Research finds that the number of girls who said that they often felt nervous, worried, or fearful jumped 55% from 2009 to 2014 while the number for adolescent boys remained unchanged. As a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with girls, Damour has witnessed this in her own research and in the all-girls' school where she consults. Damour explains that stress can helpfully stretch us beyond our comfort zones and anxiety can play a key...

"Anxiety. It's an emotion that rears its head almost every day, from the normal worries and concerns that most of us experience, to outright fear when something scary happens, to the anxiety disorders that many kids live with daily. But what causes anxiety? And what can we do about it? All About Anxiety tackles these questions from every possible angle. Readers will learn what's going on in their brain and central nervous system when they feel anxious....

The authors present a powerful new alternative that can help you break free of anxiety by fundamentally changing how you relate to it.

"After an entire summer trying to figure out how to go back to being the person she was before her depression and anxiety diagnosis, twelve-year-old Pluto finds out--with the help of the Hayden Planetarium hotline, a new tutor, and a new friend--that there is no old or new Pluto, there's just Pluto, growing up"--

The author draws upon cutting-edge science and painstaking reporting to explore the very heart of panic and poise. He explains why some people thrive under pressure, while others falter--and how we can go forward with steadier nerves and increased confidence.

How to defeat stress, worry, and anxiety to achieve more in business and life. From the international bestselling author of Self-Confidence. Are You A Worrier? Do you seem to worry more than most? Do you find that insignificant things stress you out? Do you sweat the small stuff and the big stuff too? Well, now's the time to stop worrying and start living. Worry, stress, anxiety - whichever label you prefer to use - can have consequences that impact...

Fourteen-year-old Audrey is making slow but steady progress dealing with her anxiety disorder when Linus comes into the picture and her recovery gains momentum.