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Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: A Field Guide for Catholic Parents, Pastors, and Youth Leaders‍

Author: Petitfils, Roy
Publisher: Ave Maria Press

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Stress and anxiety arise at different stages of life journey. Adults have stress. Children have stress. Teenagers also have stress that affects their mental health. All parents, pastors, and youth leaders are committed to protecting and safeguarding the mental health of the next generation. In Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, and Depression, the author gives readers the knowledge, courage, and tools they need to step in and make a difference for teens in crisis. We should be aware of what it's like to be an addicted, depressed teenager, filled with self-loathing and desperate for help. Using personal life lessons and expertise gleaned from more than twenty-five years in youth ministry and private practice as a licensed counselor, the author teaches parents, pastors, and youth leaders what they need to know about mental health issues among America's youth. Whether teens need help coping with healthy levels of stress or face persistent, more serious problems with anxiety and depression, the book will help readers in their lives get comfortable with stepping in. Teens need help. Are you ready to help?

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Putting an X through Anxiety: Breaking Free from the Grip of Fear and Stress‍

Author: Giglio, Louie
Publisher: Passion Publishing

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The journey into the valley of stress and anxiety is not fun. People with anxiety may feel threatened, taunted, intimidated, incapacitated, and even lost hope. The causes of anxiety are complicated and it usually comes with panic, worry, fear, and dread. There are spiritual, mental, physical, emotional, genetic, and circumstantial factors that can cause us to fall into the grip of depression which pulls us away from those we love and shutters our ability to deal with everyday life. For many, anxiety is a powerful giant wanting to trap you in darkness and defeat; however, there is always hope in the light of God. In the book Putting an X through Anxiety: Breaking Free from the Grip of Fear and Stress, the author shares both practical and spiritual ways to deal with stress and anxiety and to live in life of victory. With encouragement and hope, this book will also equip you with the cross of Jesus as your strongest weapon against anxiety.

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Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose‍

Author: Lyons, Rebekah
Publisher: Zondervan

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How often have you found yourself trapped in fear? Feelings of unworthiness? Rejection? Loneliness? Depression? And isolation? The author of the book Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose wants to remind you that God makes a way of escape. Not only that, but He promises a life of abundance – a rich life – not just an escape from negative cycles. Anxiety and loneliness are on the rise, and a high percentage of the population around the world experience physical symptoms of stress on a regular basis. We feel pressure chasing careers, family, security, and keeping up. We worry about health, politics, and many other complexities we can't control. Eventually, we find our minds spinning, trying to cope or manage a low hum of anxiety, unlike anything we've ever experienced. But Rebekah reminds us that it doesn't have to stay this way. The author draws from her own battle with depression and anxiety to share a pathway to establish several life-giving rhythms that quiet inner chaos and make room for you to flourish. You deserve to break the cycle of anxiety, restore balance in your chaotic life, and most importantly, have peace from God inside you.

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The Emotionally Intelligent Teen: Skills to Help You Deal with What You Feel, Build Stronger Relationships, and Boost Self-Confidence‍

Author: McNally, Melanie
Publisher: Instant Help

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Emotional intelligence is the ability to notice one’s own and other people’s emotions, to be able to tell the difference between emotions and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior. Emotional intelligence is made up of three components – emotional awareness, self-regulation, and interpersonal skills. Learning emotional intelligence is important and useful; however, it is not a traditional subject in school. Many teens struggle to balance their emotions and manage stress and the good news is that you are now aware of it. Knowing that emotional intelligence closely related to one’s mental health and this book can help. In The Emotionally Intelligent Teen: Skills to Help You Deal with What You Feel, Build Stronger Relationships, and Boost Self-Confidence, the author offers effective tools to help you cultivate emotional intelligence to identify and express your emotions in healthy ways. You’ll gain a greater understanding of the connection between your emotions and your behavior, learn how to stay calm during stressful or anxiety provoking situations, and discover tips to help you manage conflict with your friends, family, teachers, or anyone in your life.

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This Changes Everything: How the Gospel Transforms the Teen Years‍

Author: Crowe, Jaquelle
Publisher: Crossway

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It’s for teenagers eager to reject the status quo and low standards their culture sets for them. It’s for those who don’t want to spend the adolescent years slacking off, but rather standing out and digging deep into what Jesus says about following him. In the book This Changes Everything: How the Gospel Transforms the Teen Years, the author who is just a teenager, will help you see how the truth about God changes everything in various aspects such as the relationships, their time being, their sin, and their lifestyle. This bood free those who want to live joyful, obedient, and Christ-exalting lives, even while they are young.

