Anxiety is a Blessing | David Rosmarin | TEDxReno

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Our pursuit of an anxiety-free life is not medically necessary; ironically, this is increasing the prevalence and severity of anxiety en masse. Conversely, when we allow ourselves to experience anxiety, we become more resilient and emotionally fit. This talk will challenge you to transcend your anxiety by embracing uncertainty, and courageously confronting what you have been avoiding! When we take this approach, anxiety becomes a catalyst for human thriving. David H. Rosmarin is the author of Thriving with Anxiety: 9 Tools to Make Your Anxiety Work for You. He is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, a program director at McLean Hospital, and founder of Center for Anxiety, which provides services to over 1,000 patients/year in multiple states. Dr. Rosmarin is an international expert on spirituality and mental health, whose work has been featured in Scientific American, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Good Morning America. He can be reached via his website www.dhrosmarin.com This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx