Travel Anxiety

Hannah is having a bad day. A bad month. A bad year? That feels terrible to admit, since her son Jack was born just eight months ago and she loves him more than anything. But ever since his harrowing birth, she can’t shake the feeling that it could have gone the other way. That her baby might not have made it. Terrifying visions of the different paths her life could have taken begin to disrupt her cozy, claustrophobic days with Jack, destabilizing her marriage and making her husband concerned for her mental health.

Get the most out of your trip with emotional strategies for travel success. World traveler and educator Hope Pilot offers helpful suggestions to get the most out of your vacation. Overcome the malaise of life with the goal-setting inherent to travel. Full of humorous personal stories and practical examples, you'll be entertained as you learn how to avoid stress both at home and on the road.

Julia Cameron, best-selling author of The Artist's Way, has a terrible fear of flying. Each time she is faced with the prospect of air travel, her mind races and her heart cries out, “No, I can’t go”! In the wise and comforting volume, Safe Journey, Cameron shares the prayers, tools, and strategies she uses when traveling in order to overcome her fears and to enjoy the excitement that accompanies all of life’s great adventures.

For an obsessive-compulsive (O-C for short), the idea of traveling is usually nothing more than that, an idea. An O-C actually doing the traveling is a terrifying prospect; we are far too circumscribed and self-regulated to accomplish the planning, get on the planes, find our accommodations at our destinations, and actually enjoy the process. Fold in introversion, and you’ve got a crippling combination. Solo travel? Forget it. “Travel for STOICs” is both a travel book and a survival manual, but of a different sort. It’s not about which great restaurants to patronize or what sites ...

OLD PUP. It’s never too late … In a melancholy mood? Spend an hour with the families in these tales, and meet the animals that touch their lives. Abby – Older man, younger wife, and the secret weapon that can rip them apart – or bring them closer together. Old Pup – The story that tells a lie, and the dog who doesn’t want a family. Or does he? Death Be Not a Pussy – A broken man living in darkness, and the plight of a cat named Midnight. Even the longest night can fade into daylight again. Wrong Before – As a shadowed sparrow chirrs a warning, a daughter’s love travels ...

Unlock the Secrets to a Stress-Free Car Rental Experience Are you ready to embark on your next vacation, college sports trip, or business journey without the hassle of car rental confusion? This comprehensive guide answers all your pressing questions, making the car rental process less stressful and more efficient. Whether you’re navigating airport rental policies, understanding insurance options, or simply looking for ways to speed up your check-out process, this book has you covered. Inside, you’ll discover: Essential Tips for Renting a Car: From required documents to common pitfalls,...

Empowered Journeys is a comprehensive guide packed with practical advice, techniques, and strategies for individuals grappling with agoraphobia, aerophobia, or hodophobia. Serving as a transformative roadmap, this book provides in-depth understanding of these fears, step-by-step guidance, practical travel planning, real-life scenarios, and mindfulness practices, all designed to conquer anxieties, facilitate world exploration, and promote personal growth.

Do you want to sleep better and relieve the day’s stress? Then it’s time to try Sleep Meditation. Embark on a journey with the narrator, and let him guide you through a relaxing trip to Barcelona guaranteed to help you relax and prepare for sleep. Explore the Sagrada Familia, marvel at Gaudi’s famous church, and navigate the narrow alleyways of this majestic city. Guided Meditation is a powerful way of boosting your visualization skills and helping you reduce those nagging feelings of worry and fear. Once you start, you’ll wonder how you ever managed without it!

Behind a cacophony of traffic noise, iPhone alerts and our ever-spinning thoughts, an elusive notion - silence - lies in wait. But what really is silence? Where can it be found? And why is it more important now than ever? Erling Kagge, the Norwegian adventurer and polymath, once spent 50 days walking solo in Antarctica with a broken radio. In this meditative, charming and surprisingly powerful book, he explores the power of silence and the importance of shutting out the world.

Anita Sethi was on a journey through Northern England when she became the victim of a race-hate crime. The crime was a vicious attack on her right to exist in a place on account of her race. After the event, Anita experienced panic attacks and anxiety. A crushing sense of claustrophobia made her long for wide open spaces, to breathe deeply in the great outdoors. She was intent on not letting her experience stop her travelling freely and without fear.