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Building a Non-Anxious Life by John Delony — WisdomDeck honest review
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Building a Non-Anxious Life

by John Delony

A counsellor on the Ramsey team on six daily choices for reducing anxiety: reality, connection, freedom, mindfulness, health and belief. Plain, non-clinical, and honest that anxiety is often information about a life that needs changing.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Anxiety is an alarm; check the house.
  2. Connection is the first treatment.
  3. Choose reality over the story.

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Anxiety as a signal.

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