Anxiety is an inevitable feature of our lives. Our brains need stress in order to thrive, but neither too much nor too little. By harnessing neuroplasticity — the brain's ability to adapt to new situations — we can use anxiety to improve our lives. The following is an excerpt from Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion . Copyright (C) 2021 by Wendy Suzuki, PhD. Reprinted with permission from Simon & Schuster. This idea that anxiety is dynamic and changeable blew me away. Sure, anxiety is an inevitable feature of life, and none of us is immune. But understanding anxiety against this more fulsome backdrop has allowed me to stop struggling against it. Instead of treating my feelings as something I need to avoid, suppress, deny, or wrestle to the ground, I have le
