Todays episode is proudly brought to you by one of my dearest friends who asked me 'how so I overcome fear' so, I asked another questions. What are fearful of? And she answered 'fearful of having another baby that doesn't sleep' BEST QUESTION EVER!!!! Who else has been these? Been scared of not sleeping again after you may have just started sleeping again??

Ok, so lets talk about this! Are you ready?

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Fear is: : an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger.
• Best part? As fear is an emotion, it means you have a choice to think differently to change your emotion (fear!)
• So why are some people scared of heights and some not?
• Fear is a chain reaction in the brain that starts with a stressful stimulus and ends with the release of chemicals that cause a racing heart, fast breathing and energized muscles, among other things, also known as the fight-or-flight response.
• what can you do to reduce the fear
• Label that fear – hang on, what does that mean?

 

FEAR TOOLS:

• I want you to label it and sit into it. Embrace it. Don't procrastinate on your phone, computer, house work etc. just sit in it relax. Breathe and accept it. Notice how you feel.
• What are the thoughts you have about this fear? What is running through your head? 'I'm never going to sleep' 'I'm going to cry all the time' I'm not going to cope' etc – write it down!!
• You really need to identify all those thoughts you are having around that fear and explore them. Be with them and choose if you really believe those thoughts. Or, do you want to change them. Guys….gamechanger!!!!
• And I want to leave you with….fear is an emotion. What is the worst that would happen relaxing into it, accepting it and stepping forward…and what is the worst that could happen?? Worst? You feel something else. Feeling.

 

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