How to Turn Bad Anxiety Into Good Anxiety

A new book explains that anxiety can give us clues about how to make our lives better

The daily deluge of bad news and anxiety inducing events can wear us out. But those anxious feelings can also prompt us to take meaningful action. Lipik Stock Media/Shutterstock

Anxiety can feel like a heavy weight that we didn’t ask to carry. Who wouldn’t love to get rid of it?

But neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki wants to challenge the way we view our anxiety. In fact, her new book is called “Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion.”