About the Author
Dr. Wendy Suzuki is a world-renowned neuroscientist, a celebrated international authority on neuroplasticity, and an in-demand metal health keynote speaker. She is the first Asian-American Dean of the College of Arts and Science at New York University and a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology.
She is a passionate thought leader, spreading the understanding of how we can use the principles of brain plasticity to maximize our brain’s performance and transform our lives. She regularly serves as an expert for publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and The Washington Post. Her TED talk has more than 65 million views.
Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion is a guidebook to harness the power of anxiety into unexpected gifts. Wendy Suzuki draws on cutting-edge research and her own struggles with anxiety to encourage readers to see anxiety as a unique gift to help solve life’s problems. Good Anxiety is an accessible and inspiring guide to train readers how to use anxiety to eliminate social anxiety, sleeplessness, fear of performance, and more.
Wendy Suzuki’s previous book, Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better, explores the biological connection between exercise, mindfulness, and action. She tells her story of nearing forty while at the pinnacle of her career before waking up to a startling reality: she was overweight, lonely, and tired. Healthy Brain, Happy Life shares how exercising helped her improve her memory and become sharper. She teaches readers how to make their body feel alive while activating their brains.
Passionate about teaching, Wendy Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New York University. She received her undergraduate degree in physiology and human anatomy at the University of California, Berkeley. She earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from University of California, San Diego. Wendy Suzuki also teaches a form of exercise called intenSati and is the CEO of BrainBody, a platform that educates participants on the brain-enhancing effects of exercise.
With an innovative speaking style, Wendy Suzuki has traveled around the world as a mental health speaker to help audiences understand the neuroscience behind improving their lives. Her TED talk on the brain-changing benefits of exercise has received more than 31 million views on Facebook and was the 2nd most viewed TED talk of 2018. In her keynotes, Wendy Suzuki energizes audiences with her dynamic speaking and physical exercises. She implores crowds to get off their feet, engage both their mind and body, and transform their ways of thinking and living.
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Raves and Reviews
Praise for Good Anxiety:
As I always tell my psychiatric patients, having some anxiety is a good thing. The key is learning to use your brain to transform the way you think about anxiety so you can tap into its secret powers. That’s why I love Good Anxiety so much. It offers a handy toolbox to transform your anxiety from a downer to a superpower.”
—Daniel G. Amen, MD, psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and twelve-time New York Times bestselling author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and Your Brain Is Always Listening
Good Anxiety is a must-read for anyone interested in harnessing their full power in creativity and productivity in all areas.”
—Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space
Anxiety isn’t a weakness—it’s your brain telling you that it’s time for a change. And in this incredibly insightful book, Dr. Wendy Suzuki breaks down the exact whats, whys, and hows to flipping your perspective, and turning anxiety into the secret weapon you can use to get the life you want. She will transform your kryptonite into your super power!”
—Lisa Bilyeu, co-founder of Impact Theory
A book that is erudite, practical, reader-friendly, deeply personal, and sure to help even the most anxious among us.”
—New York Journal of Books
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