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by Bryan Wasson (Author)
A practical teen workbook for calming anxiety, beating procrastination, building resilience, and taking the next honest step forward.
School can feel like a mountain when your mind is already overwhelmed.
Maybe assignments are piling up. Maybe studying feels impossible. Maybe you keep staring at a blank page, knowing you need to start, but your brain freezes before you can take the first step. You care. You want to do better. But anxiety, pressure, distraction, and fear of falling behind can make even simple tasks feel too big to begin.
Anxious to Ascend was written for that moment.
Created by school psychologist Bryan Wasson, M.Ed., this compassionate and practical workbook helps teens understand what is happening when stress, avoidance, procrastination, academic pressure, and self-doubt collide. Instead of treating struggle as proof that something is wrong, this book teaches a better message:
You are not broken. You are building.
Inside, readers will learn how to calm the mental noise, lower the pressure, and take action in small, realistic steps. Through relatable examples, guided reflections, workbook activities, and simple tools, teens are invited to build the skills they need for school, relationships, confidence, and everyday life.
In this workbook, teens will learn how to:
- Understand why anxiety and overwhelm can lead to freezing, avoiding, or shutting down
- Break big assignments and responsibilities into smaller, more manageable steps
- Use practical tools to start before they feel completely ready
- Challenge harsh self-talk and replace it with a stronger, more accurate identity
- Build habits that support focus, planning, follow-through, and resilience
- Recover from mistakes without letting one moment define who they are
- Create momentum through honest effort, not perfection
Anxious to Ascend is also a helpful resource for parents, educators, counselors, coaches, and mentors who support teens. It offers language and strategies that help adults respond with clarity and compassion instead of pressure, frustration, or shame.
This is not a book about forcing teens to "just try harder." It is about helping them begin wisely, calmly, and consistently.
The goal is not to fix everything overnight.
The goal is to take the next small, honest step...and ascend from there.
