Caring Inward - SweetBean 2025 - Teens

Take care of yourself with the November Sweetbean Caring Inward Challenge! Explore books and activities to learn how to show kindness to yourself, build confidence, and focus on your well-being.

Updated October 29, 2025
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The beasts in your brain : understanding and living with anxiety and depression
Speller, Katherine
Paper Book
It can be hard to find the words to describe the icky feelings that seem to come from nowhere and sap all your joy and energy. You can tell that your brain just isn't pulling off the same tasks as others, and you're constantly bouncing between feeling nothing and feeling the weight of everything....
Fighting invisible tigers : stress management for teens
Hipp, Earl
Ebook
Award-winning title offers teens straightforward advice on stress management, anxiety reduction, and digital well-being. Untempered stress among teens is approaching epidemic status. Prolonged and intense anxiety can feel like being stalked by a tiger, never...
Grief recovery for teens : letting go of painful emotions with body-based practices
Popowitz, Coral
Ebook
Did you know that grief can affect both your mind and your body? In this helpful and healing guide, the director of the Children's Grief Connection offers practices to help you deal with the physical aspects of grief and loss. If you lose someone you love or are close...
Ikigai for teens : finding your reason for being
García, Héctor
Paper Book
A bestselling motivational book based on the Japanese concept of finding happiness in everyday life, now for young readers! The Japanese people say everybody has an "Ikigai," or a reason to live. Some people have found their Ikigai and are aware of it. Other people have it inside, but have not...
It won't ever be the same : a teen's guide to grief and grieving
Leigh, Korie
Help young people name, express, and give shape to their grief with this book on grieving for teens. Whether teens are in the midst of their first grief experience or have experienced grief before, It Won't Ever Be the Same is designed to support them. Reflections, analogies,...
Luminary : a magical guide to self-care
Scelsa, Kate
Paper Book
A collection of mystical practices and exercises, Luminary is a "respectful, in-depth" (Booklist), and one-of-a-kind guide to mindfulness and self-care for teens to support a life of empowerment, confidence, and, of course, magic! Self-care is not only necessary, it...
The Resilient Teen
Raja, Sheela
Ebook
"Well researched and up to date, including the acknowledgement of teens' struggles with the Covid-19 pandemic.... Belongs on every young adult's bookshelf." --Kirkus Reviews (starred) 10 powerful skills to help you manage stress, bounce back from difficult...

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