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I'm Not Okay and That's Okay

Mental Health Microskills to Deal with Life's Inevitable Struggles
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I'm Not Okay and That's Okay by Steff Du Bois is a compassionate guide for navigating emotional overwhelm and mental struggles. It offers simple, practical microskills grounded in cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help readers identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns, manage feelings of sadness, anger, fear, and improve relationships. This heartfelt book acknowledges that it’s okay to not feel okay sometimes and provides tools to stay grounded amid life's uncertainties.
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This book is ideal for anyone experiencing emotional challenges or mental stress, especially those seeking quick, practical techniques to cope. It particularly resonates with LGBTQIA+ readers looking for understanding and affirming mental health support, as well as readers interested in self-help grounded in evidence-based therapy.

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For those days when you feel like you just can’t take it anymore, this portable pick-me-up offers in-the-moment microskills—based in proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)—to help readers accept what they can’t change, move past negative thoughts, calm the chaos of emotional overwhelm, and soothe themselves when life feels difficult.

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For those days when you feel like you just can’t take it anymore…

Everybody struggles. Whether you're breaking down in tears at the grocery store, on the verge of cussing out your toxic family member or coworker, screaming at cars in traffic, or feeling completely alone and friendless on a Saturday night—we’ve ALL been there. The struggle is REAL. And it’s okay to NOT feel okay sometimes. Fortunately, there are simple ways to help you identify and improve your negative thoughts, calm the chaos of emotional overwhelm, and feel better quickly. This portable pick-me-up is just what you need.

I'm Not Okay and That's Okay offers in-the-moment microskills—little strategies for big change—based in proven-effective cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and real-life experience. With this go-to guide, you’ll learn to recognize unhelpful thinking patterns; cope with feelings of sadness, anger, worry, fear, and frustration; and improve your relationships. Most importantly, you’ll uncover the root cause of why you feel the way you do, what’s making you feel worse, and how you can deal with these intense feelings in healthier ways.

We live in an era of extreme emotions. The world is rapidly changing and becoming more and more uncertain. But you can stay grounded—even when everything around you is spiralling out of control.

You’ve got this. And this fun, heartfelt guide has your back.

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I'm Not Okay and That's Okay has been praised for its empathy, deep clinical knowledge, and accessible approach. Shea Couleé highlights it as an incredible tool for LGBTQIA+ people and others, combining self-love and humour to manage mental health. Anton DiSclafani commends the book for normalising difficulty and offering clear, easy-to-follow coping strategies, describing the guidance as revelatory and practical.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781648481758

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 December 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: New Harbinger Publications

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 176.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Steff Du Bois, PhD, (he/they) is a clinician with their own private practice, and associate professor of psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). They have published over forty peer-reviewed manuscripts, presented research at numerous national and international conferences, and received multiple research grants to fund their work. After earning their doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago, they now lead the Du Bois Health Psychology Laboratory. There, they mentor graduate and undergraduate psychology students, and conduct health psychology research using community-based participatory research approaches to examine health behaviors, health equity, and health in romantic relationships.

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