Embracing Unrest: Harness Vulnerability to Tame Anxiety and Spark Growth
Within you is a remarkable force for growth. All you need to do is learn to embrace it.
Through her thirty years of clinical practice, esteemed psychologist Sandra Parker has seen how what troubles us arises from everything we do to avoid experiencing the vulnerability of our inner lives. Anxiety, intimacy problems, and depression all stem from the conscious and unconscious ways we bypass our experiences.
Do you feel free to follow your dreams or are you hampered by self-doubt? Can you stay present in the moment, or are you tormented by worry or regret or a frantic need to keep busy? Do you feel hopeless or self-attacking when faced with your human vulnerability? Does it seem you ought to feel more joy than you do? Can you let in the love of others? Can you connect with the larger world and feel engaged and empowered to make a difference? Are you living the meaningful life you long for? Or have you settled for getting by?
In Embracing Unrest, Parker shows you how the answers to your questions are inside you, heralded by a tiny signal that holds the key to your growth. By getting to know the call of unrest, you harness a power that helps you alleviate anxiety and panic, numbness and depression, as you come alive to the promise of your own potential to live more fully.
Drawing on brain science and using proven techniques derived from her extensive experience helping others, here Parker teaches you how to slow down enough to recognize the moment when you need to pay attention to your body's signals, to accept your emotions, and the utterly transformational power of mattering deeply to yourself.
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"This deeply touching and beautifully written book shows us how to bring acceptance and tender support to every part of ourselves, for healing and happiness and love. Grounded in science, endlessly practical and effective, and full of inspiring stories, it's a gem."
Rick Hanson, PhD, New York Times-bestselling author, Resilient and Hardwiring Happiness
"With keen insight, compassion, and disarming honesty, Dr. Parker has distilled her deep wisdom born of years of clinical practice and personal investigation into a step-by-step guide to authentically connecting with ourselves. This book can help almost anyone live a richer, more engaged, more empowered life by tapping our inner healing potential while boldly facing the enormous challenges of being human."
Dr. Ronald D. Siegel, assistant professor of psychology,
Harvard Medical School; author, The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary
"From page one, I was in love with Embracing Unrest and high-lighting the heck out of Sandra's insights. As someone who believes the body is the way to real change and lasting insight, I can't recommend this book highly enough. I believe this book has the power to change your life and our hurting world."
Jennifer Louden, national bestselling author, The Woman's Comfort Book and Why Bother?
"The rest we seek can only be found if we turn around to head into the very feelings we have been running away from. A frightening thought to be sure, but Dr. Parker eases our alarm with a generous invitation to embrace our most vulnerable selves, heart-warming stories to illustrate the journey, and practical suggestions to guide our way. Many thanks to Sandra for this much-needed assurance and encouragement that embracing our vulnerability is indeed worth it!"
Dr. Gordon Neufeld, bestselling author (with Dr. Gabor Maté), Hold Onto Your Kids; founder, the Neufeld Institute
