Book Review: Trust Your Intuition: 100 Ways to Transform Anxiety and Depression for Stronger Mental Health by Jill Sylvester

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The rest of the country will be starting school Tuesday, and a lot of colleges will be as well, so I wanted to share about this new book before that day!

Synopsis:

If you’re struggling with anxiety and/or depression, you’ve likely tried a laundry list of things to feel better. Do your efforts often leave you feeling frustrated, depleted, and stuck? Maybe you’ve turned to medication, only to discover it makes you feel like you’re going through life in a fog. It can feel like a constant battle to deal with your negative emotions. But what if there was a way to feel better…by learning to trust yourself?

There is. And Trust your Intuition: 100 Ways to Transform Anxiety and Depression for Stronger Mental Health will show you how.

Written by licensed mental health counselor and wellness advocate Jill Sylvester, Trust Your Intuition provides 100 simple tips and techniques designed to teach you to harness the power of your intuition, find the hidden meaning in your suffering, transform anxious and depressed feelings and emerge stronger and more powerful than ever. The tips are divided into five sections that will help you:

- Hold on

- Take good self-care

-Believe

Trust your intuition

- Feel better

Packed with tools the author has used for over 30 years of self-development that have also proven effective with clients including adults, adolescents and children, Trust Your Intuition will guide you to elevate your life and align with the wisdom that already exists inside of you.

Review:

Earlier this week I shared a mindfulness book that was great for tweens on up. THIS book is for the more mature brain, teen/college age on up. Different from other books we've shared, this is a workbook in progress for adults. Not only does Jill teach from her own experience, she gives you great tips on how to deal with anxiety, and then has you go over what did/didn't happen, and how you can change your response the next time. This teaches you to understand what you could have done better, and lead you to the right response the next time. Admittedly I did use some of the techniques on Miss Grace- especially the tell your brain "we're not doing that anymore", as she has been working toward a goal, and was not trusting herself. As long as she kept telling herself she didn't need to shrink from being showcased, her true talents came out for everyone to see! We've also used the 'do the opposite of what your gremlins tell you to do', to help her tamp down her immediate flight response when confronted with something she doesn't want to do, and to take a breathe and try to respond better. It's a book for everyone, no matter how bad your stress and anxiety, there is something in the book for everyone!

About the Author:

Jill Sylvester is a licensed mental health therapist who works with adults and children in private practice. She’s based in the suburbs outside Boston, Massachusetts where she lives with her husband Carl, children Kyle and Michelle and an adorable, mischievous bulldog named Jackson.