An essential tool for all anxiety kids around, including myself. I wholeheartedly adored the book, especially if you take into consideration that I rarely read self-help books. Very triggering at some parts for me, but I will continue to go back to passages of the book for years to come. Well written, emotionally provoking but simultaneously cathartic, I'm giving it 4 out of 5 stars, and I will definitely be rereading it.

I was looking for some useful information from this book. I did not find it. The book was not written well and did not hold my interest. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the arc of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving this book in this manner had no bearing on my review.

The book follows a simple acronym that allows readers to take the information and apply it to their everyday lives. It allows you to find balance, knowledge and help all in one resource. The book is divided into two sections, the first knowledge of being to able what is anxiety, what creates it and so on, the second is practical explains each step and shows you how to implement it into your life. This book is a good starting point for those looking to handle their anxiety with time, patience and a bit of guidance and knowledge.

Emotional Detox for Anxiety by Sherianna Boyle was a very interesting read. She shares her seven steps to release anxiety and energize joy. She has an acronym for her 7 steps: CLEANSE – Clear, Look Inward, Emit, Activate Joy, Nourish, Surrender and Ease.

Sherianna incorporates her own personal experiences to help the reader see the process in action.

I found the recaps at the end helpful. Admittedly there were times I read the recap and decided which chapters to focus on. The recaps will also be helpful as you implement the steps and want a quick refresher.

“Anxiety is your body’s way of attempting to process an emotion.”
“Understanding the roots of anxiety, helps you understand the triggers.”
“Anxiety is a reaction, and in the emotional detox journey we clear reactions, not emotions.”
“Triggers do not represent your truth”

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While I love self-help books, I am skeptical of the help they really can provide. This one was different. The guidance provided was helpful and did allow me to take inventory of what emotionally drained me, which added to feelings of anxiety. Great information

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I received a digital copy of this book back in September of 2019, when the world was very different from what we are experiencing right now, April 2020.

While I was reading I kept asking myself how much of the information contained in this book and how much of the techniques that describe coping and healing methods to tackle anxiety that was part of the “old world problems”, so to speak, will still be relevant right now and even after this pandemic has been beaten.

Personally speaking, I have been battling PTSD and social anxiety for a number of years and in the latter half of last year I finally found a way to work on them to the point that I was symptom free.

According to this book, though, my way was just a way of coping: I found a gym and a hobby that fulfilled me and replaced my anxious thoughts with feel-good hormones I got from working out.

The author makes a distinct difference between coping and healing. My way was only coping with it and therefore felt like it was being dismissed. I agree that people need to heal their past trauma and hurt in order to move on, but sometimes the anxiety stays, even after the wounds (mental and physical) have healed.

For me it was so much more than getting a good work out, though. I faced my fear of being in social situations and was able to overcome a good portion of that anxiety. I even made some friends along the way. Of course, it is different for every person suffering from anxiety, I just feel like the author had a little bit of tunnel vision when considering the unique differences each person faces in their own struggle with anxiety.

Another thing that bugged me a bit was the confusion I felt about the author’s stance on talking about emotions. Early on in the book it sounded like the author wasn’t on board with talking about emotions. One must heal them instead? Acknowledge them?

Later on, she states that talking about one’s emotions is a part of a healthy lifestyle. I may have misunderstood, but the point is that it was all a bit confusing to follow.

The major problem I had with this book was how it was marketed. The title says <i>Emotional Detox for Anxiety: 7 Steps to Release Anxiety and Energize Joy</i>, but most of the book was a sort of scratching the surface of explaining emotions, anxiety and what the author thinks about coping techniques; only the last few chapters were about the actual steps that were supposed to teach the reader how to detox and heal their anxiety.

With the drawn-out explanation about anxiety the reader gets to constantly be reminded that the steps to attain emotional detox are just around the corner or that those anxieties can be addressed with these mystery steps.

The chapters leading up to the detox part are full of lists. Lists of symptoms and thoughts and emotions and actions you may experience when one has anxiety. It was overwhelming and exhausting. Add to that the listing of other steps, I wasn’t sure what was going on.

Overall, as I said before, I’m not sure if and how current self-help books that were written prior to this new global situation can be applied to our new experience of anxiety and emotional healing, but generally speaking I wasn’t too impressed with this one.

It felt more like a very long sale’s pitch for a new method of dealing with anxiety than actually spending most of the book concentrating on providing good, feasible techniques to those who are dealing with anxiety. It’s a pass for me on this one.

Using the holistic C.L.E.A.N.S.E method, Emotional Detox for Anxiety teaches readers to overcome their anxiety by addressing it at the root.
Boyle's method is comprehensive but may seem like quite an undertaking for the already anxious mind.
Thankfully she outlines plans of action in step-by-step detail, so referring to this book in times of unease could be a great help. Even if you don't struggle with anxiety personally, this book can give you a better understanding of those in your life who do, so you can be more compassionate and helpful.
Many thanks to Adams Media and NetGalley for the advance copy.

***Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***

I mostly skimmed this book, but found it somewhat helpful. I will go back when I have more time and appreciate that there are books like this to help with anxiety.

Most people feel anxious at times.  Some are able to manage anxiety without becoming chronically overwhelmed, while for others it is most debilitating. If you are anxious much of the time and would like that to shift, you might want to read this book.  

The author presents and elaborates on 7 steps that help in reducing anxiety.  They come under the acronym CLEANSE.  These are clear reactivity, look inward, emit, activate joy, nourish, surrender and ease.  Each of these concepts is clearly described in the book. 


The author explains what anxiety is, where it come from and how to understand it and thrive.  This title is geared toward the layman but mental health professionals may also want to take a look.


Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.

I received an arc of this title in exchange for an honest review. As someone with Anxiety, I was thrilled to receive this book but I wish I had a hard copy in my hands. I mostly skimmed this but will purchase a copy so that I can highlight and underline and really engross myself in it.

There's nothing wrong Emotional Detox for Anxiety, it's just that there's very little here that isn't covered in other books (or by a decent therapist) as well if not better. The author's C.L.E.A.N.S.E. method (Clear Reactivity, Look Inward, Emit, Activate Joy, Nourish, Surrender, and Ease) draws from a number of other therapeutic approaches (CBT, mindfulness, empath protective activities) to provide tools for healing those whose anxiety has become overactive and over responsive. I'm sure there will be folks who find this tool useful, but I think many readers well versed in this topic will be underwhelmed.

This is probably the book I've struggled to review the most in my time on NetGalley. The concept was good and I really wanted to like it, but I found it challenging to really engage with content until I understood what C.L.E.A.N.S.E was. While having all the background information and going through things step by step is important to truly and fully get people to engage with the method and not race ahead without the tools they need. I think C.L.E.A.N.S.E needed to be defined right on the first page so people could then read with it in mind.

For those wondering if C.L.E.A.N.S.E will work for them. Simplified, the method appears to be a combination of mindfulness and positive thinking. It will work better for those with a more open mind, but what the author points out about the way we think could be valuable insight to anyone.

As someone who also has some qualification in this area, I would suggest this book is a good read for people seeking alternative treatment from anxiety or related disorders (such as depression, OCD and PTSD), as I do believe the concept of understanding, acknowledging and changing thought patterns can have powerful effects; and the author demonstrated many examples that proved it. But for those experiencing clinically significant levels of anxiety, they may find this book more in their scope once they have sought professional help and got more of a handle on what they are experiencing.

A recap and cultivate calm at the end of each chapter. Different anxiety factors and things to help. Creating routine, breathing techniques, coping mechanisms, and other ideas/topics. A good book to help - a resource.

Great book for those looking for some reading that really hits home. Emotional detox is a great title and from a person who has dealt with anxiety it really gives sound advice.

This book was really helpful, as someone who struggles with anxiety that often feels intense. It offers a lot of both useful and uplifting advice for coping with anxiety/mental illness. The "CLEANSE" acronym is also both easy to remember and helps focus the objective of dealing with anxiety, too. Also, even though it's not relevant to the book necessarily, I loved the cover (one of the things that initially pulled me to the book)! It's very eye-catching and yet soothing at the same time.

I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was great! I think this is going to be wonderful to help many many people! I truly enjoyed this book and I will put this in place in my everyday life.

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for allowing me to review this title.

and I thought I knew most of the things about mental illness and how to heal, but after reading this book I know nothing. It's a new and effective way to deal with anxiety and early symptoms of depression. prefect 5 star.

I feel that people with anxiety feel that how they feel doesn’t matter and society tells them to just get over it. I think we are programmed to cast away negative emotions and just rise above it all. That’s great but easier said than done and sometimes that isn’t the best coping mechanism. Sometimes we need to take a real look at what is causing the anxiety. This book is filled with tools to break the cycle it focuses on what the author calls the C.L.E.A.N.S.E The acronym ( Clear, Look Inward, Emit, Activate Joy, Nourish, Surrender, and Ease) describes the 7 steps involved and the author incorporates a personal experience in each of the steps with ways to make it a part of everyday life.

I recommend it to anyone interested in a different method to dealing with Anxiety. It lets the reader know its ok to feel bad and gives steps to learn to let it go.

This book has solid coping mechanisms and looks at triggers and the sources of anxiety such as genetic factors and trauma. I found it to be a very interesting read. I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review.

I received a copy of this via Netgalley for an honest review.

I started this with the hopes of getting a better understanding of something that has been apart of my life for as long as I can remember. After finishing it I now feel like I have that as well as the tools to break the cycle. While reading this it felt as though the author was inside my head and giving words to things I never could. I have never felt this seen and heard in my life without being triggered and am truely so excited to make this C.L.E.A.N.S.E a part of my every day life. I recommend it to anyone interested in a different method to dealing with Anxiety.

Sherianna Boyle describes herself as a spiritual teacher, adjunct psychology professor, and yogi. In Emotional Detox for Anxiety, she presents her theory that anxiety is caused by how we react to and resist emotions rather than just feeling them. She then teaches readers her C.L.E.A.N.S.E. Method, a 7-step emotional detox process to “treat the underlying causes of painful emotions.”

Although I’m sure following the C.L.E.A.N.S.E. could be helpful for some readers, I found the author’s arguments generally unconvincing and the book tedious. Having tried the described C.L.E.A.N.S.E. [Clear, Look Inward, Emit, Activate Joy, Nourish, Surrender, and Ease], I felt minimal benefit. The author claims that most people will not keep up conscious breathing or visualization practices because they can take months to feel the benefits, yet she expects readers to make her C.L.E.A.N.S.E. a daily practice. She claims it will make a difference within minutes, which I did not find to be true for me.

It didn’t help that the unproofed ARC I reviewed was poorly written with too many clunky metaphors; I hope the published version has benefited from a thorough, skillful edit. Also, this is a personal pet peeve, but I cringe seeing periods used in an acronym.

The book includes a glossary of Emotional Detox Terminology, sample C.L.E.A.N.S.E. routines, and a bibliography in the back matter.

The author mentions that readers can download C.L.E.A.N.S.E. guided meditations from her website; note that the audios are available for purchase, which might also add you to the author’s mailing list.

I was provided an unproofed ARC through NetGalley that I volunteered to review.