I'm Not Okay and That's Okay: Mental Health Microskills to Deal with Life's Inevitable Struggles (Paperback) - Steff Du Bois

For those days when you feel like you just can't take it anymore...

Everybody struggles. Whether you're breaking down in tears at the grocery store, on the verge of cussing out your toxic family member or co-worker, screaming at cars in traffic, or feeling completely alone and friendless on a Saturday night-we've ALL been there. The struggle is REAL. And it's okay to NOT feel okay sometimes. Fortunately, there are simple ways to help you identify and improve your negative thoughts, calm the chaos of emotional overwhelm, and feel better quickly. This portable pick-me-up is just what you need.

I'm Not Okay and That's Okay offers in-the-moment micro skills-little strategies for big change-based in proven-effective cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and real-life experience. With this go-to guide, you'll learn to recognize unhelpful thinking patterns; deal with feelings of sadness, anger, worry, fear, and frustration; and improve your relationships. Most importantly, you'll uncover the root cause of why you feel the way you do, what's making you feel worse, and how you can harness these intense feelings in healthier ways.

We live in an era of extreme emotions. The world is rapidly changing and becoming more and more uncertain. But you can stay grounded-even when everything around you is spiralling out of control.

You've got this. And this fun, heartfelt guide has your back.

About the Author

Steff Du Bois, PhD, (he/they) is a clinician with their own private practice, and assistant professor of psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He has published thirty-seven peer-reviewed manuscripts, and spoken at numerous national and international psychology conferences. Du Bois was the recipient of a $25,000 Educational and Research Initiative Fund Grant from IIT in 2021, to create and test the effectiveness of a "self-compassion app" to improve health among those newly diagnosed with HIV. After receiving his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago, he now leads the Du Bois Health Psychology Laboratory, where he mentors graduate and undergraduate psychology students, and conducts health psychology research on topics such as health equity and health in romantic relationships, using community-based participatory research approaches.