New editions of all of Dr. Fralick's textbooks are now in progress and will be available for the spring semester, 2025 or sooner. 

All of the new editions, except Career Success, feature a new chapter. Here is a brief outline of the new chapter. 

Empower Yourself: Strategies for Success
 

Empower Yourself by Discovering Your Character Strengths

Empower Yourself by Building on Strengths from Your Family, Culture, and Community

Empower Yourself by Taking Care of Your Mental Health
     Managing Thoughts and Feelings
     Increase Awareness of Negative Thought Patterns
     Increasing Resilience
     Strategies to Build Resilience

Empower Yourself by Managing Stress and Relaxing
     What is stress?
     Practice Stress-Reducing Thoughts
     Using Mindfulness to Relax
     Using Breathing Techniques for Relaxation
     Relaxing Your Body
     Quick Relaxation Strategies
     Social Media and Stress

Empower Yourself by Focusing on Wellness
     Longevity in the Blue Zones
     Exercise, Learning, and Mental Health
     Good Nutrition
     Benefits of Getting Enough Sleep
     Choose Well-Being by Avoiding Harmful Substances

Keys to Success: Empower Yourself to Find Help When You Need It 

Other Changes:

"Thinking Positively about the Future" has been updated to include more material about career success and satisfaction.  

"Managing Your Time and Money" has additional material on financial literacy.  

"Taking Notes, Writing, and Speaking " has new information on using artificial intelligence.  

Career Success will be updated with new career statistics. It will be a reprint rather than a new edition.