Breaking the Stigma Around Living With Anxiety
Hope begins with understanding—and every story and shared insight moves us closer to improving how we treat and talk about anxiety
Anxiety is real, but so is recovery, resilience, and hope. Through education, lived experiences, and open conversations, we are transforming how anxiety is understood and supported. Whether you’re seeking help, offering support, or ready to be part of the change, you belong here.
Together, we can replace fear with knowledge, silence with stories, and stigma with strength.
In-Depth Guides
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Webinars and Courses About Anxiety
Mark Longsjo, LICSW, offers tips for recognizing signs of anxiety and anxiety-related disorders, shares key do’s and don’ts when it comes to supporting those facing these challenges, and explains why self-care is such an important part of the process. Watch here now or learn more about this training.
Anxiety Resources
Anxiety can touch many aspects of daily life, from work and school to relationships and healthy habits, and it can feel overwhelming at times. Learning more about anxiety, exploring coping strategies, and accessing supportive care can help people regain a sense of calm and control.
For those experiencing anxiety and the people who care for them, guidance and understanding can provide reassurance, reduce stress, and offer hope that managing symptoms and finding balance is possible.
Support Organizations
These organizations offer resources and information on anxiety that you may find helpful.
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
ADAA provides education, resources, and community support for individuals affected by anxiety and related disorders. ADAA offers webinars, self-help tools, and online support groups to help people understand and manage anxiety symptoms.
Featured Resources
From toolkits to podcasts and more, here are a few of the great online resources available to learn more about anxiety.
Helpful Anxiety Resources – Anxiety Resource Center
Explore a curated hub of expert-reviewed links and tools providing education, support, and practical guidance for managing anxiety across all ages.
Overcoming Anxiety Self-Help Guide – NHS Inform
Use this step-by-step, evidence-based guide to learn practical strategies and exercises that help manage anxiety symptoms.
Expert Videos – ADAA
Watch short, expert-led videos covering common anxiety challenges, coping strategies, and ways to build resilience for children, adults, and families.
Social Anxiety in Children and Adolescents – ACAMH Learn
Watch this introductory video that explores the signs and symptoms of social anxiety disorder, how it affects young people, and the evidence-based treatments that help.
Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast
Listen to practical, science-based strategies, coping tips, and guidance for managing anxiety, panic, and related symptoms in everyday life.
Suggested Reading
From evidence-based perspectives to lived-experience memoirs, this selection of books is a great starting point if you want to expand your understanding of anxiety.
Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to Overcome Anxiety, Panic, and Worry
by Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, and Elizabeth M. Karle, MLIS
This book explains how anxiety develops in the brain and offers exercises to address both the amygdala- and cortex-based pathways of fear. Readers learn practical strategies grounded in neuroscience to understand and reduce anxiety symptoms.
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
by Edmund J. Bourne, PhD
Now in its 8th edition, this workbook provides a comprehensive set of exercises and techniques for managing anxiety, panic, and phobias. Exercises cover relaxation, cognitive restructuring, exposure, and lifestyle approaches to help readers build skills for daily life.
My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
by Scott Stossel
Stossel shares his lifelong experience with severe anxiety while weaving in cultural history and research. The narrative offers insight into the personal, social, and biological dimensions of anxiety, showing the realities of living with the condition.
Parenting Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Worry and Raising Resilient Kids
by Meredith Elkins, PhD
This guide helps parents understand how anxiety develops in children and how family patterns can reinforce worry. Readers find evidence-based strategies for supporting children’s resilience while addressing parental responses that may unintentionally maintain anxiety.
