A Creative Journal to Help Teens Release Sadness & Depression & Find Moments of Happiness Every Day
The Fourth in a Breath through New Series of Self-Help Books for Teens!
“Therapy that doesn’t look like therapy!”
“Creative, engaging prompts that teach evidence-based tools!”
“Real-time help for managing sadness and depression!”
“Interrupt negative thought spirals!”
“What is guided journaling and how can it help teens?”
Find Your Joy Here: A Creative Journal to Help Teens Release Sadness & Depression & Find Moments of Happiness Every Day is the fourth in an innovative new series that provides effective, evidence-based tools for managing teens’ emotional health issues without carrying the stigma that so often deters them from seeking help. The Instant Help Guided Journal Series offers “therapy that doesn’t look like therapy!”
More than 80 creative journaling prompts in Find Your Joy Here are grounded in the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, experiential therapies such as breathwork and art therapy, and neuroscience. Emerging from this science-based background come original, inventive suggestions that lead teens to release sadness in the moment and learn skills to carry forward.
Prompts combined with engaging graphics and inviting white space promote writing, drawing, collages, lists, letters, reflections & visualization to shift away from sadness alongside suggestions for meditation, listening to music, peaceful breathing, shredding negative thoughts and more. This book is a great tool for both teens on their own and as an adjunct to therapy.
“Find Your Joy Here is an emotionally intelligent invitation to healing. Lisa Schab guides teens with warmth, clarity, and creativity, offering not just a break from sadness, but a real way through it. This isn’t just a journal, it’s a brain-wise, heart-forward tool for resilience.”
—Melanie McNally PsyD, White House panelist for teen mental health & author of The Emotionally Intelligent Teen
“This book is an amazing resource for teens to change the channel on negative thought spirals. Easy-going and engaging, readers are invited to play with thoughts, memories, and ideas about joy in a way that feels light, easy, and fun. There is something for everyone in these prompts and activities! A fabulous tool for creating and capturing fun and joy!”
—Cheryl M. Bradshaw, RP, BEd, MA, registered psychotherapist, TEDx speaker, & author of The Resilience Workbook for Teens and How to Like Yourself
“Finding the intricate balance of celebrating the good in life while recognizing sadness that we experience as humans, Lisa Schab creates a perfect space for adolescents to reflect on their complex lives in her guided journal, Find Your Joy Here. She validates kids’ emotions by assuring them that what they are feeling is ‘normal’ – something all adolescents strive to achieve, yet rarely feel. She uses language that kids can easily understand and relate to!”
—Katherine McNeill, MA, eighth grade English language arts teacher and certified reading specialist
“Find Your Joy Here is another wonderful example of Lisa Schab’s ability to speak in a relatable way to teens and preteens.”
—Geraldine O’Sullivan, LCSW, PPOC, San Diego County High School Social Worker of the Year 2022, & author of The Middle School Survival Guide for Girls
Professionals. . .
This journal is a great clinical tool for engaging, encouraging, and empowering teen clients! It can boost their progress, confidence, and motivation for managing their sadness and depression.
More than 80 guided journaling prompts are grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Experiential therapies, and Neuroscience, but they’re disguised in fun and creativity!
Parents . . .
As the parent of an adolescent, you have the challenge of helping your teen develop increasing independence, while keeping them safe and healthy as they do so. Find Your Joy Here helps your child both calm down and cultivate their autonomy by increasing their skills in managing their own emotional health.