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The Woman Who Cracked the Anxiety Code: The Extraordinary Life of Dr Claire Weekes by Judith Hoare
It’s truly astonishing that Dr Claire Weekes is not a household name … this book shines a light on her considerable achievements with great respect and meticulous detail.
Leigh Sales
By thinking outside the box, and exercising extraordinary clinical sensitivity, the brilliant physician Claire Weekes created a treatment protocol to the unending benefit of tens of millions of patients over the years.
Dr David Barlow, professor emeritus of psychology and psychiatry at Boston University
Australian doctor Claire Weekes found worldwide fame with her bestselling books on ‘nervous illness’ in the 1960s and 1970s — but despite gratitude from thousands of sufferers, she is almost forgotten today. This revelatory biography should change that … Journalist Judith Hoare has comprehensively captured the unconventional life of this brilliant woman who was lauded for her evolutionary studies. FOUR STARS
Julia Taylor, Books + Publishing
A vivid portrait of an intriguing woman ahead of her time, this is a story of hope, empowerment, and vindication.
Gina Perry, author of Behind the Shock Machine and The Lost Boys
An intimate portrait ... Contributions of this kind — high in influence but low in prestige, because “popular” — are often overlooked. In this fine book, Hoare has rescued the legacy of a great Australian from that fate.
Nick Haslam, Inside Story
A fascinating tale about a trailblazer who helped millions face their fears.
Fiona Capp, Sydney Morning Herald
Hoare charts Dr Weekes’ professional achievements, which happened almost in spite of her lack of business acumen and a difficult private life. FOUR STARS
Robyn Douglass, SA Weekend
Don’t miss this biography, especially if you have been helped, as I was, by this wonderful woman. It is very detailed but well worth a read. FOUR STARS
Merle Morcom, Good Reading
With Judith Hoare’s The Woman Who Cracked the Anxiety Code, we have a chance to learn about Weekes’s varied life and, as important, become reacquainted with her work … A splendid tribute to Claire Weekes — a tribute long overdue.
Sally Satel, Wall Street Journal
In her biography of Weekes, veteran journalist Judith Hoare has rescued the Australian doctor from obscurity and placed her squarely in the history of the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders … Displaying the hallmarks of an accomplished journalist, this is a fascinating biography of a free-spirited and innovative woman, an insight into the history of evolutionary and psychiatric theories, and an introduction to Weekes’s methods and her books.
Carol Middleton, Australian Book Review
Journalist Hoare chronicles Weekes's life, from an early career in zoology to an attempt at singing professionally to becoming a doctor at age 42 … This biography restores Weekes’s often overlooked contributions to anxiety treatment.
Andrea Thompson, Scientific American ‘Recommended Books’
Leigh Sales
By thinking outside the box, and exercising extraordinary clinical sensitivity, the brilliant physician Claire Weekes created a treatment protocol to the unending benefit of tens of millions of patients over the years.
Dr David Barlow, professor emeritus of psychology and psychiatry at Boston University
Australian doctor Claire Weekes found worldwide fame with her bestselling books on ‘nervous illness’ in the 1960s and 1970s — but despite gratitude from thousands of sufferers, she is almost forgotten today. This revelatory biography should change that … Journalist Judith Hoare has comprehensively captured the unconventional life of this brilliant woman who was lauded for her evolutionary studies. FOUR STARS
Julia Taylor, Books + Publishing
A vivid portrait of an intriguing woman ahead of her time, this is a story of hope, empowerment, and vindication.
Gina Perry, author of Behind the Shock Machine and The Lost Boys
An intimate portrait ... Contributions of this kind — high in influence but low in prestige, because “popular” — are often overlooked. In this fine book, Hoare has rescued the legacy of a great Australian from that fate.
Nick Haslam, Inside Story
A fascinating tale about a trailblazer who helped millions face their fears.
Fiona Capp, Sydney Morning Herald
Hoare charts Dr Weekes’ professional achievements, which happened almost in spite of her lack of business acumen and a difficult private life. FOUR STARS
Robyn Douglass, SA Weekend
Don’t miss this biography, especially if you have been helped, as I was, by this wonderful woman. It is very detailed but well worth a read. FOUR STARS
Merle Morcom, Good Reading
With Judith Hoare’s The Woman Who Cracked the Anxiety Code, we have a chance to learn about Weekes’s varied life and, as important, become reacquainted with her work … A splendid tribute to Claire Weekes — a tribute long overdue.
Sally Satel, Wall Street Journal
In her biography of Weekes, veteran journalist Judith Hoare has rescued the Australian doctor from obscurity and placed her squarely in the history of the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders … Displaying the hallmarks of an accomplished journalist, this is a fascinating biography of a free-spirited and innovative woman, an insight into the history of evolutionary and psychiatric theories, and an introduction to Weekes’s methods and her books.
Carol Middleton, Australian Book Review
Journalist Hoare chronicles Weekes's life, from an early career in zoology to an attempt at singing professionally to becoming a doctor at age 42 … This biography restores Weekes’s often overlooked contributions to anxiety treatment.
Andrea Thompson, Scientific American ‘Recommended Books’