As you'll see, John is not afraid to share his personal journey of dealing with anxiety. He's also not afraid to take a traditional, psychological-textbook approach to the subject of anxiety while simultaneously challenging a lot of the traditional, psychological-textbook approaches to this subject. The mix is refreshing and empowering...and will cause some people in the psychology world to struggle with his conclusions. Those of us in the real world, however, love his conclusions-because they're applicable, they're crammed with common sense, and they follow a strong intellectual construct.