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Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails

By: Amalia Andrade
Narrated by: Rebecca Mozo, Isabella Corletto
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Publisher's Summary

A funny and wise guide and workbook for conquering fears, from the existential to the everyday, and defeating the monster those fears can become: anxiety.

This is an audiobook about fear. About how it works, how it takes hold over us, and how it dogs us from childhood (the monsters under the bed) to adulthood (careers, relationships, accidentally sending that risky text to the wrong person - all the things that make us want to bite our nails). But this is also a book about that monster our fear can warp into when it grows too powerful, a phenomenon we are all too familiar with and that more and more of us are struggling against: anxiety. 

Author Amalia Andrade had her own battle with anxiety, and not only did she make it out the other side, she learned sometimes it's the very thing that almost sinks you that can save you. Through the lessons, exercises, and often hilarious personal stories Amalia shares in this audiobook, together you will learn how to make those feelings your friends and turn your fears into superpowers.

*This audiobook includes a PDF Survival Kit with illustrations and anti-fear exercises.  

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 Amalia Andrade (P)2020 Penguin Audio

Critic Reviews

"Available in English and Spanish, this is a beautifully illustrated workbook about fear - how it works, how it develops from childhood, and how it can morph into adult anxiety. Mari Andrew calls it funny and compassionate, ‘a must-have companion that reminds us how much power we actually have over our own lives.’” (Book Riot)

Things You Think About When You Bite Your Nails is a tender and witty examination of fear, in which Amalia Andrade shows us that fear is as universal and useful a teacher as heartbreak. She gives us an empowering opportunity to be observers of our own anxieties, and therefore become better caretakers of them. By the end of this funny, compassionate, and interactive deep-dive into the things that scare us, I was ready to ask my fears to dance! During an era when the unknown future seems especially frightening, this book is a must-have companion that reminds us how much power we actually have over our own lives.” (Mari Andrew, author of Am I There Yet? and My Inner Sky)

“Relatable and comforting and challenging all at once. Don’t be afraid to read this book.” (Jenny Lawson, author of Furiously Happy)

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