Some reactions arrive faster than thought: a flash of anger, a spike of panic, an old trigger firing on an ordinary day. Faith G. Harper's workbook offers exercises for slowing that moment down.

Readical Key Points

• Exercises and worksheets on anxiety, depression, anger and trauma triggers, drawn from CBT, DBT, ACT and somatic therapies
• Notes for clinicians in each section, with worksheets laid out for use in sessions, according to the publisher
• Can be used alone or alongside the author's Wall Street Journal bestselling book on the brain, according to the publisher
• Content note: also addresses grief and addiction; a self-help workbook, not a substitute for professional care
• Paperback, 224 pages, Microcosm Publishing, 2022; part of the publisher's 5-Minute Therapy line

Harper starts from the idea that the brain is trying to protect its owner, even when it treats a sharp email as a threat. The exercises ask readers to notice what sets a reaction off, what the body does next, and how to put a little distance between trigger and response. She explains the science behind each method with a light, joking touch.

Adults working through anxiety, low mood, anger, grief or old trauma can use it on their own, and counselors can hand its worksheets to clients. It makes no promise of a cure. The trigger will still fire; these pages are about the few seconds after it does.

About the Author

According to her publisher, Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN, is a licensed professional counselor, board supervisor, certified sexologist and applied clinical nutritionist. She has taught as an adjunct professor, has given a TEDx talk, and has written many books and zines on subjects including grief, PTSD, anxiety, depression, sleep and nutrition.

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