Anxiety Poetry

In the spirit of his New York Times bestseller Love Poems for Married People and Love Poems for People with Children, as well as his wildly popular New Yorker pieces, Thurber Prize-winner John Kenney presents a hilarious new collection of poetry for anxious people. With the same brilliant wit...

In this deeply honest and often hilarious collection, anxiety isn’t a villain to conquer—it’s a character we get to know, laugh with, and eventually walk beside. With 180 original rhyming poems, this book invites you into a journey of breath, bravery, and beautifully imperfect healing. Some poems will make you laugh out loud. Some will sit quietly beside you in your most anxious moments. All are written to remind you: You are not broken. You are becoming.

Getting Past Anxiety serves as an inspiration for healing. In this audiobook, listeners find a connection to their own stories of anxiety and to their authentic self. The novel traces the journey of Stella Maris, a 37-year-old professional woman in the Pacific Northwest who is fighting to escape anxiety. She breaks free by delving into and reexamining key life events, deeply committing to healing, and employing a variety of medical modalities that keep her free of anti-anxiety medications and drugs.