Lindsey Benoit OConnell is a certified meditation teacher, breathwork facilitator, sound healer, speaker, and resident meditation expert for Womans 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, Womens Health, Good Housekeeping, and SELF, among others, Benoit OConnell blends science-backed techniques, intuitive teaching, and storytelling to support calm and clarity.
Description
Introduction: Looking for Calm in the Chaos? Youre in the Right Place.
Theres a Reason Meditation Feels Good
A Practice You Can Actually Use
What Youll Find in These Pages
How to Use This Book
Chapter 1: Youre Not "Bad" at Meditation, You Just Havent Found Your Way Yet
The Wake-Up Call I Wasnt Asking For
Panic: Again
The Pivot That Didnt 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 Cant Sit Still?
Regulate Before You Meditate
What If the Meditation Doesnt 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 Youre 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
Youre 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 Its 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 Youre Grieving
Breathing Through Shock
Chapter 8: What Else Could Possibly Go Wrong Today?
You Overslept
Stuck In Traffic
Unexpected Morning Meeting or Task
Youre Hangry
Your Kid Gets Sick (and Your Whole Day Pivots)
Energy Crash
Youre 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 Youre 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 Brains 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 Cant 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