Unwinding Anxiety

New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind

By: Judson Brewer MD PhD

Narrated by: Judson Brewer MD PhD

A step-by-step plan clinically proven to break the cycle of worry and fear that drives anxiety and addictive habits

We are living through one of the most anxious periods any of us can remember. Whether facing issues as public as a pandemic or as personal as having kids at home and fighting the urge to reach for the wine bottle every night, we are feeling overwhelmed and out of control. But in this timely book, Judson Brewer explains how to uproot anxiety at its source using brain-based techniques and small hacks accessible to anyone.

We think of anxiety as everything from mild unease to full-blown panic. But it's also what drives the addictive behaviors and bad habits we use to cope (e.g. stress eating, procrastination, doom scrolling and social media). Plus, anxiety lives in a part of the brain that resists rational thought. So we get stuck in anxiety habit loops that we can't think our way out of or use willpower to overcome. Dr. Brewer teaches us map our brains to discover our triggers, defuse them with the simple but powerful practice of curiosity, and to train our brains using mindfulness and other practices that his lab has proven can work.

Distilling more than 20 years of research and hands-on work with thousands of patients, including Olympic athletes and coaches, and leaders in government and business, Dr. Brewer has created a clear, solution-oriented program that anyone can use to feel better - no matter how anxious they feel.

*This audiobook includes a PDF of the behavioral tendencies questionnaire from the book.

Stay with it

I read this book and after 3 weeks I felt better. Then I stopped and thought I was good. These habits take time to change. Remember it took a long time to make them and will take consistent time and effort to break them. BUT we can all do it! God bless you all and make the world a kinder and more curious place. Thanks Dr. Jud!

A Life Changing Book.. A Master Record!

This book is conceded as a master record in Self-development Gener.

I've read many books in how to develop my diciplins regarding eating, sleeping and worrying. However this one is totally different.

The concept of the "3 Gears" is surprisingly practical and effective! more over Judson's voice is so calming and motivating.

Also the book cover and the colors are so appealing 😊

Finally you can use booth apps "Unwinding Anxiety" and "Craving to Quit" as companions to support your development plans and getting a more robust 3 gears effect...

Practical Implementation of the science

I could not put this book down. I continued to listen to it every day and completed it in less than a week. Scientific information and practical application along with the pleasure Of having the author read the book himself. We get to hear the authors own delightful, friendly and very comfortable personality style throughout the book. Highly recommended. Great read or listen in this case :-)

Helped me immensely.

I can not recommend this book enough. Period. It has not only helped me with understanding and Listening to my body and my anxiety. It also helped me with with other craving and addictions.

Amazing!

I loved hearing this book read by the author. This is a book to take notes on and revisit many times.