Lindsey Benoit O'Connell is a certified meditation teacher, breathwork facilitator, sound healer, speaker, and resident meditation expert for Woman's Day magazine. Her work appears on the Unplug Meditation app and Insight Timer. She is the founder of The LAB Wellness, offering corporate mindfulness programs, coaching, sound baths, and meditation experiences, and Elevate Mindfully, a modern editorial platform for purposeful living and accessible mindfulness. With over twenty years in media and wellness, including editorial roles at Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Good Housekeeping, and SELF, among others, Benoit O'Connell blends science-backed techniques, intuitive teaching, and storytelling to support calm and clarity.
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Introduction: Looking for Calm in the Chaos? You're in the Right Place. There's a Reason Meditation Feels Good A Practice You Can Actually Use What You'll Find in These Pages How to Use This Book Chapter 1: You're Not "Bad" at Meditation, You Just Haven't Found Your Way Yet The Wake-Up Call I Wasn't Asking For Panic: Again The Pivot That Didn't Make Sense (Until It Did) Chapter 2: How to Meditate--The Crash Course The Quickest Meditation of All Time What Is Happening Inside You If You Can't Sit Still? Regulate Before You Meditate What If the Meditation Doesn't Work Right Away? And the Science Keeps Adding Up A Note for My Reader Are You Ready? Chapter 3: Everyday Meditations for Everyday Chaos Too Many Things on Your Schedule Feeling Envious Public Breakdown in Progress Caught in a Doomscroll Anticipatory Stress Woke Up Feeling "Off" Running Late...Again Overstimulation Reset Navigating Disappointment Mood Boost You Slept But You're Still Tired The World is on Fire Chapter 4: Relationships A Broken Heart New Relationship Jitters Letting Go of an Ex A Tough Conversation with a Loved One Finding Your Way Back to Each Other Forgive & Let Go A Rough Patch with a Friend Manifesting Love Healing After a Toxic Relationship Grieving a Divorce Chapter 5: Work, Focus, Creativity, & Productivity Your Morning Work Meditation Imposter Syndrome Reset Workplace Toxicity Midday Work Slump Clear a Creative Block Having a Tough Conversation at Work Acing a Job Interview Finding Your Focus and Flow You Made a Mistake End-of-Workday Release Sunday Scaries Chapter 6: Parents, Helpers & the Never-Off-Duty Everyone Needs You Running on Empty Releasing Guilt Quick Calm for Chaos You're the Go-To (And You Need a Break) When You Feel Invisible Resentment Starts to Build You Miss Who You Used to Be An Empty Nest Single Parenting: When It's All on You Chapter 7: Anxiety, Panic & Emotional Spirals Panic Attack Relief Spiraling Thoughts Money Stress Anxiety About the Future 'Tis the Season...of Overwhelm Feeling Unseen Perfectionism Pressure When You're Grieving Breathing Through Shock Chapter 8: What Else Could Possibly Go Wrong Today? You Overslept Stuck In Traffic Unexpected Morning Meeting or Task You're Hangry Your Kid Gets Sick (and Your Whole Day Pivots) Energy Crash You're Just Having a Bad Day Chapter 9: Fear-Less - Mini SOS Meditations Fear of Enclosed Spaces (Closets, Small Rooms, MRI, that tiny room Harry Potter Lived In) Your Boss or Teacher, or Anyone Else is Being a Jerk Clowns, Horror Movies, Jump Scares (Why Do They Always Walk So Slow?) Fear of Heights (Balconies, Lookouts, Glass Floors, Natural Phenomena like the Grand Canyon) Dental Office Dread Public Speaking (Right Before You're Up) Turbulence Mid-Flight (When the Plane Starts Doing Too Much) Standing in a Long Line (And Losing Patience) Temper Tantrums (SOS for Kiddos) The Surgery Wait The Road Rage Rampage Chapter 10: Go to Sleep Already Exhausted, but Your Brain's Wide Awake After A Nightmare Stressed About Not Being Able to Fall Asleep Sleeping in a New Place (on Vacation, New Home, Somewhere Unfamiliar) Waking Up in the Middle of the Night and Can't Go Back to Sleep Overstimulated by Screens and News Just Got a Second Wind At Bedtime Chapter 11: Health Releasing a Bad Habit Waiting on Test Results When Postpartum Feels Scary Someone You Love Is Sick (or You Are) Reproductive Uncertainty Hot Flashes and Hormone Changes Awakening Your Sexual Sensation Coping with Injury and Pain Chapter 12: The End Is a Beautiful Beginning How to Write Your Own Mediation One Final Meditation: Loving Yourself Glossary: The Science-y Bits Acknowledgments