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Book Review for Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind

I think I first heard about Dr. Judson Brewer’s Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind back in March. I bought a copy of the book, placed it on my shelf, and it sat there for months. It’s not that I didn’t want to get to reading it, but it’s not an easy book to read through.

This is an honest review, so I’m going to be straight with you: When I did start the book, it took me months to get through. It’s a dense book, and I found difficult to read. Part of that is due to the topic: who wants to shine a light on your own bad habits and start to face them? Facing your problems can be daunting in normal times, but especially during the pandemic.

Day 66: Compassion Toward Others (and Yourself)

Day 66: Compassion Toward Others (and Yourself)

If you turn on the news, or just stick your head outside a window, you’ll see and hear the great hate debate that’s raging across the world. Red vs. Blue. Black vs. White. The list goes on and on and on.

Compassion is not a popular word these days. People are either good or bad.

But I would disagree. To take a phrase from the bible, no person is “without sin.”

I have done bad things. I have done things that are good. I am human. The problem these days is that we act as though everyone needs to be as perfect as they can be.