There was a time when my emotional explosions sent folks running for the hills and left me hiding in shame. Mad and sad seemed to be my constant companions. Every time I read a book on self-improvement, there was one more item to be added to the to-do list, and it would eventually end up on that other, never-ending list: Things to Feel Guilty About.

It's All Gonna Be Okay is the book I needed: an inspiring, informative, light-hearted primer to lift my spirits, offer specific strategies to use, and provide an easy read with short mini-chapters-the right amount of reading time for a multi-tasking restroom break.

Grow Your Resilience by Improving Your Mindset

Too often, it's not the situation that's causing your overwhelming stress; it's your mindset. Self-awareness of your emotions, emotional reactions, and little-girl belief system, along with never-ending self-compassion and kindness, can play an important role in achieving mindset change, leading to a greater sense of calmness and confidence.

Change does and will happen. With simple yet constructive strategies, discover and untangle your inner web of belief systems and mindsets. Then, grow forward toward greater resiliency.

Like a friend who's been there, author Kim Sunderland asks you to consider the research around neurological change that can help a self-proclaimed smart and sensible person-like her-understand why the woo-woo stuff (like affirmations, visualizations, mindfulness, and therapy) actually works.