Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks Fast
Barry McDonagh · 2016
🎙 Narrated by Barry McDonagh
80/100
👍 Worth It
DARE gives you a four-step framework you can actually run during a panic attack, not just read about afterward — the Defuse-Allow-Run toward-Engage sequence is grounded in sound psychological principle and the companion app extends the book's utility well beyond a single listen. McDonagh's Irish lilt and personal recovery story make the author narration a genuine selling point: this is one of those rare cases where the audiobook is the better format.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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🎙 Narration: excellent Author-narrated with an engaging Irish accent and conversational warmth; personal recovery experience makes every technique land with credibility.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety82
Substance / usefulness76
Craft & writing77
Originality66
Evidence & accuracy82
Hype vs delivers80
Age-fit77
👁 Human-eye gut-check82
Penny’s verdict80
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