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Winner, National Indie Excellence Award.
"Langer speaks from hard-won experience in her valuable, heartfelt manual on curbing excessive worrying. Langer's frank and empathetic tone will comfort readers, as will the practical steps she teaches." -- Publishers Weekly (BookLife)
Thirty years ago, Gigi Langer was a prisoner of her worries who used alcohol, romance, and professional accomplishments to soothe her frayed nerves. When she stopped drinking, she began applying tools from therapy, recovery programs, scientific research, and a variety of philosophical and spiritual teachings to overcome her anxieties and stress.
Worry Less Now offers four life strategies and 50 eclectic tools to dissolve the "whispered lies" of negative self-talk. Although many books address negative thinking, very few give the reader step-by-step directions on how to defeat it. Others simply advocate a single approach.
With candor and humor, Langer describes a wide variety of strategies that helped her and others defeat dysfunctional relationships, perfectionism, addiction, and worry about loved ones. As an award-winning writer and professor, Langer skillfully shares compelling stories and exercises that empower readers to:
-MANAGE life's most difficult challenges with calm wisdom
-CREATE healthy relationships that blossom and thrive
-FULFILL their dreams through positive thinking
-SERVE others in their personal growth
Regardless of the situation, Worry Less Now will help you gain peace, clarity, and wisdom.
RAVE REVIEWS
"Even though I have been in recovery for more than four decades, and didn't think another self-help book would make it to my treasured list, I was wrong. This book is a winner." --Karen Casey, best-selling author of Each Day a New Beginning (Hazelden)
"Langer's homing in on all the aspects of negative self-talk and worry add breadth to her advice and make it a powerful tool for readers." - Library Journal
"Highly recommended for anyone who worries too much, lives too hard a life, and searches for a better way." -- Midwest Book Review
Author Notes
Thirty years ago, Gigi Langer was a prisoner of her worries who used alcohol, romance, and professional accomplishments to soothe her frayed nerves. After applying tools from therapy, recovery programs, scientific research, and a variety of philosophical and spiritual teachings she discovered how to overcome her own anxieties and stress. Through speeches, retreats, and workshops, she helps thousands of people improve their lives at home and at work. Gigi holds a PhD in Psychological Studies in Education and an MA in Psychology, both from Stanford University.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Langer speaks from hard-won experience in her valuable, heartfelt manual on curbing excessive worrying. After having readers evaluate their own anxiety levels, the author offers four basic steps: getting honest about one's worry; claiming power over it with the help of God or another "positive power"; consciously reframing worry as opportunity in one's mind; and using 50 "growth practices," including meditation, to keep calm. Langer calls the root of many worries "whispered lies"-undermining thoughts like "I'll never have enough money" or "relationships just don't work for me." She challenges readers to replace them with "truth phrases," by writing down negative thoughts, analyzing them, and reframing the negative self-talk as something positive. Langer advocates forgiveness of others, no matter how hard this may be, as well as taking personal responsibility for one's own attitude and behaviors. Lest anyone think that the author is preaching from a distance, Langer doesn't hold back on sharing painful examples from her own life, such as a confrontation with her husband over his alcoholism. Langer's frank and empathetic tone will comfort readers, as will the practical steps she teaches in this tome. (BookLife) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Library Journal Review
Langer (Educational Psychology) writes from both experience and expertise when she describes the power within to handle difficult life challenges, create meaningful relationships, and fulfill one's wildest dreams. Four strategies ("get honest," "claim power," "make choices," "use growth principles") and 50 tools for defeating negative thinking, plus self-quizzes, action steps, personal anecdotes, and success stories show readers how to create a life-affirming environment and build confidence. VERDICT Langer's homing in on all the aspects of negative self-talk and worry add breadth to her advice and make it a powerful tool for readers. © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xi |
| Will It Work? | p. xii |
| "I've Done This Too Many Times" | p. xiii |
| What Happened? | p. xiv |
| My Hope for You | p. xvi |
| Chapter 1 Four Powerful Strategies to Overcome Worry | p. 1 |
| Those Pesky Whispered Lies | p. 2 |
| Reject Worry's Lies to Find Peace | p. 3 |
| Free Up Your Life Force | p. 5 |
| Saved by the Four Strategies | p. 6 |
| We Can't Do It Alone | p. 8 |
| Summary | p. 15 |
| Chapter 2 Getting Honest about Your Worries. Strategy One | p. 17 |
| What Denial? | p. 18 |
| Who's Not Good Enough? | p. 19 |
| It's Not My Fault! | p. 22 |
| The Deceit of Whispered Lies | p. 23 |
| You Can Make It! | p. 26 |
| Right Here. Right Now | p. 28 |
| Summary | p. 31 |
| Chapter 3 Claiming Positive Power. Strategy Two | p. 33 |
| I'm Not Safe! | p. 34 |
| A Power Greater Than Worry | p. 35 |
| Love Is Stronger Than Fear | p. 37 |
| Cuddle Up to Your Power | p. 41 |
| You Can Change Your Mind! | p. 44 |
| Summary | p. 47 |
| Chapter 4 Choosing a New Future. Strategy Three | p. 49 |
| My Dream Comes True | p. 50 |
| Choice 1 Declare Your Dream | p. 52 |
| Choice 2 Let Go of Attachment | p. 56 |
| Choice 3 Get to Work | p. 58 |
| Summary | p. 67 |
| Chapter 5 Using Growth Practices to Recover Your True Self. Strategy Four | p. 69 |
| A New Pair of Glasses | p. 70 |
| Is It Really in Perfect Order? | p. 73 |
| Layer 1 Addiction | p. 74 |
| Layer 2 Dysfunctional Family | p. 75 |
| Layer 3 The Big Secret | p. 79 |
| Trust the Process | p. 83 |
| Summary | p. 88 |
| Chapter 6 Healing Your Relationships | p. 89 |
| Oh No! Not This! | p. 90 |
| It Gets Worse | p. 98 |
| You Can Let Go of the Past | p. 103 |
| Summary | p. 108 |
| Chapter 7 Reaping the Rewards: Peace, Clarity, Connection | p. 109 |
| Peace of Mind: Trust Life | p. 111 |
| Clarity: Fulfill Your Dreams | p. 112 |
| Connection: Give and Receive Love | p. 114 |
| Keep Growing | p. 119 |
| Parting Words | p. 121 |
| Appendix A The Radical Forgiveness Worksheet | p. 123 |
| Appendix B Four Strategies and 50 Tools to Worry Less Now | p. 129 |
| Appendix C Suggested Resources | p. 133 |
| Personal Development | p. 133 |
| Alcoholism, Addiction, Family Codependence | p. 135 |
| Bibliography | p. 137 |
| About the Author | p. 143 |
