Local Author and Healer, Maria Tabone, Suggests Answer to Anxiety May Be Found Within
By Jen Maidenberg

“For those who want to get to the bottom of their anxiety, and deal with it long term without therapists or drugs, there is a magic bullet,” writes Maplewood-based healer Maria Tabone in the introduction to her new book “The Holistic Root to Managing Anxiety.”
 
This is a surprising statement from someone who practices health from a holistic point a view. But Tabone is not recommending a specific medicine or even a specific herb. What she encourages her readers and her clients do instead is “figure out the root of your anxiety.”
 
“Self awareness is the best tool,” says Tabone.
 
She speaks from experience. A full chapter of Tabone’s book is devoted to describing her own struggle with debilitating anxiety that led to bouts of vertigo and shortness of breath. The root of her anxiety was a toxic work situation, Tabone explains. “I had a boss who was a real bully,” she says. “The situation was so bad, but I needed my job. I didn’t think I could choose to leave.” At the same time, Tabone’s mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The two stressors made a cocktail for disaster. She knew she needed help.
 
A fortuitous meeting with a compassionate and holistic-minded doctor led Tabone to realize how her life was “spinning out of control.” This was the first doctor who asked her to talk about her life, recalls Tabone, and he actually listened.
 
“The epiphany for me was the realization that I needed to change. I started taking yoga, classes on herbs, spirituality, eating healthy and the mind-body connection,” she says. Now, with a Master’s Degree in Experiential Health and Healing and certification as a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, Tabone wants to help others.
 
“I don’t want people to suffer or feel sad or pain,” she says. “I wrote this book to give readers good, solid information in a concise way about simple steps they can take to improve their life. Sometimes too much information can be overwhelming, but if you break things down in a way that is easy to understand and apply, especially for people who are new to alternative and complementary therapy, you can really help change lives.”
 
For more information about Tabone’s book and services, visit http://theholisticroot.blogspot.com  

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