How to turn anxiety into your ally, not your enemy | David H. Rosmarin | TEDxNashville

In this insightful talk, a clinical psychologist shares his journey from his first anxiety attack to identifying how anxiety can be a powerful tool for growth and connection. He emphasizes that anxiety can sometimes require professional care, but other times embracing anxiety can lead to resilience, connection, and inner peace. He concludes with four practical steps to transform anxiety from your enemy into your ally.

David H. Rosmarin PhD is the author of Thriving with Anxiety: 9 Tools to Make Your Anxiety Work for You. He is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, a program director at McLean Hospital, and founder of Center for Anxiety, which provides services to over 1,000 patients/year in multiple states. Dr. Rosmarin is an international expert on spirituality and mental health, whose work has been featured in Scientific American, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Good Morning America. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx