May you live with ease and grace

I used the last line of Stephanie Dalfonzo\'s book as my headline because her fine book is full of grace and also encouragement to replace hardship with ease. Dalfonzo makes it clear that she has been there and her book is both a soothing tome and a compendium of tools that she has both researched and used. She does not want to make what is already hard harder, so she has honed her techniques to be simple and straightforward and encourages the reader to experiment with her 35 tools for addressing anxiety. Yes, there are 35, and Dalfonzo asserts that they are not all to be used at one time, but to find the ones that work best for you, use those, or rotate them. The tools are ones that have worked for Dalfonzo and her clients and she candidly makes it plain that she\'s not only an expert but is also her own audience. There\'s something for everyone in this generous book -- tools, techniques and a clear understanding that this author knows what it\'s like to live with anxiety.