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Managing Stress and Embracing a New You

April is stress awareness month and these book selections will provide tips on how to help you relieve stress in your daily life.

Evanston Public Library

12 items

  • Stressilient

    How to Beat Stress and Build Resilience

    Akbar, Sam,
    A great acquisition for libraries looking to expand mental health literacy in their patrons. This is an ideal book for people who read The Stress-Proof Brain: Master Your Emotional Response to Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity by Melanie…
    Book, 2023New York : St. Martin's Essentials, 2023. — 155.24 Akbar.S
  • Stress Less

    a Teen's Guide to a Calm Chill Life

    Tompkins, Michael A.,
    Stress Less takes a remarkably broad view. Not content to simply cope with stress, Tompkins shares strategies to help readers thrive. How one can live mindfully and develop a sense of self-acceptance, gratitude, generosity, kindness, hope,…
    Book, 2023Washington, DC : Magination Press, American Psychological Association, 2023. — YA 155.9042 Tompk.M
  • Stress Wisely

    How to Be Well in An Unwell World

    Hanley-Dafoe, Robyne,
    Takeaway: This fresh, insightful guide to facing stress urges readers to stop settling for “fine.” - BookLife Reviews
    Book, 2023[Vancouver, BC] : Page Two, [2023] — 155.9042 Hanle.R
  • "This book is an ice bath for the soul: a jarring yet essential plunge for anyone who suffers from anxiety." -- Joshua Fields Millburn, The Minimalists
    Book, 2023Franklin, Tennessee : Ramsey Press, The Lampo Group, [2023] — 152.46 Delon.J
  • The Miracle Morning

    the Not-so-obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (before 8 AM)

    Elrod, Hal, 1979-
    "A morning practice can be foundational for the success you want to create in your life. The Miracle Morning will enable you to develop the habits you'll come to rely on as you live into your vision." —Honorée Corder, publishing strategist and…
    Book, 2023Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, [2023] — 158.1 Elrod.H
  • Gentle

    Rest More, Stress Less, and Live the Life You Actually Want

    Carver, Courtney,
    "If you need to free yourself from the grind, this book will show you the way. With her signature grace and compassion, Courtney offers one tiny step after another to a gentler, slower, kinder way of life—culminating in a book that feels more like…
    Book, 2025New York : Balance, 2025. — 158.1 Carve.C
  • The Centered Heart

    Evidence-based, Mind-body Practices to Stress Less and Improve Cardiac Health

    Amendola, Susi,
    "An excellent starting point for those of all abilities and in all walks of life looking to create habits that support their cardiac and spiritual health.” - Library Journal
    Book, 2024Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2024] — 155.9042 Amend.S
  • Dialed in

    Do Your Best When It Matters Most

    Sinclair, Dana,
    “Anytime you enter the eye of the storm, you need a guiding light, and with this book, Dana gives us an inspiring and innovative path forward.” — BILLIE JEAN KING, social justice and sports icon
    Book, 2024Toronto : Simon & Schuster Canada, 2024. — 153.8 Sincl.D
  • Practical Optimism

    the Art, Science, and Practice of Exceptional Well-being

    Varma, Sue,
    "Studded with catchy pearls of wisdom ('Our self-worth exists simply because we do'), this can-do guide uplifts." - Publishers Weekly
    Book, 2024New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2024] — 149.5 Varma.S
  • The Missing Peace

    Rewire Your Brain, Reduce Anxiety, and Re-create Your Life

    Rhodes-Levin, Laura, 1967-
    Readers willing to put in the work will be inspired and comforted by her message. ― Booklist
    Book, 2024Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024] — 152.46 Rhode.L
  • Stress Resets

    How to Soothe Your Body and Mind in Minutes

    Taitz, Jennifer L.,
    “There’s definite wisdom here, and readers will appreciate having at their disposal concrete tools designed to provide enough in-the-moment relief to move on with one’s day.”―Publishers Weekly
    Book, 2024New York : Workman Publishing, 2024. — 155.9042 Taitz.J
  • The PLAN

    Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius

    Adachi, Kendra,
    “Ladies, this is the book we’ve been waiting for. The PLAN is a time-management book written by a woman with women in mind. It’s practical, funny, and is changing the way we see lists and organizing our lives. We loved every mention of our uterine…
    Book, 2024New York : Convergent, [2024] — 650.11 Adach.K