If you are an emerging adult, the mindfulness skills you learn in this book will help you take control of stress and manage difficult emotions. You will become grounded in the present moment and experience ease, contentment, and life satisfaction – a state that positive psychologists refer to as well-being. Throughout the book, highlighted sections entitled Voices of Emerging Adults tell the stories of typical young adult struggles.
Key Features
- Helps manage stress and difficult emotions.
- Promotes well-being and life satisfaction.
- Includes Voices of Emerging Adults sections sharing relatable stories.
- Aims to assist young adults in identifying mentors.
- Written for both young adults and their mentors.
Additional Information
The most common themes are highlighted, such as finding intimacy in a digital world, managing debt, finding a fruitful and worthwhile career path, managing difficult emotions, and practicing self-care. Of course, maturity and growth often happen outside a therapist’s office. Highlighted sections entitled Thoughts for Mentors will guide older adults to better relate to young adult challenges. By listening to the voices of modern young adults and comparing their stories to the timeless developmental challenges of past generations, readers will be able to build greater understanding of the perennial journey to adulthood.
Specifications
Mindfulness for Emerging Adults will inspire hope in young adults looking for the good life. Hopeful, compassionate, confident young adults will lead us to the best version of the twenty-first century.
