Open When: A Companion for Life’s Twists & TurnsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Julie Smith (@drjulie) returns with this highly anticipated handbook full of “break in case of emergency” advice for dealing with mental health challenges in the moment they occur. In this essential self-help guide, Dr. Julie teaches her millions of readers and clients how to navigate life’s toughest occurrences while they’re happening, rather than moments or years after the fact. What if we can learn to harness our emotions and stay present so we can process and choose how to respond to a situation with valuable coping skills? Picking up where Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? leaves off, Dr. Julie shares the research-backed concepts and powerful techniques for emotional regulation we can use to weather our most vulnerable moments. Learn how to move through any situation with grace, including:
Open When teaches each of us to find and listen to the positive voice within when we need it most, and to care for our future selves and our long-term mental wellness. |
Contents
When your friends are not your friends | |
When you want to be less awkward around people | |
When you feel unwelcome and want to fit | |
When you keep saying yes but you want to say | |
When youre dealing with passiveaggressive people | |
When youre scared of making the wrong choice | |
When youre short on willpower | |
When you must perform under pressure | |
When its hard to be with your feelings | |
When youre overthinking everything | |
When fear shows | |
When grief overwhelms | |
When everything feels pointless | |
When your parents got it wrong | |
When you get it wrong as a parent | |
When they dont love you back | |
When they love you but you wont let them get close | |
When you want to win the argument | |
When its hard to ask for help | |
When its hard to be with yourself | |
When your inner voice is your own worst critic | |
When you doubt yourself and want to feel more confident | |
When you feel overwhelmed | |
When you hate who youve become | |
When you feel like an imposter | |
When you have done something you regret | |
When anger erupts too often | |
Appendix | |
Acknowledgments | |
Notes | |
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About the Author | |