In this bold and unique redefinition of anxiety, Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary sees anxiety as an evolutionary advantage that protects us and strengthens our creative and productive abilities. Despite its association with stress, pressure, and fear, it has a unique value; it allows us to imagine an unknown future and motivates us to make it better. Drawing on the latest research in psychology and neuroscience—including her own personal research—and blending it with real-life stories and self-narration, Dennis-Tiwary shows that acknowledging the discomfort anxiety causes, rather than treating it as something to be feared or rejected, is the way to live healthily with anxiety and to alleviate its disorders. While the author reveals the high cost of our misunderstanding of anxiety, she simultaneously celebrates those who have managed to harness it for their benefit, asserting that we can and must learn how to worry in the right way. "A new and hopeful approach to dealing with anxiety that will bring peace to readers in a world full of pandemics, wars, and political turmoil." - Booklist