IF SEEN...MY JOURNEY LIVING WITH ANXIETY
This is a heartfelt account of one woman’s journey into self-awareness and self-support through the portal of panic and anxiety. It is honest, challenging, and full of a passion for wholeness. The story will tell you about her life and, at the same time, compel you to ask hard questions of your own assumptions, visions, and intentions. Well worth reading for anyone wanting inspiration and hope.
Elsbeth Martindale, Psy.D. - Clinical Psychologist, Portland, Oregon
5.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful and recommended read, January 8, 2011
This review is from: If Seen... My Journey Living With Anxiety (Paperback)
Anxiety can shut one down completely in some situations. "If Seen... My Journey Living with Anxiety"is a novel from Karla Yazzolino drawn from her own life long experience with anxiety and the challenges that come along with it. Inspiring strength in readers to face their own anxieties, "If Seen... My Journey Living with Anxiety" is a thoughtful and recommended read.
Surviving Her Battle With Anxiety, Author Wants To Help Others!!!, April 10, 2011
This review is from: If Seen... My Journey Living With Anxiety (Paperback)
Surviving Her Battle With Anxiety, Author Wants To Help Others!!! Karla Yazzolino shares her story of living with Anxiety, in her new book, "If Seen ... My Journey Living With Anxiety" On the cover of the book, she even gives the definition of anxiety as "distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune." Throughout the book, Yazzolino shares insights, stories, and lessons of those living with anxiety. This is a great read for parents, those living with anxiety and family members of those living with anxiety. Each page is a journey towards the ultimate reward - healing. Well written, easy to follow, the author is focused on the reader and what he or she will take away from her work. There are even pages at the end of each chapter to write notes about what you read. This is a great book, a great read, and a inspirational story.
The US Review of Books
If Seen... My Journey Living With Anxiety by Karla Yazzolino Black Rose Writingreviewed by Carolyn Davis
"You see, what I didn't understand as a child was that I was forming and becoming a person that I wouldn't like to know for a good three decades."
In middle age, Yazzolino wrote an autobiographical account of growing up with anxiety and how she perceived the condition affected her personal relationships and development. The author and her sister were raised by their divorced mother, who Yazzolino describes variously as "self-absorbed," "a professional student," "a hard worker," and "a true manipulator." Much of the book describes examples of the author's loneliness during her childhood and early adolescence. The theme of the book is an explanation of the author's background and the reasons for the choices that she made and the experiences that she had. The main reason for Yazzolino's writing her explanation is summarized in her dedication: "For my family and especially my children, I sing you to me."
The author describes many events, including several that must have been difficult for her to relive—for example, buying a house with her husband, "When we moved... I liked the house and neighborhood, but I did not like my husband."
The personal and familial situations might apply to many people. Yazzolino attempts to pull the story together regarding her actions and reactions, and describe the shape of her current perceptions and relationships. The author's assessments of herself and others are often brusque and definite, but the book is leavened in the beginning in a note to the people closest to her: "I trust you to know that this is my truth and no one else's to judge." It is the story of someone who grew up in fear, who admits that dealing with her condition is a lifelong process.
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