Praise for Awakening from Anxiety
“No one likes to feel anxious. But what if anxiety were a path to personal empowerment instead of a cul-de-sac of despair? What if our struggles with anxiety were invitations to step into a new level of openheartedness?
“The epidemic level of anxiety we are seeing today the world over is inviting us to step into a new level of presence, according to author Rev. Connie L. Habash, LMFT, who offers her readers a new possibility: that the way forward—the way to peace and wholeness—is found in meeting the anxiety, not pushing it away. I couldn’t agree more.
“With many experiential practices and tools, Awakening from Anxiety is that rare combination of spiritual understanding and practical, down-to-earth guidance. It is a useful manual both for beginners and those already committed to a path of awakening. The book is both comforting and encouraging.”
—Jett Psaris, author of Undefended Love and Hidden Blessings: Midlife Crisis as a Spiritual Awakening
“Awakening from Anxiety is a profound and comprehensive guide for anyone suffering from anxiety. It is also a wonderful guide for anyone interested in awakening to a level of consciousness where anxiety simply does not exist. Simple and direct in its style, this book will be extremely helpful to a large number of people dealing with emotional issues, including anxiety.”
—Leonard Jacobson, author of Journey Into Now and founder of the Conscious Living Foundation
“Awakening from Anxiety is a thorough guide to releasing and moving beyond anxiety in its many forms, including worry, stress, fear, unease, and uncertainty. It includes very practical, helpful exercises, based on case studies and on Rev. Rev. Connie L. Habash, LMFT’s lifelong personal experience—tried and true methods that work. Her conversational, down-to-earth and humorous style makes the book’s deep psychospiritual truths easy to understand and apply in one’s daily life. Thank you, Rev. Habash, for a book that is much needed in our increasingly stressful, anxiety-ridden, modern world. May it reach many!”
—Brad Laughlin and Leslie Temple-Thurston, authors of The Marriage of Spirit, Returning to Oneness, and Living with Enlightenment
Awakening
from
Anxiety
Awakening
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Anxiety
A Spiritual Guide to Living a More Calm, Confident, and Courageous Life
Rev. Connie L. Habash, LMFT
Copyright © 2019 by Rev. Connie L. Habash, LMFT
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Awakening from Anxiety: A Spiritual Guide to Living a More Calm, Confident, and Courageous Life
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication number: 2019905278
ISBN: (print) 978-1-64250-080-6, (ebook) 978-1-64250-081-3
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To all the seekers; those who seek to heal,
those who seek to know,
and those who seek to become their true Self.
You’re not alone.
To my students and clients over the years—you have inspired me to write this, and I am ever honored
and grateful to know you and to witness your awakening.
And to my daughter—may you always know
that everything you need is already within you.
Seek and you will find.
Table of Contents
The Problem of Anxiety, Especially for Spiritual People
My Story: A Journey of Transformation
You Can Feel Calm, Confident, and Courageous!