was definitely taken aback by the author's story. She's come a long way in her journey in finding ways to control and contain her anxieties to helping others manage their worries.
I liked that the book was just the right length to get a lot of good information without being overwhelming with it. The audio was good to listen to, a good pacing and clear voice.
The book was a little heavy with religious content for my personal liking, but the other suggestions and ideas for your worry-free "toolbelt" were great.
It is so important to sit down and do some soul-searching - really getting down to the root of your worries, before one can start to address them. One of my favorite coping mechanisms is gratitude practice. It is so powerful to be able to pinpoint what is amazing and happy in our lives, to help put perspective against what is stressing us out.
I also liked the companion PDF that helps with the questions and outlines (something we definitely would otherwise miss when doing the audio). The quiz at the beginning is a great way to check-in with your worry levels. There are also some good journaling topics to help think through the various issues we may be facing.
This book contains so much wisdom and experience along with many researched actions and steps to take to fight negative thoughts.
I've been on a bit of a self-help audiobooks kick lately. Mostly with podcasts and short interviews in summits, so this book was definitely up my alley. With how crazy life has been I certainly am focusing on a growth mindset.
I have to say I was definitely taken aback by the author's story. She's come a long way in her journey in finding ways to control and contain her anxieties to helping others manage their worries.
I liked that the book was just the right length to get a lot of good information without being overwhelming with it. The audio was good to listen to, a good pacing and clear voice.
The book was a little heavy with religious content for my personal liking, but the other suggestions and ideas for your worry-free "toolbelt" were great.
It is so important to sit down and do some soul-searching - really getting down to the root of your worries, before one can start to address them. One of my favorite coping mechanisms is gratitude practice. It is so powerful to be able to pinpoint what is amazing and happy in our lives, to help put perspective against what is stressing us out.
I also liked the companion PDF that helps with the questions and outlines (something we definitely would otherwise miss when doing the audio). The quiz at the beginning is a great way to check-in with your worry levels. There are also some good journaling topics to help think through the various issues we may be facing.
This book contains so much wisdom and experience along with many researched actions and steps to take to fight negative thoughts.
October 28, 2019
The Book:
This starts off with the raw self-disclosed confessions of Gigi detailing a time in her life most might be embarrassed to share with the world. I was really taken aback by her story at first it was raw and emotional and it fulled her onto the path she now takes. That being said 50 Ways to Worry Less couldn't have come a better time for me. The plights of depression have left me with anxiety and turned me into a worrier.
The audio was accompanied by a companion PDF which I found for me was an essential tool to look back to if you were say listening to the audio in the car or the like. There is a quiz at the beginning which allows you to check in with your worry level it was good to come home and sit down and take after listening to it in the car,.
The tools mentioned in the audio are not magical and wont change you over night, and they are tools that you can apply to all aspects of your life. 50 Ways to Worry Less is one that I will come back to time and time as I progress on my journey to worry less, and I am so thankful to have been given an opportunity to review this, and for me and my own personal goings on this is the perfect tool for me right now.
The narration:
Robin Waters has nice easy listening voice that fitted well with this topic and a voice that I could listen to over and over again. The prosecution was crisp and clear, without any background noise and it flowed seamlessly.
This starts off with the raw self-disclosed confessions of Gigi detailing a time in her life most might be embarrassed to share with the world. I was really taken aback by her story at first it was raw and emotional and it fulled her onto the path she now takes. That being said 50 Ways to Worry Less couldn't have come a better time for me. The plights of depression have left me with anxiety and turned me into a worrier.
The audio was accompanied by a companion PDF which I found for me was an essential tool to look back to if you were say listening to the audio in the car or the like. There is a quiz at the beginning which allows you to check in with your worry level it was good to come home and sit down and take after listening to it in the car,.
The tools mentioned in the audio are not magical and wont change you over night, and they are tools that you can apply to all aspects of your life. 50 Ways to Worry Less is one that I will come back to time and time as I progress on my journey to worry less, and I am so thankful to have been given an opportunity to review this, and for me and my own personal goings on this is the perfect tool for me right now.
The narration:
Robin Waters has nice easy listening voice that fitted well with this topic and a voice that I could listen to over and over again. The prosecution was crisp and clear, without any background noise and it flowed seamlessly.
