Manage My Emotions for Teens by Dr. Martz is a compilation of lessons that show us how to raise our awareness, balance emotions, and find fulfillment. Our emotions interact with external situations that are beyond our control and this book helps us to learn proven methods for identifying emotions. We also learn to manage our emotions through exercises, yoga, affirmations, mantras, and activities to reinforce the lessons. The subjects build on one another and should be read in the order in which they are written so that later chapters are easier to understand, including the benefits and pitfalls of moods and emotions. Behavior management includes the skill of balancing our emotions, behavior, and responses to various situations. Included in the book are free resources and tools to support your journey.

Manage My Emotions for Teens is a fantastic guide not only for teenagers but for young and older adults as well. The colorful cover, table of contents, pictures, quotes, chapter headings, and appearance of the pages inside contribute to one's reading pleasure. The tone of the book, while serious and important, is consistently friendly and written in a caring manner. The information is well presented and includes stories, quotes, and resources relating to the subject. Each chapter includes a variety of activities that make it interesting and unique. The sequence of information is practical and user-friendly with a variety of perspectives from parents to teachers and friends. The language used is at the correct level for young people and thus can be understood by teenagers and adults, including coping skills for traumatic situations. The clear font and wide line spacing make it quick and easy to read and more appealing to young people. Reading this book will definitely “bring you more insight and ease in balancing your emotions.” I strongly recommend that anybody who buys Manage My Emotions also purchase the journal as it is aligned with the exercises. Overall, a great book that everyone should read.

As children, most of us were taught to mismanage our emotions. We learned to stuff them down, ignore them, deny them, and express them without control. Dr. Martz wrote Manage My Emotions: For Teens to help teens identify and correctly use emotions. All emotions are neutral. How we view and use them determines if they are “good” or “bad.” This book is filled with exercises to put into practice what is learned. Dr. Martz takes time to examine different coping skills, pointing out the positives and negatives of each. He also explains how to use them. After covering emotions and coping strategies, this book deals with how to change. Finally, Dr. Martz discusses communication and its various components. He covers everything a teen needs to build a life and manage their emotions.

Emotions are a tricky subject. There are many twists and turns, but Dr. Martz navigates a safe path through the dangerous jungle of emotions. In his book, Manage My Emotions: For Teens, Dr. Martz writes so that teens can understand and relate. His writing style is laid back. He does not use psychobabble but uses everyday vocabulary to make the book more appealing and understandable. Dr. Martz discusses tough subjects with compassion and understanding. It appears that he genuinely cares about the teens for whom he writes. This book is set up in a logical order and moves from one chapter to the next. Since the information in each chapter is built upon a previous chapter, Dr. Martz highly recommends the reader goes through the book in order. Teens can relate to the examples that Dr. Martz has chosen to use.