Episode 2: Befriend Your Fear

In episode 2, I have two stories to share about how I've befriended my fear and learned to discern real vs perceived threats. In either circumstance, courage is what's needed to make a decision that will expand your life rather than restrict it.

If you would like to have a conversation about the content of today's cast, I invite you to join me over in my private Facebook group: The Resilient Soul Sanctuary. It's a safe space, where you can share your own reflections and start a conversation about how courage shows up in your own life.

Before I leave you to it, I wanted to let you know that CourageCast is now available on iTunes and will soon be on Stitcher too! If you like what you hear, I'd appreciate a review! 

Nuggets from the Episode:

• Fear serves us, if we understand it and pay attention to it. 
• Enter into relationship with your fear - just like you would a person!
• Our threat detection system is a finely tuned instrument. 
• Brené Brown says we are hardwired for connection. The truth is, we're hardwired for survival and connection is just one way we've learned how to survive. (P.S. If you don't know Brené, you need to. Check out her TED Talks for an introduction!)
• Fear helps us survive. It prepares us for a potential future threat. 
• Fear generalizes. It takes a specific moment and blurs the boundaries of what is safe or not. 
• When dealing with fear, we need to learn to discern the difference between perceived and real threats in our lives. 
• Courage expands our life. 
• Embrace your fear and learn how to love it up. It's a part of you and if you care for it, you'll find your way to wholeness. 

This...

is much different than this. 

Discerning the difference is where courage grows.