I love everything Jennie Allen publishes. And this book is no different. This book is about kids and mental health. Kids these days have so much stacked against them in our culture. Social media makes life so much more difficult, whether or not kids understand that. It's hard if they have it, it's hard if they don't. But either way, kids still have just as much trouble with negative thinking as adults.

In You Are Not Alone, Allen helps kids understand that they can have control over what goes in their minds, and what message they tell themselves. Peace, joy, and love are possible, even to kids and teens. This book is sort of like the kids version of Allen's book "Get Out of Your Head," and I would highly recommend every parent to read it. It's so important!!

A super great read for anxious minds! This is one of the first books I remember encountering aimed at kids anxiety. It seemed like it would be helpful for starting conversations and destigmatizing mental health hurdles.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

At the time I read this book
I had a lot of worries but I didn’t know why I was led to just read this book as I could clearly see it was specifically made for growing children and I’m a full-grown adult; there was a sentence that got to me “capture all your thoughts and bring it to Jesus”.
I like the fact that this book creates a space to express your thoughts.
Jennie wrote it in a way that is relatable and young adults wouldn't lose focus or interest while reading.
I love the encouraging Bible verses used as a guide.

Jennie Allen is noted for being frank and up front about how to deal with feelings and how to live with health self-control. In this book for children and teens, she tackles their challenges and anxieties with forthrightness and empathy.

She encourages the young to take their minds captive, warding off anxiety, peer pressure, perfectionism, misunderstandings, and more. I highly recommend this as a gift for parents of middle schoolers and teens. If my kids were teens, I'd get them a copy.

I was initially excited to find a book that I could read and review that I thought might also help my daughter with her worrying. When I opened the book and began reading it, I was quickly disappointed. It seems to me that so many of the books coming out for teens and kids about mental health have a religious focus. I was relieved to find one that did not mention religion in the synopsis of the book. I see now that the word "spiritual" was in the bolded first part. But the more detailed summary that I paid closer attention to on here had no mention of God or religion. The cover also didn't. I realize there's a market for that, but I think that the publisher's summary/synopsis needs to more accurately reflect that as I felt a little mislead. I am not against religion and I even believe in God, but I personally prefer mental health books to focus on mental health regardless of religion. With a revised synopsis, I'm sure the book will find its target audience and have better success.

This is a must-have resource!! It is full of great strategies, advice, and easy to implement ideas. This is one I'll return to again and again. Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy of the book.

You Are Not Alone by Jennie Allen is for kids who struggle with anxiety but this book is really for everyone because everyone struggles with insecurity and shame at some point in their lives. Jennie breaks down the information into easy to understand sections that deal with the majority of issues that kids deal with and points them to God, the Maker of their soul, who understands them most. She provides several helpful resources including verses for specific issues. I can’t wait to give this to my 11 and 8 year old daughters.


Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion.

This book offers a refreshingly straightforward and accessible reading experience for children. The author navigates the theme of anxiety presenting it in a normalized and non-judgmental manner that young readers can readily relate to. However, while the inclusion of the concept of God may resonate with some readers, it could potentially limit the book's appeal to a broader audience. By reducing the emphasis on this aspect, the author could have reached a larger demographic and ensured that the book remains inclusive for readers from diverse backgrounds and beliefs.

Looking for an easy read to get done in a day? But one that you actually get something meaningful from? Look no further!

Q- Are you a fan of self help books?

👉🏼 For me I most certainly am!
•It’s a great reminder that we aren’t alone in whatever we are feeling.
•Anxiety gets the best of us sometimes.
•It’s okay to not always be okay.
•You’re not always going to be 100%
•Always protect your mind.

This is essential. I think this book is so so needed for children these days. What a great and godly resource for kids with anxiety. (While I'm not sure how many kids would actually go through this kind of book unless it was required reading, I certainly believe that it would make a great resource for teachers or leaders to keep as a resource for their students and such.

(I did go into this thinking it was the adult version for parents to help with their children, so it wasn't exactly what I expected, but regardless, I definitely recommend it.)

The idea of the book was really god. As an anxious person that had to go through life with anxiety when I was 12, I was feeling really alone and was overwhelmed by everything going on in my brain.
The thing is that this book is way more about God than I thought. Nowhere in the description of the book is it mentionned that God will take a lot of space in this book.
I think that for kids with anxiety that are also religious, that book could be good.
Otherwise, I don’t think so. Please do advertise in the description that this book contains a lot of references to God and the Bible.

Completely different to what I thought it would be. A lot of things about god which I wasn't expecting. The things on anxiety were really helpful.