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Everything isn't terrible, conquer your insecurities, interrupt your anxiety and finally calm down, Dr Kathleen Smith

eng

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non fiction

Everything isn't terrible

Dr Kathleen Smith

conquer your insecurities, interrupt your anxiety and finally calm down

Licensed therapist and respected mental health writer Dr. Kathleen Smith offers a smart, practical antidote to our anxiety-ridden times. Everything Isn't Terrible is an informative, and fun guide - featuring a healthy dose of humour - for people who want to become beacons of calmness in our anxious world. Like Sarah Knight's No F*cks Given guides and You Are a Badass, Everything Isn't Terrible will inspire readers to confront their anxious selves, take charge of their anxiety, and increase their own capacity to choose how they respond to it. Comprised of short chapters containing anecdotal examples from Smith's personal experience as well as those of her clients, in addition to engaging, actionable exercises for readers, Everything Isn't Terrible will give anyone suffering from anxiety all the tools they need to finally ... calm ... down. Ultimately, living a calmer, less anxious life - one that, in other words, isn't terrible - is possible, and with this book Smith will show you how to do it

Introduction -- Your anxious self. Focusing on yourself ; Thinking and feeling ; Your pretend self ; Defining yourself -- Your anxious relationships. Your family ; Your parents ; Ugh, dating ; Love ; Making friends ; Finding community -- Your anxious career. The job hunt ; Your terrible boss ; Procrastination and productivity ; Switching careers ; Being a leader -- Your anxious world. Smart phones and social media ; Politics and religion ; The long game

Everything is not terrible