February 14, 2018
This is definitely the book to have on your shelf, by your bed, near your favorite chair or on your desk. There are so many helpful suggestions to curtail or stop worrying that on any one day you could choose from a host of them. Pick the one that works for you today and pick a different one or two that makes sense tomorrow depending on what you are going thru. Gigi's honesty and vulnerability in sharing the circumstances that brought her to sobriety and peacefulness qualifies her to offer the skills and tools she gathered together and placed in this wonderful book. We all have something we either have gone thru or are going thru. What a wonderful source to go to when counseling is needed and worry is eating us up. Know someone who needs help? Give them his book. Her wisdom is definitely a healing gift. No matter what the circumstance, there is something in this book that will help everyone to worry less now.
February 9, 2018
Having attended some of Gigi Langers workshops, and I was looking forward to the release of this book. Her wisdom, life experiences and her accomplishments knows no bounds. I was pleasantly surprised by the great detail in this book with step by step ways to actually “Worry Less Now.” The best part about this book is there are many suggested ways to worry less but you don’t have to do them all at once. You can piecemeal what you can handle at the time and implement the rest later once you are ready to increase your skill level. I look forward to reading this book over and over and taking more of the ready-to-use applications for worrying less as I encounter different life situations along my life journey.
A MUST READ for just about anyone!
A MUST READ for just about anyone!
March 11, 2019
Great for those seeking assistance for any of life's challenges. It's truly therapeutic! Reading it and following the strategies has the potential to be quite healing for anyone seeking assistance for difficulties such as anxiety/depression, relationship concerns, addictions, and more. This inspiring book is organized, well-written and professionally edited. The author has an engaging writing style, that's both witty and deep at the same time. I also really appreciate how it touches a bit on spirituality as I think that's extremely helpful. This book has no doubt assisted countless people and many more to come! The self-disclosure is remarkable ~ offering the wisdom which originates from actual experiences. I’ve already recommended it to others!
January 24, 2018
50 Ways to Worry Less might be retitled, 50 ways to be full of life, positivity and well being. Langer’s book reads like a compendium of the world’s wisdom on successful living. One can open practically any page and find concrete ideas to live positivity in the present. These are no set of abstractions found in self-help books; rather they are lessons Langer has learned from painful experience. She is candid and vulnerable in this book that is worth keeping close at hand. Many will find connections to their own struggles now and in the past.
Some of the ideas in this book have helped me through my own dark places. There are others I wish I knew then. This is a book to have on hand when unexpected dilemmas and challenges arise. I am buying copies for my grandchildren.
Robert Garmston, Ed.D
Professor Emeritus
California State University Sacramento
Some of the ideas in this book have helped me through my own dark places. There are others I wish I knew then. This is a book to have on hand when unexpected dilemmas and challenges arise. I am buying copies for my grandchildren.
Robert Garmston, Ed.D
Professor Emeritus
California State University Sacramento
May 11, 2018
*50 Ways to Worry Less Now* by Gigi Langer is a wonderful book to be read again and again. It is ine that I will refer to often. This book doesn't just teach you to worry less it guides you to finding your authentic self and being true to it. This book is filled with gems from both the scientific and spiritual worlds. Being that I tend to be a worrier, I found this book very useful. I enjoyed the practices and ideas to help us worry less and be our best selves. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants less stress and worry in their lives.
I would like to thank the author for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion of it.
I would like to thank the author for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion of it.
December 29, 2020
While this book has some interesting and even useful exercises, it seems a bit scattershot. The author compiles every idea about anxiety she can find from every religion, psychologist, and ideology. While there may be some helpful exercises, I am not sure how helpful her teaching is overall, though by her own testimony, it has worked in her own life. And while. like AA, she finds it encouraging to believe in a higher power, she denies the support of such a belief by continuing to place the burden of reform on the individual's own ability.
January 22, 2018
Worry Less Now is a wonderful book for those who want to make positive changes in their lives. Especially refreshing was that this is not a one size fits all book. It offers a broad pallet of thoughtful ways one can find a path to a less stressful life. You can pick the things that work for you and refer back when needed for other strategies that might be useful later. Interspersed with relatable personal stories I found this book both useful and delightful to read.
September 14, 2021
“50 Ways to Worry Less Now” is a great read!
This book gave me some fresh insights and self care tips.
Gigi comes from a place of deeper understanding, speaking of her own life experiences and the lessons learned on her journey to recovery.
The tools she provides are definitely going to help me get through life with less anxiety. I recommend this book to anybody in recovery or on a personal development and self discovery journey.
This book gave me some fresh insights and self care tips.
Gigi comes from a place of deeper understanding, speaking of her own life experiences and the lessons learned on her journey to recovery.
The tools she provides are definitely going to help me get through life with less anxiety. I recommend this book to anybody in recovery or on a personal development and self discovery journey.
January 24, 2018
This book gave me perspective on the "whispered lies" that my mind tells me. It's a gentle push toward living in the solution with a growth mindset instead of living in the problem with a fixed mindset. She effectively distills 12-step principles into anxiety-alleviating tools that can help anyone - addicted or not.
March 8, 2018
An eye opener. This book really helps you see things in a different way. It helps you find your true self, and helps you in progressing towards a better version of yourself. What more can I say? You need to read this book to find out how the pages of the small book can change your life. Pick up the good things and you will learn to appreciate yourself.
November 5, 2019
Gigi uses her own experiences and tools from some of the top leaders in personal empowerment to create a concise and easy to follow system for overcoming limitation and realizing your potential.
~Eve Wilson Award-Winning Blogger/Author Riding the Wave of Change-Hope, Healing & Spiritual Growth for Our World
~Eve Wilson Award-Winning Blogger/Author Riding the Wave of Change-Hope, Healing & Spiritual Growth for Our World
August 30, 2018
Excellent mental health handbook. Well written, well organized, and with enough of the author's personal experience to know it's real, keep it entertaining, and make for a very enjoyable read. Highly recommend.
May 18, 2019
The deep inner work, the reflection, as well as great researching compiled the essential wisdom that is found in this book. It is like the author took all the best pieces of strategies, teachings, and self-help therapies out there and honed it all down with her story and others in a beautiful way that guides the reader to the light! Awesome job Ms. Langer.
October 7, 2020
I highly recommend this transformative book. It was easy to read, made lots of sense and has many great tools and exercises to help one stop the insanity of worrying. I also enjoy the authenticity she brought to the book by using her own personal story of awakening from the pain of worry.
January 19, 2020
I requested a review copy of 50 Ways to Worry Less Now during a particularly stressful and anxiety ridden time in my life. By the end of the first chapter, I had already recommended it to three people. There aren't many times when I will actually stop a book to call someone and recommend they hear it, but this book was definitely worth it.
In fairness, I haven't heard many personal development/self-help audiobooks, but not for lack of trying. They always put me off for some reason or another. With 50 ways, I found myself thinking "Yes!" more times than I can count. I felt like Gigi Langer was speaking directly to me and only me. Moreover, it was like she already knew me. I talk a lot about relating to fictional characters and connecting with them personally, but this was the first time a nonfiction book has created this sort of connection. It was almost eerie.
What struck me first was the amount of professionalism with which 50 Ways is written. Because of my background in psychology, I'm wary of most psychologically-based texts and given the number of pop psychology works (i.e. anything written by a "life coach"), I'd begun to avoid this type of book entirely. But I knew right away that 50 Ways was different and not just because I had already researched Dr. Langer's credentials. It quickly became apparent that Langer knew exactly what she was saying, not only because she had studied it, but also because she had lived it.
I was particularly moved by the efficacy of Langer's self-disclosure. Knowing how and when to disclose personal experiences is an important part of being a therapist. When done properly, it can be an incredibly effective technique within the therapeutic relationship. Langer struck a wonderful balance by disclosing relevant and appropriate information about her past, especially regarding substance abuse, personal relationships, and previous therapeutic experiences (from both sides of "the couch"). This decreased the amount of anxiety I was feeling regarding vulnerability and simultaneously forged a bond between Langer and I (or the audiobook and I). I was simply amazed at the efficacy of this approach conducted via audiobook.
It was a warm, enlightening, and engaging experience. Listening to 50 Ways to Worry Less Now was not a passive activity. Dr. Langer makes a concerted effort to actively engage the listener by asking thought-provoking questions and especially by including a PDF work book with the audiobook. Throughout the audiobook, the listener must reference the PDF workbook and perform coordinating tasks for each chapter. This makes it impossible to zone out while listening and forces the listener to take an active part in the experience. However, it also makes it impossible to listen while driving. This wasn't a drawback for me, but I know that a lot of listeners like to multitask, so it's just something to keep in mind.
