Mental-health tools for real life

You are not lost. You are still evolving.

Thoughtful workbooks and guided journals to help you understand where you are, uncover what matters, and take your next honest step.

Kara Pederson, therapist and author

Choose the guide that meets you here.

Each book turns therapeutic ideas into clear prompts, practical exercises, and a path you can actually follow.

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Mindfulness and reflection

Make America Mindful Again

Color. Reflect. Unite. A reflective workbook inviting readers to slow down, reconnect, and imagine a more mindful America.

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Emotions and creative expression

MOODle Doodles: Doodle Your Day

A creative journey to mindful mood mastery—using doodling, self-reflection, and playful expression to better understand and manage emotions.

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Self-discovery assessment guide

Project Atlas

Coming Soon

A guide to navigating your mind, your life, and what comes next—designed to help you know yourself, build a life you love, and turn small steps into meaningful change.

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Self-discovery and transformation

Growing Wings Journal

A reflective journal for exploring who you are, honoring your growth, and moving through personal transformation with greater intention.

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Mindful meal planning

The Mindful Plate

An interactive meal-planning workbook that brings awareness, intention, and practical reflection to everyday food choices—with guided exercises available by QR code.

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Interactive four-week mindfulness experience

Swing Into Calm

An interactive golf-and-mindfulness workbook that brings simple calming practices onto the course. The manual includes four weekly practice cards and a reusable scorecard to help guide each week, stay present, and make mindfulness part of the game.

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Wear the message. Carry the reminder.

My work does not stop at the page. I created these limited-edition pieces as practical, wearable reminders to pause, notice your mood, and move through the day with intention.

Mindful America MOOD low-top shoes designed by Kara Pederson
The MOOD Collection

Mindful America Shoes

A bold, limited-edition sneaker created to make mindfulness visible—one step, one breath, and one intentional choice at a time.

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Calm and Carry MOOD purse designed by Kara Pederson
The MOOD Collection

Calm & Carry Purse

A limited-edition statement bag designed to carry more than the essentials—a simple reminder to bring calm, awareness, and purpose with you.

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Start where you are. Use what helps.

You do not need the right words, a perfect plan, or hours of free time to begin.

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Start with what feels helpful

You do not have to know exactly what you need. Choose the book or activity that feels most useful to you right now.

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Go at your own pace

Take a few minutes when you have them. Read, write, color, or reflect—there is no deadline and no right way to do it.

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Keep what works for you

Try one idea at a time. Use what fits your life, skip what does not, and come back whenever you are ready.

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“I create the tools I wish more people had between the moment they realize something needs to change—and the moment they know what to do next.”
Meet Kara

A therapist creating practical mental-health tools for real life.

Kara Pederson, LICSWMinnesota therapistWorkbook creator

My passion is shaped by both my clinical background and my own life experiences, struggles, and journey toward discovering what genuinely helps. Those experiences inspired me to create the kinds of mental-health tools I wish had been easier to find along the way.

I create practical, approachable resources for people navigating full and demanding lives. Each workbook is designed to be completed at your own pace—in your own way—so meaningful change can begin with realistic steps that fit into everyday life.

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Inside MOODle Doodles

A look at the ideas, activities, and reflection pages inside.

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Inside Swing Into Calm

Four weekly practice cards and a two-sided scorecard help bring each skill onto the course.

Swing Into Calm week 1 practice card: Pause Before You Putt
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Inside Growing Wings

A look at the reflections, planning pages, and creative prompts inside the journal.

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Inside The Mindful Plate

Explore the five-minute approach, planning tools, daily check-ins, and reflection pages.

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Inside Make America Mindful Again

A look at the guidance, mindfulness practices, and reflection pages inside.

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