   My new book, Max and The Imaginary Tree, is now in stores worldwide! I wrote this book with my friend and fellow therapist, Erica Curtis, based on a story I made up to tell my own kids who never seemed to want to go to sleep at night! It was the way I taught them to take big deep breaths to calm down at night by imagining leaves on a tree swaying back and forth with each breath. We're so excited to share this story with you now, along with Erica's magical illustrations and helpful worksheets at the end of the book. It is a part of a larger series of books we are doing called The Calm Kids Collection, which teaches kids (and grownups) essential calming down skills. Please buy a copy and read it with the kids in your life or donate to your local school/library to help others - Thank you for reading our book!
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 Thanks to Jenny Layton for having me on the show to discuss tools from The Procrastination Playbook! Listen at: https://thehappygal.com/86-2/
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Well, it turns out, a lot of people are! I just checked and we're charting in 8-11 different countries just this week! Am blown away by the numbers lately - thanks to everyone who has been tuning in from around the world to learn about practical tools to navigate everyday life in an easier way ❤️ Check out the show here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-motivation-mindset-with-risa-williams/id1643053152 Today's episode is a fun guided visualization to help you bring down your stress and channel your calm ❤️ Big thanks to all the listeners!  I'll be signing books on May 24th at 6 PM along with other local LA writers, stop in Village Well and say hello!
 If you missed my interview, please download the Sirius XM app - search for Doctor Radio Show and look up my interview from today, April 23rd! What a fun and meaningful conversation that I had with Dr. Jessica Stern about everyday time management tools and it was so much fun to answer questions from callers, too! Thanks for having me on the show!
 So excited! I will be on the radio LIVE next Wednesday at 1 PM PST on The Doctor Radio Show on Sirius XM! As someone who grew up listening to talk radio, I am delighted I get to be a part of it. Listeners can call in and ask questions while I'm on the show, talking about tools from my book, Get Stuff Done Without the Stress ❤️ with the host, Dr. Jessica B. Stern!
Listen live on WED. at 1 PM PST/4 PM EST: https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/doctor-radio Channel 110, Sirius XM  Thanks so much to Gabby Sanderson, for interviewing me about tools from my book, Get Stuff Done Without the Stress, on The Happier Life Project podcast in honor of International Stress-Awareness Month!
We talked about ways you can stretch your capacity for calm and adopt a self-kindness mindset when it comes to tackling the things you need to do this week! Check it out by downloading the My Possible Self app or listening here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/get-stuff-done-without-the-stress-a-stress/id1635736853?i=1000703543905 Thanks, Gabby, for the fun conversation! #bringthestressdown #happylife #risawilliams #risawilliamsauthor #podcastersofinstagram  The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit has won:
The Best Time Management Book of All Time and The Best Task Management Book of All Time according to Book Authority! Read more here: https://bookauthority.org/books/best-time-management-bookst=19q84u&s=award&book=1839971789 https://bookauthority.org/books/best-task-management-ebooks  https://www.wondermind.com/article/mental-health-investments/
Wondermind asked me if I had anything wellness related I would recommend that I was happy that I had spent money on this year. A few wellness apps have been a big game changer for me, including: -Headspace: I love Headspace's sleepcasts and sleep stories. My kids have listened to them, too! If you have trouble falling asleep (like I do and millions of other people right now), make a nightly routine for yourself where you do something soothing for your brain for an hour before you go to bed. For me, this includes journaling and listening to sleep stories, which helps me calm down my sometimes overly busy brain. -Othership: I was first introduced to this app post Covid, when they reached out and offered it to me for free to try it out. Well, after the trial period, I was hooked, and now I happily pay to use it! It's a breathing app, but with breathwork exercises set to upbeat and fun music. It may not be for everyone, but it REALLY helps me remember to take breathing exercises seriously. It's like yoga for your lungs. I use it in the morning to ramp up my brain to focus. -Better Sleep: In addition to Headspace, I recently added Better Sleep to my apps - it's less expensive, and it has a "white noise mixer" where you can combine pink/brown/white noise at different levels that soothe/calm down your own picky brain. Studies have shown that brown noise can be particularly helpful for people with ADHD, it's at a lower register noise than white noise. I tend to prefer a combo which I make myself on the app. If these apps are too much of a big spend for you, you can also check out Headspace's free sleep stories on Netflix, which I used to play for my kids before bedtime before I bought the app. Hope this helps! Full article: https://www.wondermind.com/article/mental-health-investments/  I'll be signing copies of "Get Stuff Done Without the Stress" at Village Well Bookstore in downtown Culver City on May 24th from 12-2 PM PST! Stop by and say hello! I love this bookstore and I am sure you will too...
Thank you to Barnes & Noble Fullerton and all the nice people who stopped by my book signing today!3/30/2025   Big thanks to Victoria and Rachel @ Barnes & Noble Fullerton today and thanks to all the nice people who stopped by to say hello - hope you like the book!
 Thanks to Emily P.G. Erickson for her book review of Get Stuff Done Without the Stress:
https://emilypgerickson.com/2025/03/25/the-moon-is-taking-off-with-us/  Big thanks to Emily PG Erickson and Everyday Health for interviewing me on procrastination tools from my book, The Procrastination Playbook!
Check out the article here: https://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/tips-to-beat-procrastination/  Big thanks to Wondermind and Sam Brodsky for interviewing me on habits in their new article:
https://www.wondermind.com/article/daily-routine/  Thanks to Canada's The Globe and Mail for reviewing my book, Get Stuff Done Without the Stress, today! You can read the article by clicking here. Thanks!
Risa Williams interviewed in LA Parent for article, "Parenting in Times of Crisis" by Mike Sonksen3/6/2025  Today, I was interviewed in Mike Sonksen's beautiful piece on the LA Fires, "Parenting in the Time of Crisis." Mike writes such a lovely piece on talking to his own children about the fires and navigating a really rough month.
https://www.laparent.com/parenting-in-times-of-crisis/ #mikethepoetla #laparent #parenting #talktokids #anxiety #theultimateanxietytoolkit  I'm going to be on the radio! Thanks to Marianne Pestara for interviewing me about "Get Stuff Done Without the Stress"! Hope you will check it out on Friday, March 7th at 1 PM PST.
 I'll be signing copies of Get Stuff Done Without the Stress and my other books at Barnes & Noble - Fullerton, March 29th, 2-5 PM! Stop by and say hello!
 The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit made Book Authority's Best New Self-Help Book List! Check it out:
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