I don’t begrudge him the potential of these drugs, but a lot of his musings about it feel esoteric and not particularly grounded in reality. The concept had potential, and I was intrigued by the lack of citing studies, etc because at first, it read like having coffee with a knowledgeable friend sharing their own personal experiences in their journey with anxiety.

Winner of the 2020 Nautilus Award in Psychology **Anxiety Is Suffering Is Optional “Anxiety Rx is unlike any book on anxiety and a must-read for anyone who suffers with chronic worry. Anyone associating with this consummate professional will be fortunate to receive the whole package: smarts, heart, and a warmly wicked sense of humor.it s a long journey, but Dr Russell wonderfully gives tools to work on the alarm and start a compassionate journey of healing towards oneself. Download any episodes you want saved to your device so you can listen to them anytime (with or without wifi); otherwise, just hit play. Kennedy eloquently guides you through what happens in your body and mind when triggered and he gives you tools on how to manage your anxiety. There are certainly aspects of using your mind, but his main premise is you cant stay in the burning house of your mind and try to put out the fire, you must get out and then objectively look from outside back into the burning house once you are safe.

But learning to understand it and use it for the better is an option and that’s what this book focuses on. Kennedy offers not just a unique look at and approach to anxiety; he offers actionable steps to help right now. That source is in a place most doctors and psychologists fail to explore, and that oversight is why the positive effects of most anxiety therapies tend to wear off over time.

By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. And also representations on what is take to build trust and build faith for ourselves so we can reintegrate our bodies and our minds and minimise our reactions and create space for responses. with all my will to get the help I needed I tried to take my own life because I felt I was beyond all help.

I'm on pg 140 and have to stop as way to repetitive and extremely slow in making the same points over and over. He is married to Somatic Trauma Therapist Cynthia Solylo-Kennedy and is father to two step-sons, one daughter, two grandkids, and two Labradoodles. I identified with much of the pain and struggles described and also laughed out loud during many funny moments. If you’re ready for a brand new prescription that will guide you to heal your anxiety, not just cope with it, this is the book for you. Have you, too, gone to extraordinary lengths to resolve your chronic compulsion to worry and are still suffering?

Kennedy’s personal anecdotes about his psychotic father and meditative/drug-related experiences are interesting at first, by the 100th chapter (yes, there are that many chapters) I felt like I was seeing things over and over again. With degrees and advanced training in medicine, neuroscience, and developmental psychology, plus experience with the “unscientific,” psychedelics, somatic intuition, and the inherent wisdom of the body, I’ve put everything I know together and created an approach that blends both the art and science of healing from chronic anxiety and worry. I wrote this book to make my father’s eventual suicide and the suffering of my family mean something: to help others like me who experienced chronic worry to understand and fix the pain that was sucking the life out of their lives. Making unconscious conscious and showing compassion to your inner child because s/he didn’t know any better, will release trauma and suffering.