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sofiesbooked's review against another edition
3.0
Last two sections were the only ones that really resonated with me. The rest just didn’t have much impact. Great effort but it just wasn’t for me.
jewelzbooks44's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.0
It was very informative. I liked knowing about the different ways of brain neurons
brinastewart's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
This was an interesting take on anxiety. Breuning explores the disconnect between our verbal brain and our mammal brain. She compares it to a horse and rider scenario, the verbal brain is the rider and the mammal brain is the horse. She says there are things we are innately programmed to do (mammal brain) and then there is our ability to see choices, look at the different options, etc (verbal brain). Breuning's main guide is to get these to parts to communicate and be intend with one another to see when there is a real threat and when there is not. She has a three step process that she guides you through to do when you notice anxiety is hitting. It was a short book but had some good advice. I think it is worth it to pick it up and use the three steps that Breuning outlines in the book
This was an interesting take on anxiety. Breuning explores the disconnect between our verbal brain and our mammal brain. She compares it to a horse and rider scenario, the verbal brain is the rider and the mammal brain is the horse. She says there are things we are innately programmed to do (mammal brain) and then there is our ability to see choices, look at the different options, etc (verbal brain). Breuning's main guide is to get these to parts to communicate and be intend with one another to see when there is a real threat and when there is not. She has a three step process that she guides you through to do when you notice anxiety is hitting. It was a short book but had some good advice. I think it is worth it to pick it up and use the three steps that Breuning outlines in the book
sarahfett's review
2.0
The title of this book drew me in. and made me expect lots of practical tips for taming anxiety. Unfortunately that is not the case. There is some interesting information about the science behind anxiety, but this quickly becomes redundant. As do the many examples about animals in the wild. Overall disappointing.
I received an ARC from NetGalley.
I received an ARC from NetGalley.
annmarie_reads's review against another edition
1.0
The only thing I learned from this book is that I never want to see the word “gazelle” again.
rotatinglibrary's review against another edition
1.0
I had a difficult time with this book. There is so much talk about about animals and so many animal metaphors. The metaphors were distracting. There is very little talk about actually managing anxiety as a condition. The anxiety discussed in this book is stress-based anxiety as Breuning does not seem to believe in medically diagnosed generalized anxiety disorder. As an anxiety sufferer, I found this incredibly patronizing. There were a few helpful tips, but overall, this book was frustrating to read. The repetitive bullet points at the end of the chapters made this book seem like an educational pamphlet, which again, felt patronizing.
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