I also appreciated that Langer made an effort to provide a spiritually inclusive experience. Something else that usually puts me off of personal development books is the inevitable inclusion of spirituality and/or religion, to varying degrees. To Langer's credit, she allows the listener to insert the name of their preferred deity (or "positive power") and doesn't overtly lean toward any certain religion. She does, however, take for granted that the listener has a preferred deity/"positive power". This was a moderately-sized hang up for me while listening to this audiobook, because I am not a spiritual person. I have no deity, nor do I want one, yet the majority of exercises in this audiobook seemed to hinge on the listener relying on their "positive power". For the first few exercises that called for a positive power, high thought "Well, I guess this one isn't for me". But after a while of sitting them out, I decided to jokingly adopt Elvis as my "positive power" just so I could participate to a fuller degree. This got a little funny when I came to parts about "letting your positive power guide you". I realize that I am in the minority here, so this hangup wouldn't (and didn't) prevent me from recommending 50 ways to anyone else.
50 Ways to Worry Less Now and Dr. Langer helped me through a tremendously difficult time in my life. It gave me a number of useful tools that I have begun to implement in my day-to-day life. This audiobook has become the newest addition in my "mental health toolbox" and I will no doubt be putting it to use again in the future.
Narration review: Robin Waters was the absolute perfect person to narrate this audiobook. Her soothing and reassuring tone had an instantaneous calming effect on me and provided an immediate inner stillness. More than that, her narration was perfectly paste to allow for the absorption of the material. The content of this audiobook is something that should be pondered and reflected upon. Waters facilitated such reflection and added a great deal to the overall listening experience. ♣︎
In fairness, I haven't heard many personal development/self-help audiobooks, but not for lack of trying. They always put me off for some reason or another. With 50 ways, I found myself thinking "Yes!" more times than I can count. I felt like Gigi Langer was speaking directly to me and only me. Moreover, it was like she already knew me. I talk a lot about relating to fictional characters and connecting with them personally, but this was the first time a nonfiction book has created this sort of connection. It was almost eerie.
What struck me first was the amount of professionalism with which 50 Ways is written. Because of my background in psychology, I'm wary of most psychologically-based texts and given the number of pop psychology works (i.e. anything written by a "life coach"), I'd begun to avoid this type of book entirely. But I knew right away that 50 Ways was different and not just because I had already researched Dr. Langer's credentials. It quickly became apparent that Langer knew exactly what she was saying, not only because she had studied it, but also because she had lived it.
I was particularly moved by the efficacy of Langer's self-disclosure. Knowing how and when to disclose personal experiences is an important part of being a therapist. When done properly, it can be an incredibly effective technique within the therapeutic relationship. Langer struck a wonderful balance by disclosing relevant and appropriate information about her past, especially regarding substance abuse, personal relationships, and previous therapeutic experiences (from both sides of "the couch"). This decreased the amount of anxiety I was feeling regarding vulnerability and simultaneously forged a bond between Langer and I (or the audiobook and I). I was simply amazed at the efficacy of this approach conducted via audiobook.
It was a warm, enlightening, and engaging experience. Listening to 50 Ways to Worry Less Now was not a passive activity. Dr. Langer makes a concerted effort to actively engage the listener by asking thought-provoking questions and especially by including a PDF work book with the audiobook. Throughout the audiobook, the listener must reference the PDF workbook and perform coordinating tasks for each chapter. This makes it impossible to zone out while listening and forces the listener to take an active part in the experience. However, it also makes it impossible to listen while driving. This wasn't a drawback for me, but I know that a lot of listeners like to multitask, so it's just something to keep in mind.
I also appreciated that Langer made an effort to provide a spiritually inclusive experience. Something else that usually puts me off of personal development books is the inevitable inclusion of spirituality and/or religion, to varying degrees. To Langer's credit, she allows the listener to insert the name of their preferred deity (or "positive power") and doesn't overtly lean toward any certain religion. She does, however, take for granted that the listener has a preferred deity/"positive power". This was a moderately-sized hang up for me while listening to this audiobook, because I am not a spiritual person. I have no deity, nor do I want one, yet the majority of exercises in this audiobook seemed to hinge on the listener relying on their "positive power". For the first few exercises that called for a positive power, high thought "Well, I guess this one isn't for me". But after a while of sitting them out, I decided to jokingly adopt Elvis as my "positive power" just so I could participate to a fuller degree. This got a little funny when I came to parts about "letting your positive power guide you". I realize that I am in the minority here, so this hangup wouldn't (and didn't) prevent me from recommending 50 ways to anyone else.
50 Ways to Worry Less Now and Dr. Langer helped me through a tremendously difficult time in my life. It gave me a number of useful tools that I have begun to implement in my day-to-day life. This audiobook has become the newest addition in my "mental health toolbox" and I will no doubt be putting it to use again in the future.
