Who isn't! Your most irrational (and sometimes rational) fears are hilarious fodder for this sharp and relatable activity book.
Jordan Reid is the founding editor of the lifestyle blog Ramshackle
Glam and the author of two parenting and style memoirs. Her hobbies
include creating unnecessary complications, insomnia, and
maintaining an impressive collection of fake plants. She lives in
California with her two children, elderly shih tzu, and twin orange
cats.
Erin Williams is a writer, illustrator, and cancer researcher. She
lives with her husband, daughter, and two terrible cats in New York
City. She loves true crime podcasts, increasingly complex skin care
routines, and going to bed at 9pm.
This book helped me feel less alone in my anxieties, while also laughing at the sheer absurdity of them. Thank you, Jordan and Erin, for giving voice to my silent screams.--Beth Newell, editor/cofounder of Reductress
"I've tried apps, mediation, exercise, mindfulness,
doctors, meds, and more to help my ever-growing beast of anxiety
but nothing put it into perspective--or made me laugh more--than
Reid and Williams' smart, sassy, and absolutely genius The Big
Activity Book for Anxious People. From anxiety check-ins to
coloring to concrete suggestions for soothers that actually really
and truly work, just seeing this book on my desk every morning
makes me breathe easier. It should be required reading for everyone
I know."--Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling
author (and anxious person) of Is This Tomorrow and
Pictures of You I laughed out loud at every page. Now I feel
better about flying in a plane, being trapped in an Uber without
cell service, and all the diseases I probably don't have. I want to
give this to everyone I know in my Jordan Catalano
generation.--Liz Teich, The New York Stylist "The Big
Activity Book for Anxious People gets me out from under my
weighted blanket. If I had friends, I would definitely give them
this book!"--Ellie Knaus, host of Atomic Moms Frickin'
hysterical! Who knew my anxiety could be so funny?"--Amy Morrison,
founder of Pregnant Chicken "Anxiety loves company. Or, at
least, commiseration. This brilliant, hilarious book of fun will
keep you giggling and scribbling your worries away. Since receiving
it, I've been too busy to do an in depth internet search, but I
hear it's scientifically proven to be just as effective at
alleviating self-torment as a heavy blanket, dose of CBD oil, or
therapy session. My cuticles, hairline, and digestive system salute
Reid and Williams!"--Phoebe Lapine, author of The Wellness
Project
What I love about this guide is a) it gives you something to
actually do, other than sit with your angsty thoughts, b) it's
funny, not earnest--they poke fun at the cliche of being told 'just
breathing' will fix everything--and c) it's subversive and offbeat.
As someone with OCD, I personally related to the word scramble on
the germiest spots in your hotel room. This book validates real
fears while providing solutions that are both helpful and actually
enjoyable.--Amy Keller Laird, former editor-in-chief of
Women's Health; founder @club_mental A valuable tool for
any sufferers who are looking for distraction, compassion, and
real, viable solutions to our most common anxiety triggers.
Therapeutic techniques are shared by way of thoughtful (and fun!)
activities, and between the layers of comedy, the authors are
gifting readers with a palatable way to digest the reality of
mental health issues. And--with their skill, insight and
creativity--they have even managed to make it
delicious.--Rebecca Fox Starr, mental health advocate, author of
Beyond the Baby Blues: Anxiety and Depression During and After
Pregnancy "Comedy might be one of the best instant remedies for
anxiety, and The Big Activity Book for Anxious People brings plenty
of it. Beyond making us laugh, Reid and Williams remind us anxious
people of one powerful thing: we're definitely not alone in
this."--Lauren Sweeney, content director, HEYMAMA What can I
say? This is one of the best books about anxiety. I meticulously
read it from front to back exactly one-hundred and thirteen times
so that nothing bad would ever happen to my family!--Wendy
Molyneux, writer and producer, Bob's Burgers
My
insouciant inner child was delighted; my anxious outer adult was
soothed. And my usually-mangled cuticles would like to personally
thank page 89.--Katlyn Carlson This book is exactly what it says it
is: a big activity book for anxious people! It's got some great
activities inside that totally keep me busy, keep my anxiety in
check, and truly is a great time suck to keep my mind focused on
the activities and an escape from whatever is consuming me those
days. Cannot recommend this book enough!!!--BuzzFeed Legit
amazing and very relevant right now. It's like they wrote
this book knowing what was going to happen.--Jamie Stone, host of
A Little Too Much
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