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The Action Mindset Workbook for Teens

Simple CBT Skills to Help You Conquer Fear and Self-Doubt and Take Steps Toward What Really Matters
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The Action Mindset Workbook for Teens is an empowering guide designed to help young people move past fear and self-doubt to take meaningful action in their lives. Drawing on cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), this workbook equips teens with practical tools to overcome avoidance, manage difficult emotions, and develop a proactive mindset. Readers will learn how to identify barriers, reduce negative thinking habits, and take small steps towards their goals. It encourages kindness to oneself and offers strategies to quiet the inner "voice of doom," ultimately helping teens get unstuck and engage fully with life's possibilities.
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This workbook is ideal for teens facing anxiety, self-doubt, or difficulty taking action, as well as for parents, educators, and mental health professionals seeking accessible mental health resources for young people.

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Do you feel like you've been living life on the side lines? This one-of-a-kind workbook will help you take action and get back in the game!

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Do you feel like you’ve been living life on the sidelines? This one-of-a-kind workbook will help you take action and get back in the game!

When you think about the future, are you consumed by fear and self-doubt? Do you feel stuck in your life? Does your inability to move forward cause increased anxiety, sadness, or insecurity? It’s easy to avoid or withdraw from the situations that make you anxious or worried—it can feel safer at the time—but the fact is, until you find a way to confront discomfort head-on and take action anyway, you’ll remain stuck in a cycle of disappointment and frustration. So, how can you break free, get unstuck, and fully embrace life?

From the authors of Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens—which focuses on managing negative thinking habits—comes this unique resource for teens who struggle with taking action. Packed with simple and easy-to-apply skills drawn from cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), this workbook will help you cultivate an action mindset, reduce worry, and take the steps needed to solve problems—rather than avoid them. You’ll also discover the keys to quieting that inner “voice of doom,” giving up the need for perfection, and managing the difficult emotions that can come with living a life on hold.

With this empowering guide, you’ll learn how to:

  • Figure out what’s holding you back in life
  • Move past negative thinking habits
  • Cultivate a “go out and get it” mindset
  • Be kinder to yourself
  • Take small “action steps” to move toward your goals

Even the smallest behaviour change can make a huge difference. If you’re finally ready to face your fears, the skills you’ll learn in this friendly how-to will empower you to take action and get back in the game of life!

In these increasingly challenging times, kids and teens need mental health resources more than ever. With more than 1.6 million copies sold worldwide, Instant Help Books are easy to use, proven-effective, and recommended by therapists.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781648480461

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: New Harbinger Publications

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 202.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 152

About the Author

Mary Karapetian Alvord, PhD, is a psychologist with more than forty years of clinical experience; and is director of Alvord, Baker & Associates. She specializes in treating children, adolescents, and adults using evidence-based therapies. She is adjunct associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Fellow of both the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), she is also a clinical fellow of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). Recently, she founded a nonprofit—Resilience Across Borders, Inc.—with a mission to promote mental health. She is coauthor of ResilienceBuilder Program for Children and Adolescents, and with Anne McGrath, Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens.

Anne McGrath, MA, is an editor and writer with expertise in health, medicine, mental health, and education. She retired as executive editor overseeing publications and events at U.S. News & World Report, where she was responsible for the annual Best Hospitals and Best Colleges annual special issues—and spent thirty-five years writing and editing on health, medicine, higher education, and personal finance. She is coauthor of Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens. She holds a master’s in journalism from Syracuse University.

Foreword writer Carlo DiClemente, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He is codeveloper of the transtheoretical model of behavior change, and author of Changing for Good and Addiction and Change, as well as several professional books.

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