The Road Less Anxious: A Pick-Your-Path Guide to Navigating Anxiety and Overwhelm

An illustrated guide full of useful tools and tips to help you escape anxiety and overwhelm

Equally an interactive guide and coloring book, The Road Less Anxious is your comforting chaperone through the scary terrain of anxious thoughts. Designed as a pick-your-path adventure, this book will accompany you through common anxiety triggers and gently guide you back to calm using different coping strategies, such as thought pattern modifications, journal prompts, mindfulness tips, and self-care ideas. Whether you’re stuck in a cycle of Googling medical symptoms, catastrophizing about news headlines, or feeling downtrodden by a mean inner critic, this book offers an array of paths and choices you can make, allowing you to customize your anxiety relief on any given day.

Many of the exercises and techniques you will find in this book are based in the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy, including cognitive reframing, self-reflection, self-talk, mindfulness, relaxation training, building resilience, and stress management. If you're looking for comfort during an anxious spiral or skills for building resilience to future overwhelm, The Road Less Anxious is a refreshingly analog option to turn to that avoids the internet, where perpetual distractions and doomscrolling await.

The perfect gift for anyone who gets stuck in the rabbit hole of catastrophic thinking, this book is an active participant in your journey to feeling better, and a reminder that you are in control of how you interact with anxious thoughts.