New York Times Bestseller Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I've ever read.? ?
Mark Manson #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck The
Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast you must first make it beautiful. Sarah
Wilson first came across this Chinese proverb in psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison's memoir An
Unquiet Mind and it became the key to understanding her own lifelong struggle with anxiety.
Wilson bestselling author journalist and entrepreneur has helped over 1.5 million people
worldwide to live better healthier lives through her I Quit Sugar books and program. And all
along she has been managing chronic anxiety. In First We Make the Beast Beautiful Wilson
directs her intense focus and fierce investigating skills onto her lifetime companion looking
at the triggers and treatments the fashions and fads. She reads widely and interviews fellow
sufferers mental health experts philosophers and even the Dalai Lama processing all she
learns through the prism of her own experiences. Wilson offers readers comfort humor
companionship and practical tips for living with the Beast: Cultivate a gratitude ritual. You
can't be grateful and anxious at the same time. Eat to curb anxiety. Real food is your best
friend. Just breathe. Embrace the healing power of meditation. Make your bed. Every day. Simple
outer order creates inner calm. Study fellow fretters to know thyself. Emily Dickinson Charles
Darwin and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. all struggled with anxiety. Actively practice missing
out. Forget FOMO curl up on the couch and order takeout. Practical and poetic wise and funny
First We Make the Beast Beautiful is a small book with a big heart. It will encourage the
myriad souls who dance with this condition to embrace it as a part of who they are and to
explore the possibilities it offers for a richer fuller life.
