SEP 29: You Are Not Alone with The Anxiety Sisters’ Survival Guide
How You Can Become More Hopeful, Connected, and Happy
More than one in three of us suffer from anxiety, and despite anxiety being highly treatable, only 36% of suffers seek help says the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
Today’s guests have lived with anxiety their entire adult lives, so much so that it shaped the work they were driven to do. Abbe Greenberg and Maggie Sarachek, aka The Anxiety Sisters, say you are NOT alone–even though it may feel that way.
We discuss what living with anxiety is like, what we can do about it, and how feelings of isolation are often accompanied by shame, which stops people from seeking help.
About The Anxiety Sisters
Co-founders of The Anxiety Sisters online community, and co-authors of The Anxiety Sisters’ Survival Guide.
Maggie Sarachek’s expertise is counseling, and teaching people to find strength through community. As a social worker in a New York City high school, she specialized in the development of youth leadership, as well as counseling individuals and families.
Abbe Greenberg has two degrees in the communication field, a certificate in Adult Education, and a Masters in Creative Writing. In addition to a 25-year career as a professor, Abbe has been a divorce mediator, a Myers-Briggs trainer, and communication consultant.
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