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Winning the War in Your Mind for Teens: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life‍

Author: Groeschel, Craig, and Josh Mosey
Publisher: Zondervan

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Teenagers believe that they are adults and they know what they are doing. Being a teenager is like riding a bike, but the road conditions keep changing, the bike seat is not the correct height anymore, and bystanders are yelling different directions at you while you pedal along the way. The road can be dangerous. According to neurologists, the brains of teenagers are amazing; however, their brains are also inefficient when it comes to being able to pay attention to something for long periods. Teen brains have less ability to process negative information than adults. Teens may found difficult to find a way out of their bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, too often feeling like their thoughts are running out of control and finding themselves off-track from where they want to be. Drawing upon Scripture and the latest findings of brain science, the author of the book Winning the War in Your Mind for Teens: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life explains how you too can challenge your thinking and change the course of your life for the better, revealing the strategies he’s found that help. All teenagers can be free from the grip of harmful, destructive thinking and be able to live the life of joy and peace that God intends them to live.

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Essential Life Skills for Teens: The Ultimate Guide - Navigate Your Emotions, Build Relationships, Sharpen Decision-Making, Improve Time Management, Manage Finances and Unleash Your Greatness!‍

Author: Wize, Jordan
Publisher: Independently published

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We all have emotions, but how well do we truly understand them? And why do they matter? As teenagers, we experience many emotions simultaneously, meaning that we don’t just undergo one feeling at a time. Humans experience about 400 emotions on any given day, swirling around like a wave coming into shore. The vast sea of emotions contains far more than simple feelings, such as happiness, sadness, surprise, or anger. There are many emotions beyond these basic or primary ones. The teenage years can be a rollercoaster of emotions and experiences. Adolescence can be quite stressful because it marks a significant transition in your life as it's a time of self-discovery, growth, and adaptation. Many teens find themselves in the same predicament, trying to make sense of it all. The book Essential Life Skills for Teens: The Ultimate Guide - Navigate Your Emotions, Build Relationships, Sharpen Decision-Making, Improve Time Management, Manage Finances and Unleash Your Greatness! will empower you with the knowledge and strategies you need to navigate the complexities of teenage life with confidence. In the book, you will find 5 steps to managing your emotions so you can stay calm even under stressful situations. You will learn from the book an effective decision-making process to help you make wiser decisions and avoid second-guessing your actions, and you find the first step to solving a problem, and how to implement your solution and become a better problem solver.

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Social Skills for Teens: Manage Peer Pressure, Overcome Social Anxiety, and Build Confidence for Lasting Friendships‍

Author: Teen Tribe
Publisher: Independently published

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Sometimes it is tough being a teenager, but lacking the right social skills can be the toughest obstacle to overcome. Every teen has gone through this, and while every generation of teenagers faces its own challenges, there are some universal experiences that every teen has to deal with. You might feel that tackling this challenge alone is too overwhelming. Do you know that you are not alone and many other teens feel the same way? Improving your social skills is a transformative journey that takes time and practice, but it’s worth it and rewardful. This journey is filled with ups and downs – it’s a continuous process of learning and practicing. There will be times when the road ahead seems rocky and challenging, but don’t worry. This book can help. The book Social Skills for Teens: Manage Peer Pressure, Overcome Social Anxiety, and Build Confidence for Lasting Friendships will help you positively and actively face any situation and overcome common social struggles with confidence. If you want to become a confident and sociable teen, this book is for you. If you want to learn how empathy will get you a long way in relating with others, this book is for you. If you want to learn some mindful meditation exercises to calm anxiety in any situation, you cannot miss this book.

