Book Review: Conquer Anxiety Workbook for Teens by Dr. Tabatha Chansard

Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book, free of charge,from Callisto Press, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it, all opinions are my own 

And now something for tweens and teens to do over the Summer,

BEFORE school starts in the Fall!

Synopsis:

Anxiety is a difficult emotion to manage―especially with all of the stressors that come with the teenage years. From surviving awkward social situations to getting into college, it’s normal for teens to feel anxious. This book arms teens with effective tools to tackle worrying―so that anxiety doesn’t have to be overwhelming.

Using the latest strategies from CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and mindfulness therapies, teens will learn how to control their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors so that they don’t trigger anxiety. With real scenarios they might face at school, home, or with friends, this book is every teenager’s secret weapon to stay cool in stressful and scary moments.

The Conquer Anxiety Workbook for Teens includes:

• Anxiety decoded―Understand the root causes of general and social anxiety, along with panic and phobias. Also, learn the Dos and Don’ts of coping.
• Mind and body exercises―Discover right-now strategies like body scanning and taking charge of your anxious alter-ego to stop anxiety attacks in their tracks.
• Proven therapies―Use time-tested techniques like CBT and mindfulness practices to manage anxious thoughts and feelings.

You can’t protect teens from feeling anxious―but you can give them the tools to manage thoughts and feelings before they become overwhelming with the Conquer Anxiety Workbook for Teens.

Review:

This is a very good workbook for ALL tweens and teens, so that they can understand that ALL of them suffer from panic and anxiety,at one time or another! The difference is in how they HANDLE that anxiety, as to whether they suffer from stress, have a panic attack, or suffer in proverbial silence.

The workbook takes kids through what IS anxiety and the 2 main types- general and social, as well has specific fears and phobias and fears, before discussing myths and truths and then offering ideas of what NOT to do. This last section is the key- it TEACHES kids how to respond to common anxious moments, and how to settle their brain to focus on what they need to do, versus panicking and stressing out. I love the examples above. Kids always go to worst case scenario, and this helps them to see that that is normally NOT what is going to occur!

I also love how to book teaches them to baby step things. Deal with what is the CORE belief, that is making them go straight to panic, versus feeling confident. I love the step levels above and the countdown method (using the 5 senses) to learn to deal with anxiety at different stages. Miss Grace is just starting through the book, but already she's surprised at how universal HER feelings are,and I think this is going to be a brilliant book for her! This is an excellent book for teens, and we highly recommend it.

About the Author:

DR. TABATHA CHANSARD is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for a variety of emotional and behavioral difficulties. She treats childhood disorders and is passionate about her work kids, adolescents and young adults. Dr. Chansard resides in Dallas with her husband and baby girl. She enjoys binge-watching a good Netflix series, basking in the warm Texas sun, and spending quality time with friends and family.