The Best Resources for Anxiety

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Lovely Refinement Resources

• The Ultimate Mental Health Book + Happy Days Planner
• Anxiety Action Plan
• Mindfulness Activities

Therapy for Anxiety

• BetterHelp – Provides affordable, private, online counseling.

The Best Books for Anxiety

• The Anxiety and Worry Workbook: The Cognitive Behavioral Solution
  This is an incredibly popular book on anxiety. Dr. Aaron T. Beck and cognitive behavioral therapy expert David A. Clark created a detailed workbook to help you benefit from the techniques of CBT. It comes with the ability to download and print more of the workbook pages so you can use it over and over again.
• Badass Ways to End Anxiety & Stop Panic Attacks!: A counterintuitive approach to recover and regain control of your life
  Author Geert Verschaeve lived with panic attacks and generalized anxiety for years. In this book, he shares some innovative techniques to control panic attacks and reduce overall anxiety. WARNING: His techniques may contradict how you think you should address your anxiety, which is what makes this book incredible.
• Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks Fast
  This is a science backed book by author Barry McDonagh. He shares a natural technique you can use for fast anxiety relief.
• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
  Dr. Bessel van der Kolk shares how trauma  (all forms, like physical, sexual, and emotional abuse) impacts our brains and physical bodies. He teaches how you can rewire how your brain works and undo the damage you’ve experienced. He includes information on yoga, therapies, and mindfulness.
• Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness
  In this book, author Daniel Amen shares how your brain works and how to identify problems. He also shares how you can adress these different areas of your life with options of medication, nutrition, and cognitive exercises.
• Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
  Dr. Jeffery M. Schwartz’s simple four-step system is being used at academic treatment centers around the world.
• Any book that was written by Brene Brown.

Anxiety Resources for College Students

• Active Minds
  A nonprofit organization committed to increase mental health awareness among college students. If there isn’t a chapter at your school, it’s fairly easy to launch one.
• NAMI on Campus
  A program that empowers students to form peer-run mental health groups to raise mental health awareness, support students who are struggling and educate your campus about mental health. Like Active Minds, it’s fairly easy to launch a chapter.

Self-Care Resources

• The Ultimate Guide to Self-Care
• The 30 Day Self Care Plan

Yoga for Anxiety

Explore Expansion with YIN YOGA

Inner Strength: Yin Yoga for Self Trust with Caitlin Rose Kenney

Slow down the pace with YogaDownload’s Yin Yoga 9-class Series

Exhale to Inhale: Yin and Breath Work for Stress Relief with Caitlin Rose Kenney

Yin Yoga for Clarity & Energy with Caitlin Rose Kenney

Yin: Release Resistance yoga class with Elise Fabricant