Camille J Thayer

My Friend Anxiety Camille J Thayer

Developed by a Clinical Mental Health Counselor, My Friend Anxiety takes an abstract concept like anxiousness and makes it more concrete and understandable for young children. This book helps correct societal misconceptions that anxiety is "negative" or "unhelpful" when in fact anxiety is our brain trying to protect us. The character Matt assists children in learning to navigate anxiousness in a healthy and productive way. My Friend Anxiety also normalizes having anxiety, working with a counselor, and models skills kids can use to cope with their own anxious moments.