Worry Medicine: Remedies and Rituals for Anxious Times

by Nina Montenegro

A gentle, inclusive, and beautifully illustrated resource for anyone looking to quiet the low hum of worry in their daily lives. Open this book to any page and find serene artwork, insightful reflections, and simple yet radical practices to soothe anxiety.

For those striving to live more intentionally and with deeper self-compassion and calm, Worry Medicine is an invitation, a cairn to help us navigate the often-indecipherable trail of life. Readers who feel exhausted by the stress of their everyday will learn reliable practices to quiet their nighttime spiraling, soothe sensory overwhelm, and steady themselves when worry takes hold.

Developed by writer and visual artist Nina Montenegro, the practices in this book offer medicine in many guided meditations, grounding body movements, accessible art making, and fresh takes on time-tested rituals. Incrementally, these healing practices promote tranquility, resilience, and closeness with nature, empowering readers to face our turbulent world with equanimity.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mental Health, Self Help

144 pages, Hardcover

Published September 23, 2025

Reviews

[Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

A small volume full of comfort and care. In a time of such uncertainty, this was a balm for my heart, and a hug for my soul. Short chapters, with impactful nuggets of wisdom.👂

[Katelynn Baldacchino · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a balm to my soul. I truly savored every page. I read just a little bit each night before bed, and it was a lovely ritual. I know I will pick up this book again and again. It would make a lovely gift.

[Preetam Chatterjee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Montenegro’s book is tender, almost like a pocket-sized therapist. She treats worry not as a defect but as a habit to be gently retrained. Using exercises, visualizations, and soothing prose, she shows how worry can be managed without shame. What I appreciated was her lyrical touch—this isn’t clinical CBT language but something closer to a poet’s. Reading it while Puja’s cacophony raged outside gave me small islands of calm. The book is medicine in tone as well as content. It doesn’t dismiss worry—it listens to it, and then helps you let it go.

[Bebo Saucier Carrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this book for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Short and sweet! Full of beautiful art and many wonderful ideas to combat anxiety. I liked how these ideas were inclusive of many spiritual practices, and proposed ways to incorporate them into a larger spiritual practice. I also adored how the author started each chapter with a personal anecdote about combatting anxiety.

Will be getting a copy for myself to refer to and start collecting little helpful practices. :)

[Sarah]

“Even in seasons of scarcity, there is joy to find and savor.”

This book was some nice food for thought! I appreciated the way it was divided up. Each little blurb/story had some reflection questions/prompts to work on. The artwork was beautiful as well! I think it would make a nice piece to work through as part of a daily meditation or journaling practice.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. Opinions are entirely my own.

[Ira · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was a lovely audiobook to listen to, i even felt some calm as i heard it

— worry medicine gives you insight into many little charming ways you can ease your worry with, i am unsure how many of those i feel actually apply to my life lmao, but i definitely enjoyed imagining me doing it —

a treat

[Lauren Adler · Rating 3 out of 5]

This contained a range of “worry medicine” from new, helpful suggestions, to gentle reminders of things we’ve all heard before, to downright bad advice (ie - if you’re worried, drink a glass of water).

[Makayla Lowell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. Lots of "woo woo" wisdom and just simple acts and affirmations to help ease anxiety. Very nature based with some ancient teachings as well.

[Joshua Durham · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is okay, but these are basically the teachings of Witchcraft with a modern twist. Read the original tenements of Witchcraft if you want the basic understanding of the practice.