{"product_id":"first-we-make-the-beast-beautiful-a-new-journey-through-anxiety-hardcover-april-24-2018-first-we-make-the-b-7170599387182","title":"First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety      Hardcover – April 24, 2018","description":"\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                                           \n                                          \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I’ve ever read.” – Mark Manson, #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast, you must first make it beautiful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSarah Wilson first came across this Chinese proverb in psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison's memoir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Unquiet Mind, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Quit Sugar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebooks and program. And all along, she has been managing chronic anxiety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst, We Make the Beast Beautiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilson offers readers comfort, humor, companionship, and practical tips for living with the Beast:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultivate a \"gratitude ritual.\" You can't be grateful and anxious at the same time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEat to curb anxiety. Real food is your best friend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJust breathe. Embrace the healing power of meditation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMake your bed. Every day. Simple outer order creates inner calm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudy fellow fretters to know thyself. Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. all struggled with anxiety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eActively practice missing out. Forget FOMO, curl up on the couch, and order takeout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePractical and poetic, wise and funny, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst, We Make the Beast Beautiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e                                    ","brand":"Amazon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41412295426094,"sku":"First--We-Make-the-B-7170599387182","price":15.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/9363\/9982\/files\/81p_R1YcuSL._SY522.jpg?v=1748484894","url":"https:\/\/shop.letswritelife.com\/products\/first-we-make-the-beast-beautiful-a-new-journey-through-anxiety-hardcover-april-24-2018-first-we-make-the-b-7170599387182","provider":"Let's Write Life Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}