{"product_id":"first-we-make-the-beast-beautiful-a-new-journey-through-anxiety-isbn-9780062836786","title":"First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I’ve ever read.” – Mark Manson, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast, you must first make it beautiful.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Wilson first came across this Chinese proverb in psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison's memoir \u003cem\u003eAn Unquiet Mind, \u003c\/em\u003eand it became the key to understanding her own lifelong struggle with anxiety. Wilson, bestselling author, journalist, and entrepreneur has helped over 1.5 million people worldwide to live better, healthier lives through her \u003cem\u003eI Quit Sugar \u003c\/em\u003ebooks and program. And all along, she has been managing chronic anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFirst, We Make the Beast Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e, Wilson directs her intense focus and fierce investigating skills onto her lifetime companion, looking at the triggers and treatments, the fashions and fads. She reads widely and interviews fellow sufferers, mental health experts, philosophers, and even the Dalai Lama, processing all she learns through the prism of her own experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilson offers readers comfort, humor, companionship, and practical tips for living with the Beast:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultivate a \"gratitude ritual.\" You can't be grateful and anxious at the same time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEat to curb anxiety. Real food is your best friend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust breathe. Embrace the healing power of meditation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake your bed. Every day. Simple outer order creates inner calm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy fellow fretters to know thyself. Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. all struggled with anxiety.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActively practice missing out. Forget FOMO, curl up on the couch, and order takeout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical and poetic, wise and funny, \u003cem\u003eFirst, We Make the Beast Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e is a small book with a big heart. It will encourage the myriad souls who dance with this condition to embrace it as a part of who they are, and to explore the possibilities it offers for a richer, fuller life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“An affecting memoir of coping with anxiety over a busy lifetime. […] Those who endure anxiety will find Wilson’s thoughtful, often funny self-analysis to be just the right companion and affirmation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Uplifting, earnest […] practical, and filled with delightful asides, this book will appeal to anxiety-prone readers, who will find much to calm them in these pages.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tremendously entertaining, wise, and effective book on how to walk through anxiety and reclaim life. Sarah’s battle and triumph over anxiety inspires and gives solutions that work. First, We Make the Beast Beautiful resides at the intersection of science and lived-experience. I know of nothing in the same league.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eXavier Amador, Ph.D., psychologist and founder of the LEAP Institute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustralian Praise for \u003cem\u003eFirst, We Make the Beast Beautiful: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“Quirky, edgy and brutally frank […] You’ll never read a more searingly honest account of mental illness than this.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugh Mackay, author of The Good Life and Beyond Belief Hugh Mackay, author of The Good Life and Beyond Belief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A nomadic journey, a cri de coeur and a compendium of hard-won wisdom.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessor Patrick McGorry, Professor of Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I cannot recommend it highly enough. I found the beast indeed to be beautiful.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDr. Mark Cross, consultant psychiatrist and author of Changing Minds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sarah speaks directly to my heart, articulating her journey in a language that is almost visceral. The words leap from the page and resonate so deeply with me, as they will for anyone who has walked the path of anxiety.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAurelio Costarello, fashion designer and Lifeline Ambassador Aurelio Costarello, fashion designer and Lifeline Ambassador\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sarah’s story provides great insight into what I see people experiencing every day […] She recognizes that the road to wellness is about embracing and living a life aligned to our values.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDr. Jodie Lowinger, clinical psychologist, Sydney Anxiety Clinic for Adults, Children, and Adolescents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thank you Sarah Wilson. This book is a beacon of reality in a sea of avoidance.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouise Androlia, writer and emotional mentor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I’ve ever read, and I have (unfortunately) read many. Sarah is full of expert advice while remaining grounded and incredibly human. Her vulnerability is her strength. And after reading, it will hopefully be yours too.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Manson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A witty, well-researched, and often insightful book about negotiating a new relationship to anxiety.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Solomon, New York Times Bestselling author of Far From the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sarah’s life mission is to help us all feel less lonely in our pain. These pages are filled with authenticity and clear direction for how to return to our spiritual truth.”     - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGabrielle Bernstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of May Cause Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sarah is a brilliant and agile writer, who takes aim at under-exposed affections, helps us to understand them and shows us path towards a solution. First with sugar addiction and now with anxiety, she curates the latest research and take readers on a journey that will change the way we think about the disease and the people who suffer from it.”    - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDan Buettner, New York Times Bestselling author of The Blue Zones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888497848549,"sku":"NP9780062836786","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062836786.jpg?v=1730229215","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/first-we-make-the-beast-beautiful-a-new-journey-through-anxiety-isbn-9780062836786","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}