We live in an age of anxiety. Like an omnipresent yet invisible odour you've grown used to
anxiety has become a constant condition and a distraction that undermines our quality of life.
World-renowned neuroscientist Dr Wendy Suzuki will show us that science tells us a very
different story: yes anxiety is unpleasant - it's meant to be - and in the debilitating
extreme what Wendy will call 'bad anxiety' it's destructive. But most of the anxiety that
humans feel is essential - not only to survival but for higher brain functions formerly
thought to be put on hold during anxious moments. Supported by her revolutionary research
Wendy will provide us with the neuroscience-based hacks for harnessing anxiety and facing it
head-on. The first will help address and calm anxiety so that you can enjoy the productivity
you will experience and the second will enable readers to channel anxious feelings into six
uses for good anxiety - from productivity increased emotional intelligence and focus to
creativity and confidence. Wendy will teach us how to flip anxiety on its head - offering a
counterintuitive lens through which to understand how anxiety manifests in our everyday lives.
The book will introduce a taboo breaking slant on anxiety - that once we learn how to play it
at its own game it can become our superpower! Dr Wendy Suzuki is currently a Professor of
Neural Science and Psychology at New York University as well as a bestselling author
storyteller and a fitness instructor. Her TED Talk has reached over 3 million views across the
globe.
