Everything I Wish I'd Known About Anxiety: A roadmap back to yourself

by Caroline Foran

'Reads like a best friend taking your hand to show you the way through and out the other side. Both reassuring and inspiring at the same time. This is going to help so many people.' Dr Julie Smith, author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

A practical roadmap out of anxiety – without platitudes or false promises.

Anxiety can leave you coping, analysing, trying everything and still feeling like you're not moving forward. In Everything I Wish I'd Known About Anxiety, bestselling author Caroline Foran offers a compassionate, clear?eyed roadmap for change, and a way back to yourself, without rushing the process or skipping the foundations that matter. Part guide and part conversation with her former self, this book is for anyone worn down by anxiety and tired of taking the wrong turns.

Through ten key 'stops' – from calming the nervous system and understanding your vulnerability factors to reframing your relationship with anxiety and making meaningful lifestyle shifts – Caroline guides readers toward what truly helps and away from what doesn't.

Genres: Audiobook, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

Published July 23, 2026

Reviews

[Janelle Cavarra]

I think if you’re new to struggling with anxiety then this would would be a really great resource. For me, as someone who has lived with GAD for a decade and a half, a lot of the information in this book wasn’t super impactful. It was well written and served as a great reminder though!

[Hanna]

Quick & easy read - I think this could be really helpful for people at the beginning of their anxiety journey, particularly around why it might be happening to them! For someone like me who’s out the other end, there were still a few interesting parts, but overall, nothing I hadn’t hear before. Don’t expect a highly scientific or researched book, most tips are anecdotal and come straight from the author’s personal experience.

[Laura Sharp]

3.5 stars rounded up to 4!

Listened to the book, and as someone who isn’t used to audiobooks I think it wasn’t the right book to listen to! The author is clearly very informed around anxiety and a lot of the information comes along with her personal experiences of implementing management strategies for anxiety (good and bad which felt quite refreshing!). Would definitely be interested to see if I enjoyed it more as a physical copy of the book rather than audio!

[Rebecca Quin]

As a psychologist who has worked in the area of anxiety for over 15 years and has someone who has experienced anxiety, this is the most accurate, accessible and supportive guide for anyone living with anxiety that I have ever read. Outstanding and I would highly recommend

[Sarah]

Really excellent, gentle in tone and a book I will return to again and again ❤️