The Missing Peace: Rewire Your Brain, Reduce Anxiety, and Recreate Your Life

Licensed therapist Rhodes-Levin delivers advice to help people “rewire” their brains and discover practices that will help alleviate anxiety. She uses a combination of her personal experiences, clients’ stories, and evidence-based research to support these bold claims. Each chapter begins with a synopsis, followed by a personal anecdote and what Rhodes-Levin terms the “anxiety user manual” section, in which she defines a particular facet of anxiety before offering up journal prompts, questions, and action steps. Readers seeking answers and support may find the book too narrative-heavy. Unless one strongly identifies with Rhodes-Levin’s story or just wants to hear about another person struggling with anxiety, the first part of each chapter may seem like an effort at bonding that could have been set up in the introduction. Still, there’s value in seeing the shared struggle, and Rhodes-Levin offers readers that companionship by showing up with and for them.