Hi there! I'm Kat Kinsman, executive features editor at Food & Wine, former editor in chief and editor at large of Tasting Table and a former writer and editor for CNN. After I published a personal essay on my struggles with anxiety, people came out of the woodwork to share their own experiences and it felt like the beginning of a conversation that needs to happen.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/08/living/...

Stigma kills, and frank, open conversation is the best weapon against it. In my upcoming nonfiction book, "Hi, Anxiety," I share my stories of my lifelong battle with anxiety in the hopes that talking about it honestly and unapologetically will make other people feel less isolated and get the care they deserve.