Narration review: Robin Waters was the absolute perfect person to narrate this audiobook. Her soothing and reassuring tone had an instantaneous calming effect on me and provided an immediate inner stillness. More than that, her narration was perfectly paste to allow for the absorption of the material. The content of this audiobook is something that should be pondered and reflected upon. Waters facilitated such reflection and added a great deal to the overall listening experience. ♣︎
June 13, 2022
Gigi knows how to easily articulate what you need! I first heard her speak on a podcast and kept stopping to note down her quotes (not ones other people had said but HER words!). I knew I had to read her book and found it to be exactly what I needed and helped me so much. Very clear, practical and absolutely worthwhile.
May 7, 2018
This book does what it promises in the title. The tools that are described are very helpful and I really loved how it was explained.
The only thing that put me off a little is when there was talk about God. I am not a believer myself. But this was only a minor occurrence and definitely not a reason to ignore this beautifully crafted book with so many effective methods to worry less now.
The only thing that put me off a little is when there was talk about God. I am not a believer myself. But this was only a minor occurrence and definitely not a reason to ignore this beautifully crafted book with so many effective methods to worry less now.
October 18, 2019
I found Gigi Langer’s 50 Ways to Worry Less Now: Reject Negative Thinking to Find Peace, Clarity, and Connection to be quite a useful tool for me. I have always to be one that has had anxiety and constantly worrying and I thought this book was helpful. I plan to use it again and again in the future. I have the audio version of the book that will be helpful to hear Robin Waters’s calming voice to help with that anxiety from time to time.
I am giving 50 Ways to Worry Less Now: Reject Negative Thinking to Find Peace, Clarity, and Connection a very well deserved five plus stars. I highly recommend it to other readers who need inspiration to find more positivity in their life.
I received the audio version of this book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
I am giving 50 Ways to Worry Less Now: Reject Negative Thinking to Find Peace, Clarity, and Connection a very well deserved five plus stars. I highly recommend it to other readers who need inspiration to find more positivity in their life.
I received the audio version of this book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
June 15, 2021
As far as self-help books go, this one is pretty good. The book kept the discussion of issues and explaining the four tools concise, making this a quick easy read. I especially enjoyed that the author, Gigi Langer, included specific tools that readers can do and implement without feeling overwhelmed or like they're being asked to do too much, too quickly. I definitely recommend this book for the worrier or anxiety riddled person.
January 12, 2018
"Gigi has written a jewel of a book with sharp insight, an open honest heart, timeless wisdom, and inspiration galore. A healing masterpiece if one chooses to use the tools." -LiRa Bennett President of A Place of Well-Being Inc.
February 2, 2018
I am not a book critic or an English major or a University professor or a writer. But I am a worrier so I am qualified to highly recommend Gigi's book. I appreciate her honesty about her personal life story and all the practical ways she suggests to change our behavior. I believe everyone can benefit from reading this book and putting her ideas into daily practice.
February 18, 2018
I began reading this book wondering if I would find it useful. The more I read, the more I realized that this book is a wonderful guide for handling even the smallest worries in my life. And I would certainly recommend the book to any friends and family. Gigi's personal experiences helped me understand situations in my life that I did not even realize were worrisome!
February 21, 2018
I just finished reading this book. It is engaging, well written and obviously well researched. I was able to see several places in my life that I need to change in order to improve my reactions to others. The author uses real personal life examples. These allowed me to see how to use the various steps and plans laid out in book in my own situations. I particularly liked chapters 5 and 6, they made me realize that instead of just talking to my friends about our problems we need to create a support group that offers growth and change rather than just venting. I also like the concept of “Whispered Lies”, I think we all have these and they keep us from making decisions or changes in our lives that could be positive.
Overall, I have learned some excellent ideas and strategies that I need to implement to change my life and accomplish my goals, both personally and professionally.
I am a Christian but anyone can read this book, regardless of your faith. I plan to send copies to several friends that can definitely use them.
Overall, I have learned some excellent ideas and strategies that I need to implement to change my life and accomplish my goals, both personally and professionally.
I am a Christian but anyone can read this book, regardless of your faith. I plan to send copies to several friends that can definitely use them.
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April 1, 2018Worry Less Now is a lovely resourceful book that is full of information to help you worry less and enjoy life more. A book full of helpful lessons and suggestions that will help you to stop the worry. Overall a very informative read.
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