Congratulations! By opening this website, you’ve taken a significant step toward addressing your anxiety. While this might seem minor, it’s a commendable achievement.The fact that you’re reading this now indicates that you’re ready to manage your anxiety differently, which is a hopeful sign!  There is more reason for optimism. The authors of this book, having worked with hundreds of people struggling with anxiety, know that it can be effectively treated. A major goal of this workbook is to demonstrate that intense anxiety and worry are not things you must endure. Instead, there are numerous tools and strategies you can learn to significantly reduce their impact on your life. These changes may not happen overnight, but with consistent practice, the tools you learn can transform your relationship with anxiety fast. Rather than letting anxiety control you, you can learn to control your responses to it and move closer to living the life you desire.

You’re here because you’re stressed. You may be dealing with an unexpected event or a developmental transition that brings new demands and uncertainties. Perhaps you’re caring for a new baby, renovating a house, experiencing a breakup, losing a loved one, starting a business, or facing unemployment. Daily stress might come from an unhappy relationship, loneliness, weight issues, chronic illness, financial struggles, or unfulfilling work. Your brain might still carry the emotional burden of childhood trauma or neglect. Everyday frustrations like traffic, bills, home maintenance, demanding family members, bosses, customers, or an aging body can also contribute. Over time, these stressors can leave you feeling tired, worried, or worn out. However, understanding your brain’s hardwired stress response can help you put your brain on a calmer, focused, and positive track. Managing your stress this way will lead to greater happiness and success.

You can overcome panic, phobias, or anxiety using the strategies and exercises in this workbook. Alternatively, you can use this book alongside therapy or a group treatment program. Regardless of your approach, know that help is available. Anxiety problems can improve or be entirely resolved with commitment and consistent follow-through using the methods described in this book.

Over 65 million adults in America will face a clinically significant anxiety disorder at some point in their lives, making it the most prevalent mental health issue. In other words, more than one in four of your friends, colleagues, and neighbors will encounter severe anxiety, even if most do not seek professional assistance. This is more or less true worldwide, with more than a quarter of people globally experiencing worry, anxiety, and stress. Many well-known and successful individuals have dealt with anxiety, including Kim Basinger, Nicolas Cage, Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Howie Mandel, Donny Osmond, Barbra Streisand, and Howard Stern. Therefore, there is no need to feel ashamed or blame yourself for your fears and anxiety. You are definitely not alone in your struggles. The encouraging news is that in the past two decades, mental health researchers have made significant progress in understanding and treating anxiety disorders. There is help available that can greatly reduce the intensity, duration, and negative impact of your anxiety.

Almost everyone has experienced feelings of anxiety, worry, nervousness, fear, tension, or panic. While anxiety is often just a minor inconvenience, it can sometimes be debilitating and prevent you from pursuing your true desires. But here’s some fantastic news: you can transform how you feel.

Innovative, drug-free treatments have been developed for depression and all forms of anxiety, including chronic worry, shyness, fear of public speaking, test anxiety, phobias, and panic attacks. The aim of these treatments is not merely partial relief but complete recovery. I want you to be able to wake up each morning free from fears, excited to face the day, and feeling that it’s great to be alive.