How to Make Anxiety Your Friend | David H. Rosmarin | TED

When anxiety rears its head, we often just want it to go away. Clinical psychologist David H. Rosmarin asks us to consider instead the positive role anxiety can play in our lives, sharing four practical steps to transform it from your enemy into your ally. (Recorded at TEDxNashville on August 24, 2024)

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