Whether you’re nervous about a business meeting or you’re overwhelmed and aren’t sure why, it’s important to have strategies to calm your nervous system at a moment’s notice.

Liz Kelly is a therapist and she wrote a book called, This Book Is Cheaper Than Therapy. She offers actionable strategies for improving mental health and psychological well-being. Some of the things we talk about are:

• The mental health tools to keep on-hand when therapy isn’t available
• How stress manifests physically and what to do to calm your body
• Practical self-help techniques that calm the nervous system
• How to build resilience and reduce emotional reactivity over time
• Why alcohol won’t calm your nervous system
• The true self-care activities that improve long-term well-being

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This Book Is Cheaper Than Therapy

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Amy Morin Therapist, Bestselling Author, Host of the Mentally Stronger Podcast

Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, international bestselling author and the host of the Mentally Stronger podcast. Her books on mental strength, including 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, have sold more than 1 million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages.

She’s practiced therapy for over 20 years and she’s a sought after speaker whose TEDx talk, The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong, has become one of the most popular talks of all time with more than 22 million views.

Amy lives on a sailboat in the Florida Keys.