It's okay to feel angry it's how you react to anger that really matters. This guide for teens offers a comprehensive mindfulness program to help you understand and channel your anger into healthy expressions of creativity, advocacy, and empowerment. Sometimes you just feel pissed off, and that's okay! Maybe you missed a deadline in school, flunked a test, didn't get invited to a party, or feel angry about something you saw on the news or online. We've all been there. It's impossible to go through life never feeling angry. But what if, instead of letting your anger take control, you were able to harness it in constructive ways? This book will show you how. With this guide, you'll find powerful mindfulness tools to help you listen to your anger, connect with your core values and goals, and make positive changes that will truly empower you. Instead of resorting to outbursts, you'll learn to channel the incredible energy of your anger into self-advocacy, social action and productivity. You'll also find stories from other teens just like you who've successfully redirected their anger into creating positivechange. If you're ready to change your relationship with anger and transform it into fuel for change and creative possibility, this book will guide you, every step of the way.

About the Author
Mitch R. Abblett, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and executive director of The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, a non profit focusing on education and training at the intersection of mindfulness and treatment. For over a decade, he was clinical director of the Manville School, a Harvard-affiliated therapeutic day school program in Boston, MA, serving children with emotional, behavioural and learning difficulties. He maintains a private psychotherapy and consulting practice (www.drmitchabblett.com), and writes about mindfulness, professional development and family mental health. His books include The Heat of the Moment in Treatment for clinicians, Mindfulness for Teen Depression (co-authored with Chris Willard, PsyD), and the upcoming Overcoming the Five Hindrances to Awakened Living. He also co-authored the child/family friendly practice aid Growing Mindful, as well as additional mindfulness-related card decks. He conducts national and international trainings regarding mindfulness and its applications.


Book Information
ISBN 9781684032297
Author Mitch R. Abblett
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint New Harbinger Publications
Publisher New Harbinger Publications
Weight(grams) 212g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 152mm * 12mm