Mindfulness is the concept of living in the present while managing stress effectively, mindfulness is on the forefront of mental health forums.

Topics include:

• Mindfulness techniques with inward focus - with dozens of activities for the reader to practice living in the present and reduce worrying about the past or future. Meant to increase focus and promote ability to cope.
• Grab a pen and follow along with guided instruction. Book is meant to be written in with interactive journaling to goal set and explore your own resilience factors.
• Enlightening thoughts filling your mind with useful strategies, reviews how to reduce negative self talk and be your own greatest advocate.
• Goal setting activity to be personalized by the reader as they follow along and set their own goals with guidance on how to break the process down in steps.
• Interactive and engaging material meant to spark self-reflection and inspiration. To reach new heights in life, shed ghosts of the past, form new social connections and bonds with an understanding of why these matter, explore personal growth and development.
• Learn to make better choices in life.
• Focus on resilience and how to increase protective factors in your life with a strength's-based approach to understanding your own resilience make up - a combination of internal and external factors unique to the individual. This book is not just fluff and positivity - tried and true resilience theories are reviewed with practical application to your life.
• The Stages of Change model reviewed and discussed to help understand motivation in yourself and others, when and how people decide to improve their lives, what makes people tick.
• Written by seasoned Social Services Director Lauren Reynolds, published author of two prior self-help books with focus in medical field. Lauren has developed recovery support programs and supported the mental health community in the medical field for the greater part of a decade. With an individualized approach to helping others, she focuses on autonomy and respecting the individual's unique journey to wellness.
• Lauren lives in the Seattle, Washington region of the U.S. promoting resilience every day in her field.