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The DBT Skills Workbook for Teens: A Fun Guide to Manage Anxiety and Stress, Understand Your Emotions and Learn Effective Communication Skills‍

Author: Teen Thrive
Publisher: Teen Thrive

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No doubt that being a teenager is hard. The challenges are real. Adolescence is a crucial period for developing and maintaining social and emotional habits essential for mental well-being. The problem is this is easier said than done. Considering all the distractions and peer pressure our teens deal with that we did not have when we were their age. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has helped millions of teenagers for their emotional and behavioral needs since it was developed over 30 years ago. The book The DBT Skills Workbook for Teens: A Fun Guide to Manage Anxiety and Stress, Understand Your Emotions and Learn Effective Communication Skills is not just a book; it is a workbook. The techniques taught in DBT can make your teen’s journey into adulthood a lot smoother. You will learn how to cope with stressful times like exams, balancing powerful feelings and emotions in an effective way, navigating interpersonal relationships effectively, overcoming rejections and failures, and more.

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The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness‍

Author: Grimes, Jill
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

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Moving from high school to college is a big step into adulthood. If you are a parent, you may find yourself frantically cramming in every bit of last-minute advice you might possibly have forgotten to dispense during the last eighteen years. If you are a student, you are totally ready and prepared enough for college. We know that you are excited; however, you may be a little bit nervous and feel stressed about what type of adventure is waiting for you ahead. College students facing their first illness, accident, or anxiety away from home often flip-flop between wanting to handle it themselves and wishing their parents could swoop in and fix everything. The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness provides informative, trustworthy, evidence-based medical information and suggestions to reduce anxiety and stress and help set appropriate expectations for more than fifty common issues, such as when to seek medical help and what you can do right now before you see a doctor.

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Mental Health for College Students: Practical Life Strategies for Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and More: Backed by Research‍

Author: Patel, Ryan S.
Publisher: Independently published

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Thoughts, emotions, feelings, and behaviors are all interconnected. Changing one can affect or change the others. This is a commonly understood concept in the world of mental health. The book Mental Health for College Students: Practical Life Strategies for Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and More: Backed by Research is well organized by topic area. They will be discussed with research studies and strategies from them to improve mental health. Open the book to discover effective strategies to combat mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, focus, sleep problems, loneliness, transitioning to college life, and much more as a compliment to traditional treatments. The author will also provide food strategies to combat low moods, academic brain power, and enhance overall mental well-being. The book will unearth the potential of exercise, meditation, and yoga as you learn specific strategies and insights on using these to enhance mental health, and more.

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Self-Care for College Students: From Orientation to Graduation, 150+ Easy Ways to Stay Happy, Healthy, and Stress-Free‍

Author: Dellitt, Julia
Publisher: Adams Media

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Everything you do for yourself is self-care. Taking a shower, meditating, and even going for a walk, are examples of self-care; therefore, it seems like self-care is everywhere. Self-care is more than just a face mask. To love yourself better, it is always a good time to think about and decide on a well self-care plan. As a student in college—you’re dealing with a lot. At times this can be physically, mentally, and emotionally draining between classes, homework, activities, and building a new social life for yourself. But the secret to making sure these are the best years of your life is making time for self-care. If you’re feeling tired after a long week of classes and activities, give yourself permission to say no to those Friday night plans and take a relaxing evening for yourself. This Self-Care for College Students: From Orientation to Graduation, 150+ Easy Ways to Stay Happy, Healthy, and Stress-Free offers suggestions that help you tackle every aspect of taking care of yourself from the simplest tasks to rewarding activities that might require more planning. Start making time for yourself and make your college years the best of your life—all while building lifelong habits for success and happiness for years to come. Love yourself, pick up the book, and read it.

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Master Your Emotions: A Practical Guide to Overcome Negativity and Better Manage Your Feelings‍

Author: Meurisse, Thibaut
Publisher: Independently published

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Emotions affect our lives. We should have a comprehensive view of what emotions are, where they come from, what their role is, and how they affect our lives. Emotions are among the trickiest things to deal with and, unfortunately, too often we will fall prey to their mystical power. Undeniably, emotions determine the quality of our lives and affect every aspect of it, our inability to understand how emotions work can prevent us from designing our ideal life and from fulfilling our potential. Understanding how negative feelings and emotions work is the first step. We should do our best to learn how to reprogram those emotions and turn them around. Make your life a happier life, and it is possible. In the book Master Your Emotions: A Practical Guide to Overcome Negativity and Better Manage Your Feelings, you can find 31 simple coping strategies to handle emotions, how to make your emotions work for you, a formula to reprogram your mind, and much more.

