{"product_id":"the-narrowing-alexandra-shaker-9780593493403","title":"The Narrowing: A Journey Through Anxiety and the Body","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of the connection between anxiety and the body by a clinical psychologist, drawing from the latest research as well as historical and cultural insights through time, arguing that only through understanding anxiety's role in our lives can we transform it into resilience\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost of us are intimately familiar with anxiety, and with its increasing hold on our minds, our hopes and plans, and our bodies. But how well do we really understand it, and what can we do to transform it into something new--into resilience, or courage, or creativity? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this extraordinary book, Dr. Alexandra Shaker, a clinical psychologist, takes us on a journey through the body--from brain to blood to heart to guts--to examine the connections between our emotional, psychological, and physical lives. She unravels what the body can teach us about anxiety, and what we can learn from our long cultural history of the anxious impulse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Melding psychology, neuroscience, history, and literature, she considers why--despite all the checklists and therapies and scientific advancements--we are still struggling to outrun our oldest terrors, and how a new approach accepting anxiety as part of the human condition can help build resilience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Shaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593493400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593493403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Alexandra Shaker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46384205463807,"sku":"9780593493403","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_28741223-a8c9-4ba2-aa9b-d326fa9f71ad.jpg?v=1733283044","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-narrowing-alexandra-shaker-9780593493403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}