Help in a Hurry: Simple Tips for Finding Peace When You're Overwhelmed, Anxious, or Stressed

by Caroline Leaf

Publisher:

Baker

, 2025

Overview

Learn how to manage your anxiety and find peace

· actionable and evidence-based strategies
· learn how to cope in the moment and fight overwhelm
· experience a better, more fulfilled life

Designed so you can quickly access the simple strategies you need in the moment, this book helps you regain control when . . .
· you don’t understand your intense emotions
· you’re under tremendous pressure
· you feel tired, angry, or full of regret
· you’re dealing with intrusive thoughts
· your past is haunting you
· your inner critic won’t let up
· you feel like sometimes you abandon yourself to please others
· your perfectionism is keeping you stuck or overwhelmed
· you feel setting and maintaining boundaries is difficult or guilt-inducing
· you’re trapped in a cycle you don’t know how to break
· you feel lost or directionless
· your regret over past mistakes is weighing you down
· and much more

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Even though it’s uncomfortable and sometimes even distressing to us, it’s perfectly normal to feel lost, anxious, or overwhelmed at times. It’s okay to be a bit of a mess! But none of us wants to stay that way for long.

With actionable, evidence-based strategies to handle our most common challenges in life, this practical guide from bestselling author and clinical neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf offers the tools you need to prevent a descent into chaos and instead find peace and strength amid the turmoil of daily life.

If you have felt stuck in crisis mode, the strategies found in this book will help you cope in the moment, manage a chaotic mind, and start living each day with intention and inner peace.

***

"Help in a Hurry is jam-packed with evidence-based strategies to address a variety of common difficulties, including the experience of stressful, anxious, intrusive, or other overwhelming thoughts. Readers will come to understand what’s going on in their mind and body and will learn practical steps to break these dysfunctional habits."--Nicole LePera, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers How to Do the Work and How to Be the Love You Seek 

"This book is a game-changer. If you’re looking to transform your mindset and heal from past challenges, Caroline’s approach will guide you every step of the way. Don’t wait--this book will help you unlock your true potential."--Lewis Howes, New York Times bestselling author of The School of Greatness 

"Life is full of inevitable challenges, but your mind is your greatest ally in overcoming them. If you’re ready to unlock your mental power and embrace each challenge as an opportunity, this is the book for you."--Jim Kwik, top brain coach and New York Times bestselling author of Limitless 

"In a world that demands constant mental recalibration, these strategies are not only helpful--they’re our lifelines. Dr. Caroline expertly teaches us how to prepare ourselves with tools, repair negative thinking and behavioral cycles, and return to a place of personal agency where we can choose how we want to respond."--Alyson Stoner, actor, author, and mental health founder

From the Back Cover

Learn how to manage your anxiety and find peace

Even though it’s uncomfortable and sometimes even distressing, it’s perfectly normal to feel lost, anxious, or overwhelmed at times. It’s okay to be a bit of a mess! But none of us want to stay that way for long. If you’ve ever felt stuck in crisis mode, the strategies in this book will help you cope in the moment, manage a chaotic mind, and start living each day with intention and inner peace.

With actionable, evidence-based strategies to handle your most common challenges in life, this practical guide from bestselling author and clinical neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf offers the tools you need to prevent a descent into chaos and instead to find peace and strength amid the turmoil of daily life. Designed so you can quickly access the simple strategies you need in the moment, this book helps you regain control when . . .
· you don’t understand your intense emotions
· you’re under tremendous pressure
· you feel tired, angry, or full of regret
· you’re dealing with intrusive thoughts
· your past is haunting you
· your inner critic won’t let up
· you feel like sometimes you abandon yourself to please others
· your perfectionism is keeping you stuck or overwhelmed
· you feel setting and maintaining boundaries is difficult or guilt-inducing
· you’re trapped in a cycle you don’t know how to break
· you feel lost or directionless
· your regret over past mistakes is weighing you down
· and much more

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Product Details

• Title: Help in a Hurry: Simple Tips for Finding Peace When You're Overwhelmed, Anxious, or Stressed
• Author: Caroline Leaf
• Publisher: Baker
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 240
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781493407828, 9780801093265, 0801093260, 1493407821
• Resource ID: LLS:9781493407828
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-06-21T07:19:15Z

About Caroline Leaf

Dr. Caroline Leaf is the author of Switch On Your Brain, Think and Eat Yourself Smart, and The Perfect You, amongst many other books and journal articles. Since 1981, she has researched the science of thought and the mind-brain connection as it relates to thinking, learning, renewing the mind, gifting, and potential. Dr. Leaf practiced clinically for 25 years and is an international and national conference speaker on topics relating to optimal brain performance such as learning, mindful thinking, stress, toxic thoughts, male/female brain differences, mindful eating and much more. She is frequently interviewed on TV stations around the globe, has published many books and scientific journal articles, and has her own TV show, The Dr. Leaf Show. Leaf and her husband, Mac, live with their four children in Dallas and Los Angeles.