When it was published in the United States and the United Kingdom in April 2018, it became a New York Times bestseller and #1 Amazon bestseller.
Book Description
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Before you can overcome a beast, the Chinese believe you must first make it beautiful.
In the first part of the series, we make the beast beautiful, Sarah focuses her strong focus and tenacious investigative abilities on her lifelong friend, examining the triggers and cures, as well as styles and fads. She reads widely and conducts interviews with other patients, mental health specialists, philosophers, and the Dalai Lama, filtering all she learns through her personal experiences.
What people are saying
“The best book on living with anxiety that I’ve ever read, and I have (unfortunately) read many. Sarah is full of expert advice while remaining grounded and incredibly human. Her vulnerability is her strength. And after reading, it will hopefully be yours too.”
– Mark Manson, author of the #1 bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
“A witty, well-researched, and often insightful book about negotiating a new relationship to anxiety.”
– Andrew Solomon, New York Times bestselling author of Far From the Tree
“Sarah’s book is indeed quite extraordinary, illuminating what is at once a nomadic journey, a cri de coeur and a compendium of hard-won wisdom flowing from a uniquely talented individual who has experienced a wide spectrum of mental ill health, and from her search for meaning and solutions. One gets the feeling her mind has operated like a vacuum cleaner sucking up all these experiences, experiments and extensive and deep reading and reflection. This is not just a self-help book, though there are many ‘whiffs of answers’ contained within its pages. Many are undiscovered gems. Truth, honesty and complexity shine through every page of what has been a lifelong struggle powered by a formidable energy. Sarah’s narrative shows why the conventional diagnostic framework doesn’t really work. It’s a tour de force.”
– Professor Patrick McGorry AO MD PhD FRCP FRANZCP FAA FASSA, 2010 Australian of the Year
“An exploration of the chasm between the public persona of a high-functioning media personality and her private struggle with ever-lurking, crippling anxiety. You’ll never read a more searingly honest account of mental illness than this.”
– Hugh Mackay, social researcher and bestselling author of 17 books, including The Good Life and Beyond Belief
“I had some anxiety about whether I would be giving this gem of a book the endorsement it deserves. As a psychiatrist who spends time with my patients exploring meaningful connections and life balance, this book resonated. As a person with anxiety and a family history of mood disorders, I cannot recommend it highly enough. I found the beast indeed to be beautiful.”
– Dr Mark Cross, consultant psychiatrist, SANE board member and author of Changing Minds
“Sarah’s life mission is to help us all feel less lonely in our pain. These pages are filled with authenticity and clear direction for how to return to our spiritual truth.”
– Gabrielle Bernstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of May Cause Miracles
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