Exercises for calming down and growing up.

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Here's a Copy of My 30-Day Anxiety Journal Exercises for calming down and growing up. Kathleen Smith Sep 30   READ IN APP   Emperor penguins with chick. My book Everything Isn’t Terrible will be turning 6 (!) at the end of the year, which is hard to believe. I still laugh at the madness of such a title released three months before the pandemic, but people bought it, and they still keep buying it, and they’re still asking to translate it into other languages. I created a 30-Day anxiety journal as a pre-order bonus for the book, to help people pay attention to their relationship patterns. Think of it as a field journal for noting what we do with ourselves when we get all stirred up. Many of you may already have it, but I wanted to provide it as a resource to all subscribers since we’re in some anxious times, and this is something tangible I can put into the world. So here’s the download link. Everything Isn't Terrible 30 Day Journal 3.07MB ∙ PDF file Download Sometimes I will take out my paper copy and do one of the exercises to get my brain working. Yesterday I did Day 14, The Mature Path, to help me think about my frustration with getting a rejection for an article I wrote. Enjoy my humanness and questionable handwriting. You don’t have to buy Everything Isn’t Terrible to do the journal, but you do have to buy it to make me happy (kidding). It’s been a real treat to speak to groups who have been working through the book together. I’ll be back with more writing soon. But if you need some systems thinking today, here are some oldies but goodies. Learning to Let People Be Disappointed How We End Up Fixating on Others’ Immaturity The Little Boosts That Keep Us From Ourselves The Anxious Overachiever is a reader-supported publication. To receive all posts and access the big archive, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Or stick with free! Upgrade to paid News from Kathleen Listening to: A lot of interviews about the environmental impact of AI. Check out this discussion last week on NPR’s On Point about the supercomputer polluting Memphis. Not great, Bob! Reading: The fourth book in The Penderwicks series with my daughter. I’m obsessed with this lovely fictional family. Contemporary-ish but reads like a classic. Buy my books True to You and Everything Isn’t Terrible for more in-depth stories of people working on their relationships and themselves. If you love them, consider giving them a review on Amazon so other folks can find them. If you haven’t gotten the free digital workbooks for them, email me. Want to read more of my writing? Check out my newsletter archives. Paid subscribers can access the entire archive. Email me if you want me to speak to your group or are interested in doing family systems coaching with me. Follow me on Linkedin, Facebook, or Instagram. You're currently a free subscriber to The Anxious Overachiever. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. Upgrade to paid   Like Comment Restack   © 2025 Kathleen Smith 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104 Unsubscribe