Living with Anxiety: A Podcast Book Review of Catherine Pittman’s “Rewiring Your Anxious Brain”
Proposal
This podcast reviews the book “Rewiring Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety” co-authored by psychologist and professor of psychology at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, Dr. Catherine M. Pittman. Anxiety is a fear response that, in many cases, can have debilitating long-term effects for individuals; thus, for a happier, healthier, and more relaxing life, rewiring parts of the brain that overproduce anxiety is essential. This book review will outline and analyze the core topics Pittman discusses, including the science behind anxiety production and where anxiety originates, to ultimately answer how rewiring the brain can prevent anxiety and its distressing symptoms. My perspective and positionality as a university student have motivated me to continue Pittman’s conversation on anxiety treatment and prevention with the student experience as my focus. Discussing anxiety in the student experience, I situate my analysis locally and examine how resources at the University of Windsor implement anxiety prevention and rewiring techniques in services offered for students living with anxiety, and I identify areas for improvement in the resources and support available for those living with the effects of an anxious brain.
Living with Anxiety: A Podcast Book Review of Catherine Pittman’s “Rewiring Your Anxious Brain”
This podcast reviews the book “Rewiring Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety” co-authored by psychologist and professor of psychology at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, Dr. Catherine M. Pittman. Anxiety is a fear response that, in many cases, can have debilitating long-term effects for individuals; thus, for a happier, healthier, and more relaxing life, rewiring parts of the brain that overproduce anxiety is essential. This book review will outline and analyze the core topics Pittman discusses, including the science behind anxiety production and where anxiety originates, to ultimately answer how rewiring the brain can prevent anxiety and its distressing symptoms. My perspective and positionality as a university student have motivated me to continue Pittman’s conversation on anxiety treatment and prevention with the student experience as my focus. Discussing anxiety in the student experience, I situate my analysis locally and examine how resources at the University of Windsor implement anxiety prevention and rewiring techniques in services offered for students living with anxiety, and I identify areas for improvement in the resources and support available for those living with the effects of an anxious brain.