Rewire Your Anxious Brain, Catherine M. Pittman, PhD
Rewire Your Anxious Brain, Catherine M. Pittman, PhD
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Rewire Your Anxious Brain
How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry

Author: Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, Elizabeth M. Karle

Narrator: Susannah Mars

Unabridged: 6 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Wetware Media

Published: 07/29/2015


Synopsis

Do you ever wonder what is happening inside your brain when you feel anxious, panicked, and worried? In Rewire Your Anxious Brain, psychologist Catherine Pittman and author Elizabeth Karle offer a unique, evidence-based solution to overcoming anxiety, based in cutting-edge neuroscience and research.

In this audiobook you will learn how the amygdala and cortex (both important parts of the brain) are essential players in the neuropsychology of anxiety. The amygdala acts as a primal response, and oftentimes, when this part of the brain processes fear, you may not even understand why you are afraid. By comparison the cortex is the center of worry - that is, obsessing, ruminating, and dwelling on things that may or may not happen.

Pittman and Karle offer simple, specific examples of how to manage fear by tapping in to both of these pathways in the brain. As you listen, you'll gain a greater understanding of how anxiety is created in the brain, and as a result you will feel empowered and motivated to overcome it.

The brain is a powerful tool, and the more you work to change the way you respond to fear, the more resilient you will become. Using the practical self-assessments and proven-effective techniques in this book, you will learn to literally "rewire" the brain processes that lie at the root of your fears.

About Catherine M. Pittman, PhD

Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders and brain injuries. She is professor of psychology at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, where she has taught for more than thirty years. Pittman is author of Taming Your Amygdala, and coauthor of Rewire Your Anxious Brain.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Daniel on July 01, 2017

I found great relief from reading (actually listening to, since I got the audio version) this book. Very recently I suffered, out of the blue, a few episodes of what I thought was some serious condition (I don't mean to underestimate anxiety disorders, which can actually be very serious and debilita......more

Goodreads review by Nicky on September 22, 2014

I didn't read this from cover to cover, as I've read other books like it before. My main interest was in seeing how solid the scientific basis of this is -- one of the authors has a PhD, but I could have a PhD in literature, which would by no means qualify me to speak on neuroscience -- and how help......more

Goodreads review by Lubinka on January 13, 2017

In a clearly written and simple (but not simplistic) way this book presents and thoroughly explains the role of the amygdala in causing anxiety. Nothing superfluous, but on the contrary, the book offers very practical advice and succinct techniques to re-train one's anxious mind and overcome crippli......more

Goodreads review by Nele on September 21, 2020

Note: this book is not a quick-fix for your anxiety. It gives great insights on how your mind works, and how your anxiety is triggered. But you have to do the work. Go for it, you strong person. This book has helped me deal with my anxiety. The last 2 years it has been far worse than before, with my g......more

Goodreads review by Rachael on October 16, 2014

If you are looking for a book that is just going to provide strategies for how to overcome anxiety, this is probably not the book for you. However, if you are interested in both the neuroscience behind stress and anxiety and learning techniques to cope with those responses, then this is an excellent......more