Anxiety is trying to protect you.
Anxiety is like an overprotective friend.
It means well, but often goes overboard.
It tries to keep you safe but can end up limiting your life.
Learn to befriend it.
The more you understand your anxiety, the better you can respond to it.
No more constant battles.
Just practical tools to help you navigate life with anxiety.
I've been where you are.
As someone who struggled with severe anxiety, I spent years fighting my own mind.
Everything I tried only made it worse - until I discovered the power of befriending my anxiety.
Learn the BRAVER framework, my science-backed approach to anxiety that helps you:
Befriend: Understand anxiety's protective role.
Remember: Connect with what truly matters to you.
Assess: Separate true alarms from false ones.
View: Widen your perspective when anxiety narrows it.
Expand: Build confidence through real-world experience.
Reach out: Find support that actually works.
How this works.
Step 1: Learn the basics.
Enter your email to instantly receive the first lesson in your inbox. Spend the next few days learning the fundamentals.
Step 2: Stay motivated.
Receive weekly emails packed with tips, helpful reminders, and inspiring stories to reinforce the concepts of this course (forever free).
Step 3: Join our supportive community.
Get your questions answered and connect with others on the same journey in our Q&A livestream (paid, open to all). Plus you’ll get immediate access to my always updated anxiety exercise library and recordings of all past livestreams.
Hi, I'm Dr. Ali 👋🏽
I teach people how to make friends with anxiety and live braver lives.
I became a psychologist because I didn't want others to suffer like I did.
Over 10,000 hours of treating anxiety disorders and a lifetime of personal experience went into creating this free course.
After serving as an assistant professor at Columbia University Medical Center, I left to make mental health education accessible to all.
My work has been featured on Netflix, HBO, and The New York Times, and my YouTube channel has helped over 300,000 subscribers find simple, actionable ways to manage anxiety.