The Mindful Teen Workbook

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Stay one step ahead of stress with this fun and engaging mindfulness workbook—just for teens!Do you feel stressed out, anxious, or worried? You aren’t alone! Between school, friends, dating, social media, and a pandemic, many teens are feeling more stressed out and anxious than ever before. But what if you had a set of tools you could use to help you cope with the stress life brings? This workbook can be that toolkit! And better yet, you can learn to use these tools easily—right away.

In The Mindful Teen Workbook, two physicians and a psychiatrist offer fun and proven-effective skills grounded in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to help you slow down, clear your head, recover quickly from setbacks, manage stress and balance emotions, cultivate compassion, and foster healthier relationships—online or IRL. With this evidence-based workbook, you’ll also find tons of tips and tricks to help you stay focused when you need to, stay calm in a crisis, and be the very best version of you that you can be.

Don’t let stress get in the way of enjoying your teen years and reaching your goals. With this step-by-step workbook, you’ll discover the tools you need to be resilient in tough times and better appreciate life’s good moments.

Between school, friends, dating, social media, natural disasters, and a pandemic, teens are more stressed out than ever before. In this evidence-based workbook, two physicians and a psychiatrist offer teens proven-effective skills grounded in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to slow down, clear their head, recover quickly from setbacks, develop stress management and mindful communication skills, cultivate compassion for themselves and others, and foster healthier relationships—online or IRL.

Patricia Rockman, MD, is a family physician with a focused practice in mental health. She is associate professor in the department of family and community medicine at the University of Toronto, and cofounder of the Centre for Mindfulness Studies. She is a public speaker, curriculum developer, and teaches and mentors in MBCT and MBSR.

Allison McLay, DCS RP, is a registered psychotherapist and faculty at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto. She teaches mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and trains healthcare providers to deliver these modalities. She was author in curriculum development for the youth mindfulness program at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies.

M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C), is a Toronto-based child, adolescent, and family psychiatrist and founding member of Mindfulness Toronto. She is experienced in integrating mindfulness training into her therapeutic work with youth and adults in need of help with mental health challenges.

The authors reside in Toronto, ONT, Canada.

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Dimensions	1 × 8 × 10 in