From bestselling author Martha Beck, a new path to overcome anxiety through awakening creativity internally. We live in an epidemic of anxiety. Most of us believe that the key to overcoming it is to think logically about it. And for a while, that works. But there's always something that sends us back to the anxiety we're trying to escape.
In the book "Beyond Anxiety," Dr. Martha Beck explains why anxiety is increasing around us and possibly within us. She also guides us not only to reduce anxiety but to use it to move towards a life full of calm, meaning, and joy. Using a combination of the latest neuroscience as well as her experience in sociology and coaching, Beck explains how our brains can get caught in an "anxiety spiral," a feedback system that can increase anxiety infinitely.
To escape, we need to activate different parts of our nervous system - those involved in creativity. Beck provides guidance on activating the "creativity spiral," a process that not only shuts down anxiety but leads to innovative solutions, a sense of meaning and purpose, and joyful, close connections with others - and the world. The opposite of anxiety, as it turns out, is a wonderful new way of life - one that can calm and inspire us as individuals and help us become a source of healing for everything around us.
