LIVING WELL WITH ANXIETY

Remember the old Donna Summers song, "On The Radio?" I love that song. My husband and I used to disco to that song. It has a permanent place in my heart.

The middle of this month, I'm going to be "On the Radio" myself. My book, LIVING WELL WITH ANXIETY - WHAT YOUR DOCTOR DOESN'T TELL YOU...THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW comes out April 6th and I'll be talking on about 20 radio stations (Jan, My PR person at McCallister Communications tells me) soon after that. HarperCollins, my publisher is doing this nice little thing of paying for Jan to set up my radio dates. We hope it will help with the sales of the book. As soon as I get the schedule, I'll post it here, in case you're in listening distance!

The book focuses on a self-care approach to anxiety. Did you know anxiety is the number one mental health problem for women in the U.S. and number two for men (behind alcohol and drug abuse.) The problem is many of the 30 or so million who suffer from anxiety don't seek help. That's why I wrote, LIVING WELL WITH ANXIETY, because many of my clients and students suffer from it too, and I wanted to help.

All of us suffer from varying degrees of anxiety---that uncomfortable feeling in unfamiliar situations. Some common anxiety situations are fear of taking tests or speaking in public, being humiliated or embarrassed, fear of animals (insects, flying, being in high or exposed places, meeting new people, taking an elevator or escalator, eating or drinking in public, using public rest rooms, that something bad will happen), trauma or a life-threatening experience, worry about dirt or germs, inability to throw away unneeded things, inability to control impulses or images, worrying excessively.

THREE SIGNS OF ANXIETY ARE:

* excessive worry
* panic attacks
* discomfort and irritability in social or work situations

SOME SELF-CARE TREATMENTS FOR ANXIETY

* change eating and drinking habits
* learn relaxation and coping skills
* exercise away tension and stress
* change the way you think about situations

OTHER TOPICS COVERED IN LIVING WELL WITH ANXIETY:

* self-diagnosing your anxiety
* the dangers of psychiatric drugs
* finding relationships, purpose and spiritual approaches that help
* finding a health care practitioner who's right for you
* designing your own Anxiety Success Plan

If you want an autographed copy of the book, click on http://home.earthlink.net/~cccwellness/id28.html

Stay Well,

Carolyn

Second Printings

Living Well

Yes, LIVING WELL WITH MENOPAUSE is going into a second printing! Yahoo!

LIVING WELL WITH ANXIETY comes out next month and it got a great review on
Publisher's Weekly. Check it out at www.publisherweekly.com at reviews and click on anxiety.

While I wait to hear if my agent sells foreign rights to either book at the London Book Fair, I'm back writing fiction with my husband. This time a Young Adult novel.

Hope you're reading and writing.

Best,

Carolyn