From acclaimed psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora comes a groundbreaking understanding of how anxiety
manifests in the body and mind?and what we can do to overcome it. Anxiety affects more than
forty million Americans?a number that continues to climb in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
While conventional medicine tends to view anxiety as a ?neck-up? problem?that is one of brain
chemistry and psychology?the truth is that the origins of anxiety are rooted in the body. In
The Anatomy of Anxiety holistic psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora offers nothing less than a
paradigm shift in our understanding of anxiety and mental health suggesting that anxiety is
not simply a brain disorder but a whole-body condition. In her clinical work Dr. Vora has
found time and again that the symptoms of anxiety can often be traced to imbalances in the
body. The emotional and physical discomfort we experience?sleeplessness brain fog stomach
pain jitters?is a result of the body's stress response. This physiological state can be
triggered by challenging experiences as well as seemingly innocuous factors such as diet and
use of technology. The good news is that this body-based anxiety or as Dr. Vora terms it
?false anxiety ? is easily treated. Once the body's needs are addressed Dr. Vora reframes any
remaining symptoms not as a disorder but rather as an urgent plea from within. This ?true
anxiety? is a signal that something else is out of balance?in our lives in our relationships
in the world. True anxiety serves as our inner compass helping us recalibrate when we're
feeling lost. Practical informative and deeply hopeful The Anatomy of Anxiety is the first
book to fully explain the origins of anxiety and offer a detailed road map for healing and
growth.
