Some days, you feel pulled forward by the person you want to become. Other days, fear freezes you in place.

Wanting something deeply can be strange like that. The clearer the dream gets, the louder the doubt seems to become.

In this episode of Becoming Everything, I sit with that tension — the push and pull between desire and fear — and look at why they so often appear together instead of canceling each other out.

I talk about what happens in the brain and the body when growth starts to feel real. How self-doubt often shows up not because something is wrong, but because something matters. How the nervous system reacts to change before the mind has words for it.

This episode weaves together psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and Eastern traditions to make sense of that internal stalemate — not to eliminate it, but to understand it better.

Topics Covered:
✅ Why self-doubt grows alongside meaning
✅ How the brain confuses growth with danger
✅ Why dreaming triggers fear in the body
✅ What happens when you stop fighting doubt
✅ Moving without waiting for certainty

🎧 Note: I recently upgraded my microphones and went through some trial and error while learning how to use them — thank you for your patience with earlier audio inconsistencies 🤍

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🎧 Episode 2 — The Dreamer and The Doubter

Part of the Becoming Everything series