Anxiety is one of the most widespread and least understood experiences of modern life. But what if we've been thinking about it all wrong? In The Power of Anxiety, journalist and television presenter Dr Sian Williams - who has spoken openly about her own mental health journey - argues that anxiety is not simply a disorder to be eliminated, but a signal to be understood, a force that can be harnessed.
 
Sian will be in conversation with journalist India Sturgis, author of HOW TO EAT AN ELEPHANT: The life-changing power of managing anxiety, one bite at a time, discussing the strategies that can help us embrace uncertainty with the help of science, their own experiences, and the stories of experts and ordinary people alike. 
This promises to be a warm, honest and profoundly helpful conversation for anyone who feels they could sometimes use a little helping hand in navigating life’s challenges.
 
Format: Interview & Q&A
Themes: Non-Fiction, Adults, Headliner, Health & Wellbeing
Access: Hearing Loop
 
Dr Sian Williams Books: The Power of Anxiety, Eating An Elephant
Dr Sian Williams is an award-winning broadcast journalist and chartered counselling psychologist. She's spent years counselling those living with anxiety, both in the NHS and privately.  Sian is also one of Britain's most trusted broadcasters, having spent four decades in TV and radio, including eleven years hosting BBC Breakfast. She now presents BBC Radio 4's Life Changing and BBC Radio 3 Unwind.
 
India Sturgis Books: HOW TO EAT AN ELEPHANT: The life-changing power of managing anxiety, one bite at a time
India Sturgis is a British journalist who has written for national newspapers including The Times, Daily Mail, The Telegraph and Independent, covering subjects including terror attacks, the Olympics, women’s issues and health. She has dived off Bermuda in a $2.2 million submersible, worked undercover, lived with nuns and interviewed high-profile names including Louis Theroux, Harvey Weinstein and Giles & Mary from Gogglebox. She now works freelance, has two young children and lives in Suffolk. 'How To Eat An Elephant: The life-changing power of managing anxiety, one bite at a time' is her debut book.