bibliotequeish's review
4.0
This book is informative, but VERY repetitive.
I took notes and found myself constantly writing the same thing over and over again, just told in a slightly different way.
Perhaps this was part of the technique, to help you remember, but it was a little much after a while.
Having said that, there was a lot of information that a lot of people would probably find helpful.
I took notes and found myself constantly writing the same thing over and over again, just told in a slightly different way.
Perhaps this was part of the technique, to help you remember, but it was a little much after a while.
Having said that, there was a lot of information that a lot of people would probably find helpful.
shornerk's review
5.0
This is such an important book both for people who face debilitating anxiety and for educators who work with increasingly anxious students. The book is written in a very accessible, practical language with interspersed checklists to help a reader turn prose into reflection. The grounding in neuroscience is so important and helpful because it allows us to take a more medical and distances view to anxious feelings that often feel insurmountable. Such a helpful book that I will use with my students in the future.
kursten's review
3.0
There are some good takeaways in this book — such as the explanations on how anxiety can begin in the brain — but there is so much fluff, pointless repetition, and “you can do this!” messaging that I struggled to get through it. The content is still helpful, it just doesn’t need to be 200 pages. If you can find a spark notes version, that’s what I’d read instead.
vhansel's review against another edition
2.0
It definitely has a lot of good information, and exercises to help manage different types anxiety. However, this is definitely not on entry-level book to the psychology of anxiety. I would be open to reading it versus listening to it via audiobook the second time around, that way I can participate fully into the activities.
And let’s be real… I’m not mature enough to not giggle whenever they said “PNS”
Yes. I’m a child.
And let’s be real… I’m not mature enough to not giggle whenever they said “PNS”
Yes. I’m a child.
tkayaeve's review
3.0
I liked the tips they gave, but would have preferred overall a cliff’s note version of this.
nybookdragon's review
challenging
informative
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
4.5
This book was so clearly written, very easy to understand and I have already begun implementing some of the techniques and see progress and healing!! Very well done!!