Let the Glitter Settle: Mindfulness for Teens

Description

Stefanie Lachenauer is an educator with twenty years experience and the 2025 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year. She has been sharing mindfulness with students in and out of the classroom since 2013. As a frequent national and international conference and professional development speaker, Stefanie presents on topics in education ranging from trauma informed practices, mindfulness, social emotional learning, and other neuroscience backed practices. She is passionate about supporting students in learning about and appreciating themselves while empowering them to create change in their lives and the world.

Teen years can be filled with anxiety, worry and stress, but those waves of emotions don’t have to control you. If your mind feels like a glitter storm in a shaken jar—swirling, overwhelming, impossible to manage—Let the Glitter Settle gives you simple mindfulness tools to help you pause, breathe, and let the glitter settle.

With twenty years of experience as an educator, author, and mindfulness teacher, Stefanie Lachenauer offers real ways to find the present moment and feel more like yourself.

In Let the Glitter Settle, you will:

• Learn to manage your emotions when everything hits you at once
• Try easy tools to help you breathe, focus, and be present
• Figure out what works for you—and leave the rest
• Understand your emotions without feeling weird or dramatic

Let the Glitter Settle is like a journal, a guide, and a quiet friend all in one. If you’re tired of feeling like your brain won’t turn off, this book will help you find small, real ways to feel more in control—even on the worst days.