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Mental Health Issues and the University Student‍

Author: Iarovici, Doris
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

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College years are tough. Young adults enter college with many challenges—complicated family dynamics, identity issues, and extreme pressure to succeed, among others. Nearly half of American 18 to 24 years old are enrolled in college at least part-time. In addition to many normal developmental milestones that can cause emotional challenges, psychiatric disorders often first merge during these years. In the past decade, many studies have raised concerns about the emotional and mental well-being of students. It is not just “stress” – depression, anxiety, substance abuse, eating disorders, and other psychiatric issues seem to be on the rise in this population. In Mental Health Issues and the University Student, the author describes the current college mental health crisis and narrates how college mental health services have evolved along with changes in student populations. Students’ lifestyle problems and psychiatric concerns, using case vignettes to explore a variety of interventions will also be discussed. Included in the book are discussions of substance abuse, relationship difficulties, eating disorders, depression and anxiety, and culture clashes.

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Anxiety Relief for Teens: Essential CBT Skills and Mindfulness Practices to Overcome Anxiety and Stress‍

Author: Galanti, Regine
Publisher: Zeitgeist Young Adult

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No one is absolutely afraid of nothing and everyone is afraid of something. Having some fear is a good thing as it is the gift of the Creator so that we, humanity, can protect ourselves. Teens have a lot on their plates and it's more difficult when they add anxiety to the mix. If you are one of them, you may even be avoiding situations, events, or people that could trigger your anxiety. You may ask, how do you stop yourself from missing out on life? This book is for you. In Anxiety Relief for Teens: Essential CBT Skills and Mindfulness Practices to Overcome Anxiety and Stress, you will learn how to manage your anxiety and reverse negative patterns. Through simple and effective quizzes and self-assessments that help you change your thoughts, behaviors, and physical reactions, this helpful guide will give you the tools you need to navigate all of life's challenges.

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Mental Health 101 For Teens: The Practical Guide to Mental Health, Self-Esteem, & Emotional Intelligence‍

Author: Thelen, Tom; Neely, Kirleen; Hooge, Kimberley O., and Kagan, Elliot
Publisher: Independently published

Introduction:

Apart from physical health, we also have another invisible component to complete with our own self, our mental health. Mental health is a huge topic and important to us. As the name of the book is already self-explanatory, Mental Health 101 For Teens: The Practical Guide to Mental Health, Self-Esteem, & Emotional Intelligence is for freshmen in mental health study. It gives you the roadmap to a mentally healthy life by giving you a basic overview, teaches you the core skills, and most importantly, gives you a chance to practice it and even stumble your way through it. The book will teach you how to talk with parents or guardians when need support, positive behaviors and mental well-being skills, help readers to prevent at-risk and self-destructive behaviors like self-harm, suicide, depression, and anxiety, how to have respectful conversations, even when they disagree with someone, and much more.

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Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It's Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature‍

Author: Scazzero, Peter
Publisher: Zondervan

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Emotions affect us all the time in our lives. To Christians, emotions also highly affect the growth of spiritual maturity. We cannot be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature. Growth takes time and the book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It's Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature outlines a roadmap for discipleship with Jesus that is powerfully transformative. It unveils what's wrong with our current definition of "spiritual growth" and offers not only a model of spirituality that actually works, but seven steps to change that will help you experience authentic faith and hunger for God. This book will unpack core biblical principles to guide you into an experience of lasting, beneath-the-surface transformation in your relationship with Christ. The workbook also includes session introductions, group discussion questions, application, and between-sessions personal study.

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The Christian and Anxiety‍

Author: Balthasar, Hans Urs Von
Publisher: Ignatius Press

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Christians have God in their lives; however, they are not immune from anxiety. Anxiety, with its emptiness and darkness, with its entanglement in sin, is redeemed. Anxiety finds its ultimate meaning in the fact that the Word of God has taken it upon Himself. The author of the book The Christian and Anxiety tries to link philosophy and theology together. On the one hand, revelation takes account of the anthropological phenomenon of anxiety. On the other hand, philosophy, at least in the modern period, has seen anxiety as a fundamental dimension of man’s existence. The book's dense philosophical analyses, its frequent dramatic passages, and its commentaries on numerous biblical texts can easily deter prospective readers. The author is not content only to show how much anxiety is profoundly inscribed in the heart and the word of God, from the Psalms to the Gospels but enters into intimate dialogue with contemporary thought and in particular its existentialist expression. If you want to explore the theology between Christianity and Anxiety, you should not miss this book.