Still Adulting
Joy Is My Birthright : Personal Stories and Prompts for Your Healing Journey Paperback
Joy Is My Birthright : Personal Stories and Prompts for Your Healing Journey Paperback
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✨ No therapy experience required
✨ Go at your own pace
✨ Created by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Meet your gentle companion for becoming. Joy Is My Birthright is a 60-page, memoir-inspired workbook that helps you slow down, reflect with kindness, and take small steps forward—without perfection pressure. Through short personal stories, clear prompts, and simple frameworks, you’ll move from overthinking to grounded action at your own pace.
What’s inside
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FEM Method™ — Vanessa’s signature framework for honest self-assessment and growth
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Cognitive Triangle (CBT) — a simple overview connecting thoughts, feelings, behaviors (attributed to Beck/CBT)
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Decision-Making Worksheet — adapted from Motivational Interviewing to reduce “stuck”
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Communication Styles — passive, assertive, aggressive, passive-aggressive (with examples)
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Reflection Prompts & Journaling Pages — plenty of writing space + gentle affirmations
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Definitions, References & Resources — mindfulness tools and supports (including Veteran resources)
Who it’s for
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Anyone craving a supportive, non-clinical space to reflect and make practical changes
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Overthinkers, recovering perfectionists, and “still adulting” humans
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Readers who want clear tools, not jargon
✨ After using this workbook, you’ll:
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Feel more grounded instead of constantly overwhelmed
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Understand why certain patterns keep showing up
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Have words for what you feel — and space to process it
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Start reconnecting with joy without needing to be “healed first”
Format & delivery
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Paperback
- Mailed- Shipped Economy 5-8 business days
A kind reminder
This workbook is for educational purposes and is not a substitute for therapy.
© 2025 Vanessa Hentz. All rights reserved. FEM Method™. Im Still Adulting LLC.
FAQ
Is this therapy?
No. This is an educational workbook created by Vanessa Hentz, LCSW. It’s not a substitute for therapy or medical advice.
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Just finished reading-J.I.M.B,And yes joy should be everyone birthright, but life ain't easy, you take the good with bad learn from it and move forward, as long as you are on this earth your journey continues young and old🙏❤️👍💯💪
Thank you for your support and you are right that Joy is your birthright no matter the age.
I recommend the Joy is My Birthright workbook to anyone who is interested in beginning a healing journey or wants to connect with themselves in a deeper way. You don't need to have much experience with therapy or healing work because the workbook provides great guidance, it's very engaging and visually appealing.
Thank you for this thoughtful review. I’m so glad the workbook felt accessible and supportive — that means so much to me.
Joy is my birthright to me is powerful and affirming work. It blends personal insight, emotional honesty, and reflective guidance in a way that feel intimate and empowering. It is written with compassion that meets readers where they are acknowledging pain, struggle ,and lived realities without allowing them to overshadow the possibility of joy.
Thank you so much for your review! I'm glad you found the work powerful, affirming and provides the tools needed to acknowledge the joy that is already within 😊
This workbook has been such a help on my road to spiritual and mental growth. Im not too far in yet, but so far, the stories and prompts have helped me reflect on areas of my life that need attention. Will be recommending this workbook to every woman in my life.
Thank you so much for this beautiful review! Knowing the workbook is already helping you grow spiritually and mentally means the world to me.
As a one-woman, small business, your support and your recommendation truly matter. I appreciate you more than you know.