How this book will help you -- Understanding fear and anxiety : turning toward your emotions -- How is anxiety getting in your way? -- Changing your relationship with anxiety : embarking on a new path -- An introduction to mindfulness : noticing a skill you already possess -- Developing the skills of mindfulness : how to bring kind attention into your daily life -- Befriending your emotions -- Using mindfulness to clarify muddy emotions -- The allure and cost of trying to control your internal experience -- Acceptance and willingness: increasing flexibility and opening up to new possibilities -- Clarifying what matters to you and setting a course for change -- Bringing it all together : making a commitment to yourself -- Overcoming challenges to cultivating self-compassion -- Staying open when the going gets tough -- Additional resources for anxiety self-help, psychotherapy, and mindfulness practice

The authors present a powerful new alternative that can help you break free of anxiety by fundamentally changing how you relate to it