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BEV AISBETT'S ART OF ANXIETY
FIRST ONLINE WORKSHOP 2023
APRIL 22ND AND 29TH

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 THREE GREAT NEW TITLES FOR YOU! CHECK OUT THE BOOKS PAGE FOR ALL OF BEV'S COLLECTION OF MUCH-LOVED 
SELF-HELP TEXTS

THE essential guide for parents, guardians and teachers of children with anxiety. 

This comprehensive guide helps you understand the nature of anxiety and how to help your child move through anxious moments with greater resilience and confidence.

See BOOKS page to order


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The companion to 30 Days' Anxiety this workbook
format also assists you with daily insights and practices to help you climb out of the darkness and into the light

​See Books Page to order

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​I RECEIVED THE ABOVE COMMENT ON MY INSTAGRAM PAGE (#bevaisbettandIT) THIS WEEK (APRIL 2021)
THIS IS THE VERY REASON I WRITE MY BOOKS - TO HOPEFULLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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This title was written during the first months of COVID but is designed to help people with anxiety handle ANY major life event! This book covers ALL bases to help you sail through life's toughest challenges with ease.
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Bev's children's book to help your young 'uns (and you) understand, manage and overcome their anxiety

ORDER YOURS NOW! 
SEE 'BOOKS' PAGE FOR DETAILS AND TO ORDER



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30 Days, 30 Ways to Overcome Anxiety is
exactly as the title suggests - 30 days' worth
of insights, tips and practices to help you 
build confidence and skills to overcome
anxiety


All Bev's titles are available on Amazon, at K Mart and other
major retail outlets or on the BOOKS page here




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So why the 'Art' of Anxiety?


While you may think that your anxiety ' just happens'; becoming seriously anxious - anxious enough to have trouble coping with everyday life - is an art!

Over time you have developed and refined some impressive anxiety-making skills such as:


  • ​Looking for TROUBLE in most situations
  • BEATING YOURSELF UP for your human mistakes
  • PREDICTING the worst for things that haven't even happened yet
  • WORRYING what other people will think
  • Thinking you're NOT GOOD ENOUGH

It takes concerted effort, committed focus and a lot of time and attention spent on worrying and thinking about the things that make you feel anxious, for you to have anxiety!  

And developing and refining something with time, attention, focus and practice is an art.

But Recovery is also an Art!
Just as you learned how to become anxious (you weren't born that way!) you can learn to move on from anxiety, too!

Recovery involves learning new emotional skills which help you to:
  • RESPOND, rather than REACT to challenges
  • Choose thoughts that SUPPORT, rather than SCARE you
  • Be your own COUNSELLOR, SUPPORTER and FRIEND 
  • Use anxiety as GUIDANCE, rather than a THREAT
  • Be more RESILIENT and SELF-RELIANT
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The Art of Bev 

 Bev Aisbett's illustrated self-help books on anxiety, depression and related issues, including the much-loved Living with IT and Taming the Black Dog have been a source of hope and support for thousands of readers in Australia and overseas for the past two decades.

As an illustrator and cartoonist, Bev created her unique cartoon format to simplify and demystify complex concepts, provide practical solutions and inject gentle humour to bring relief to those in distress.

An experienced counsellor, Bev conducts one-to-one sessions in Melbourne and via Skype

Bev is also an artist and the images you see here feature some of her artwork (her full collection of paintings can be seen on her gallery website 


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​​The Art of 'IT'

'IT' first sprang to life as a cartoon character created by Bev to depict the 'inner critic'
so common to anxiety and as a device to open 'communication' between the reader
and this voice of anxiety; thereby enabling the reader to challenge and refute some of
IT's wild claims of DOOM, GLOOM and DESPAIR

Initially seen as a 'monster' to be overcome and defeated, over time, 'IT'  has revealed 
himself to be a useful ally and a part of self that needs support and reassurance,
rather than contempt.  Embracing'IT'  is an important part in the recovery process



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News and  Updates

​​UNFORTUNATELY, BEV IS UNABLE TO TAKE NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME

​SKYPE COUNSELLING WITH BEV
NOW AVAILABLE!
Now you can receive help directly from Bev
via a Skype counselling session 
Contact Bev via email bevaisbett@gmail.com


2019 was a VERY busy year for Bev with the release of the revised and expanded version of the classic text on depression Taming the Black Dog, the hot-selling 30 Days, 30 Ways to Overcome Anxiety, the just released in 2020 companion 30 Days, 30 Ways to Overcome Depression and the soon-to-be-released Worry-proofing Your Anxious Child! Whew!

Bev also received a grant to produce her children's book Meeting Little IT (Available to order on this site)


Bev's fabulous self-published title - Asking for IT  sold its first print run but is available as a PDF $9.95
'Asking for IT offers a completely new way to approach anxiety by converting it into a helpful tool by which to navigate life more effectively.The benefits of this approach are far-reaching' 
Bev also has some very helpful PDF booklets available to download from this site. See 'Booklets' page. 


*Unfortunately in the short term, we'll have to live without a hard copy version of ASKING FOR IT but it's in the works!


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