Most of us find fear quite difficult to work through, and typically when it arises, our tendency is to pull back, hesitate, close off, shut down or even run away. But in today's episode of Awaken Radio, you are going to learn how to change your relationship to fear.Today I am speaking with Katie Dean, who is a coach, speaker & author of the book Becoming Brave, and in this episode she shares a fresh and radically honest approach to handling our challenging emotions, anxieties and discomfort.You will learn how to uncover the messages in your fear, and the power of leaning in and listening to it. You will no longer see fear as a negative experience to avoid, but rather as a chance to learn and grow, and as an opportunity to be brave. In this episode we cover:+ How Katie uncovered the ways in which her life was being ruled by fear, and why it inspired her to write the book Becoming Brave.+ The power of vulnerability, sharing our mess and telling our stories, and how it heals patterns of shame.+ Why all emotions and feelings are storytellers, messages and signals that contain opportunities for healing.+ Why we don't need to fix our 'negative' feelings, or rush through them, but instead we need stop, lean in and to listen to them.+ Katie's personal journey with anxiety and how she changed her relationship to it.+ Practical and powerful tools and strategies to work through feelings of anxiety, fear and panic.+ How to handle inner beliefs and stories of not being good enough.+ What it means to become brave, and why your fears are an opportunity to become brave.+ Katie's bravest moment, and how it changed the course of her life.+ Why we need to lean into our fear because it is a sign we are on the right path.+ How to recognise your intuition, trust it's guidance and be brave enough to follow it.+ The sneaky way we ignore and suppress our inner wisdom through positive thinking and spiritual tools.+ The importance of honouring the process and not rushing your intuitively guided decisions.+ The areas of Katie's life that she is personally growing into and expanding through at the moment.Blog Post & Show Notes: conniechapman.com/awaken-radio-82-katie-deanConnect with Katie: Website: https://ktdean.com.au/Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ktdean.com.auInstagram: www.instagram.com/ktdean_yourwildlifeGet Katie’s Book, Becoming Brave: ktdean.com.au/shop