Soothe Your Nerves - by Angela Neal-Barnett (Paperback)

About the Book

In this new handbook, Dr. Neal-Barnett discusses the factors that contribute to African-American women's anxiety, panic, and fear and offers a range of healing methods that will help them reclaim their lives.

Book Synopsis

Do you or someone you love suffer from "bad nerves"?

-Denise is constantly on edge. She's convinced something bad is going to happen.
-Ruth will drive an hour out of her way to avoid driving over a bridge. When she has to do it, her chest thumps, her heart starts racing, and she breaks out in a sweat. She's beginning to think she shouldn't leave her house.
-Bernice hasn't slept in two months for fear that the witch is going to ride her again.

What do these women have in common? They are struggling with crippling anxiety disorders.
Thousands of Black women suffer from anxiety. What's worse is that many of us have been raised to believe we are Strong Black Women and that seeking help shows weakness. So we often turn to dangerous quick fixes that only exacerbate the problem -- like overeating and drug and alcohol abuse -- or we deny that we have problems at all.
In Soothe Your Nerves, Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett explains which factors can contribute to anxiety, panic, and fear in Black women and offers a range of healing methods that will help you or a loved one reclaim your life.
Here finally is a blueprint for understanding and overcoming anxiety from a psychological, spiritual, and Black perspective.

Review Quotes

"Sooth Your Nerves addresses the major 'invisible' health issue for women of color; anxiety, panic, and fear! Dr. Barnett provides a compregensive explanation, in laymen's terms and interesting case histories, of the causes and predisposing factors of these emotional conditions and their destructive effects on black women. As well, she offers self-help exercises and common sense workable solutions that range from conventional medicine to holistic and spiritual treatments. A must read for women, men and treatment professionals, Soothe Your Nerves offers hope and healing, which will invariably result in the empowerment of black women in all aspects of their lives."--Dr. Jeff Gardere, television and radio host, author of Love Prescription

"Soothe Your Nerves is a practical, common sense guide to getting what every Black woman needs and deserves--peace of mind. The message, and the methods that Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett details in this book should not be ignored."--Meri Nana-Ama DAnquah, author of Willow Weep For Me: A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression

"As a Community Activist, primarily in the African-American community, I witness many women who unfortunately carry the weight of the world on their shoulders. In Soothe Your Nerves, Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett provides us with the key that will unlock the shackles of pressure. By defining our anxieties, we can realize we no longer have to buy the bacon and fry it up in a pan. We are free at last!"--Yvonee Pointer-Triplett, author of Behind the Death of a Child

About the Author

Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett is an award-winning psychologist and a faculty member at Kent State University, where she directs the Program for Research on Anxiety Disorders among African Americans. She is also the founder and CEO of RISE, SALLY, RISE(R), a company dedicated to helping Black women deal with anxiety. She lives in Tallmadge, Ohio, with her husband and daughter.