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Overcoming Anxiety, 2nd Edition
Helen Kennerley · 2019
🎙 Narrated by Ali Vowles
78/100
👍 Worth It
Dr. Helen Kennerley's entry in the respected Overcoming series brings genuine clinical grounding and structured CBT exercises for anxiety, updated with current research. It leans a bit dense and UK-centric for casual listening, but narrator Ali Vowles handles it with the measured professionalism the material deserves.
✦ 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: good Ali Vowles narrates professionally for Hachette Audio UK; a publisher sample confirms measured, clinical-appropriate delivery, though the workbook style can feel dense in audio.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness80
Craft & writing70
Originality58
Evidence & accuracy85
Hype vs delivers68
Age-fit85
Human-eye read74
Penny’s verdict78
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