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Dr. Drew has spent decades talking to teens and young adults about sex and relationships, so he and his daughter take on a new generation of knowledge that incorporates current concerns with TCB: trust, compassion, and boundaries. Quizzes, real questions from patients, and life-experience from Paulina help the team tackle some of the toughest stuff to talk about.

Many teens who struggle with anger also struggle with anxiety--and their anxiety can actually drive their anger or make it worse. Using an approach rooted in evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), When Anxiety Makes You Angry helps teen readers identify the anxiety beneath their outbursts, practice acceptance of difficult emotions--rather than fighting or trying to ignore them--and learn healthy coping and self-regulation skills.

If you could only get past feelings of embarrassment, fear, self-criticism, and self-doubt, how would your life be different? You might take more chances and make more mistakes, but you'd also be able to live more freely and confidently than ever before. Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens is a workbook that provides you with essential skills for coping with the difficult and sometimes overwhelming emotions that stress you out and cause...

In seventy-two years, Grandma RiRi (AKA Marie W. Watts) has honed skills for life's journey, perfecting them as a mother, grandmother, friend, wife, human resource manager, employment discrimination investigator, and mediator. These tools for life contributed to the popularity of the textbook she co-authored, Human Relations 4ed., by Dalton, Hoyle, and Watts. First published in 1990, the book still garners worldwide sales. Additionally, these skills...

Give teens the tools to decipher their emotions, understand themselves, and improve their lives. The simple and empowering message of In My Feelings is that emotions, especially unpleasant ones, are not just to be avoided, controlled, or treated. Emotions can serve as a source of information that teens can use to make decisions and help them live their best lives. The path to emotional health for teens lies in improving their ability to recognize,...

From Worrier to Warrior, a companion book to Make Your Worrier a Warrior (for parents), is, designed to teach you how to conquer the Worry Monster. This book shows you how to overcome worry and fear using several easy-to-follow strategies. Read the book and learn the strategies yourself, or read along with a parent or other adult. From Worrier to Warrior will teach you how to create your very own "toolbox" of ways to combat fear and anxiety to carry...

On peut souffrir de l'intérieur et n'avoir aucun bleu sur le visage, aucune ecchymose à montrer. Difficile pour les autres d'imaginer ce qui se passe dans notre tête, de voir la tempête et les fusées qui traversent nos pensées. Une vingtaine de personnages confient ici, en textes et en images, un petit moment de leur détresse avec le quotidien qui continue, inlassablement, de tourner autour. Ce livre s'adresse à tous, autant ceux qui souffrent...

School, friends, dating, and parents are just a few things that can lead to plenty of stress. This authoritative book walks readers through what exactly happens to your body when you are stressed, and what to do to help you feel better. Readers will learn about the physiological reactions happening in their bodies when they are stressed, and the sometimes serious health consequences. Readers will understand common stressors, the differences between...

Based on over 35 years and 75,000 hours of facilitating psychotherapy, Dr. Christopher Cortman has developed a simple, step-by-step program comprised of 10 psychological truths that can help anyone, young and old alike, gain control over their emotions, change their thought patterns and behaviors, and lead happier and more productive and fulfilling lives. Co-written by high school educator and mentor Michael Keelen, this guide to better living takes...

The death of a friend is a wrenching event for anyone at any age and can spark feelings that range from sadness to guilt to anxiety. Teenagers especially need help coping with grief and loss. This sensitive book answers questions grieving teens often have, like "How should I be acting?" "How long will this last?" and "What if I can't handle my grief on my own?" The book also addresses the complicated emotions that can accompany the death of an acquaintance,...