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ABOUT THE BOOK
From a global pandemic to political divisions and climate change, the past year and a half has been stressful. It’s no wonder so many of us are dealing with feelings of unease and even panic—in fact, even prior to the pandemic, an estimated 90 percent of the population is affected by some degree of anxiety. For most of us, it would be difficult to describe anxiety as a good feeling. But what if it could be? What if we could work with our anxiety rather than against it and use it to be more productive, more optimistic, more creative, and ultimately more resilient?
World-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki has found a way to unlock the potential of anxiety to be a benefit instead of a drawback.
Wonderful session, Wendy thanks you are amazing
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I so appreciate the quick tips. You brought together many pieces of information from all over. Many thanks!
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Thank you so much Wendy and Action for Happiness for sharing this beautiful opportunity for self growth and empathy.
Wonderful session, Wendy thanks you are amazing 〰️ I so appreciate the quick tips. You brought together many pieces of information from all over. Many thanks! 〰️ Thank you so much Wendy and Action for Happiness for sharing this beautiful opportunity for self growth and empathy.
She reveals that anxiety is not only essential for our survival but also a key component of our ability to live optimally.
Drawing from Suzuki’s personal experience with anxiety and cutting-edge neuroscience research, GOOD ANXIETY: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion (Atria Books; on sale September 7) helps us understand how simple but powerful shifts in mindset and tangible, practical strategies can help us transform our social anxiety, fear of performance, or fear of public speaking into positive and empowering assets.
This groundbreaking guidebook flips the script: instead of thinking of anxiety as something to avoid, diminish, or eliminate, we can use it to motivate, enlighten, and benefit us. Listening to our anxieties from a place of curiosity, and without fear, can help us onto a path that leads to joy. Anxiety is not, Dr. Suzuki argues, an inherently negative emotion—it’s more nuanced and flexible, and we have the power to “optimize” how we respond to it. She shows us how following the clear methods outlined in the book allow us to transform our anxiety into unexpected superpowers for our everyday lives.
What People Are Saying
"Suzuki shows readers how to identify triggers, acknowledge anxieties, and use them to promote such superpowers as resilience, compassion, creativity, and empathy... [a] reassuring book."
—Booklist
“Suzuki draws on her academic expertise and her struggles with anxiety after the deaths of her father and brother in an attempt to shift thinking around the emotion.”
—Publishers Weekly
