Your Anxiety Beast and You is a kinder, more compassionate approach for people suffering from anxiety. Rather than living with an enemy inside your mind, you’re encouraged to see anxiety for what it really is—an inner hero. It integrates therapeutic methods to help you make peace with your anxiety, while refocusing on making it a better companion.
Your Anxiety Beast and You is a kinder, more compassionate approach for people suffering from anxiety. Rather than living with an enemy inside your mind, you’re encouraged to see anxiety for what it really is—an inner hero. It integrates therapeutic methods to help you make peace with your anxiety, while refocusing on making it a better companion.
Just like The Beast in the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, anxiety is anemotion that society initially misjudges as the villain. YourAnxiety Beast and You is akinder, more compassionate approach for people suffering from anxiety. Ratherthan living with an enemy inside your mind, you’re encouraged to see anxietyfor what it really is—an inner hero. It is always trying to protect you fromthreats, however, it is completely confused about what are true threats in themodern world.
Learn how to copewith your anxiety and train it to be a better inner-companion throughintegrating therapeutic methods from compassion-focused therapy, Cognitive BehaviouralTherapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Gain an understanding ofwhy society stigmatises anxiety and gain a better understanding of your ownanxiety beast with humour and compassion. YourAnxiety Beast and You takes you through step-by-step strategies to copewith the howling of the beast in your mind, the physical effects of anxiety onyour body, and then focuses on ways to come up with ‘teachable moments’ foryour anxiety to learn that what you fear is not actually a threat.
With over 25 years’ experience helping peoplewith anxiety disorders and OCD, Dr Goodman aims to help you make peace with thereality of your anxiety. And then to help you re-focus on making your anxiety abetter companion.“Loaded with hands-on practical advice ... (this book) would make a great tool for parents - or anyone who finds themselves overwhelmed in these changing times.”
Loaded with hands-on practical advice … (this book) would make a great tool for parents - or anyone who finds themselves overwhelmed in these changing times. -- Earth Garden Magazine
Dr Eric Goodman, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, author, and speaker who specializes in helping people face their social fears and anxiety disorders. In addition to his private practice in San Luis Obispo, California, he runs Social Courage groups and retreats.
Just like The Beast in the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast , anxiety is anemotion that society initially misjudges as the villain. YourAnxiety Beast and You is akinder, more compassionate approach for people suffering from anxiety. Ratherthan living with an enemy inside your mind, you're encouraged to see anxietyfor what it really is--an inner hero. It is always trying to protect you fromthreats, however, it is completely confused about what are true threats in themodern world. Learn how to copewith your anxiety and train it to be a better inner-companion throughintegrating therapeutic methods from compassion-focused therapy, Cognitive BehaviouralTherapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Gain an understanding ofwhy society stigmatises anxiety and gain a better understanding of your ownanxiety beast with humour and compassion. YourAnxiety Beast and You takes you through step-by-step strategies to copewith the howling of the beast in your mind, the physical effects of anxiety onyour body, and then focuses on ways to come up with 'teachable moments' foryour anxiety to learn that what you fear is not actually a threat. With over 25 years' experience helping peoplewith anxiety disorders and OCD, Dr Goodman aims to help you make peace with thereality of your anxiety. And then to help you re-focus on making your anxiety abetter companion.
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