Being brave means taking a risk. It’s choosing to stand up for something, even if it could result in a loss, because there’s this hope that goodness will always prevail. Movies and media often portray bravery as a single, defining moment, but life rarely ever works that way. Being brave looks like a no-brainer. Main characters do it all the time. Like, they just know! It’s always shown as this big, bright feeling, and they arrive at just the right time to do the right thing, and everybody cheers, AND nothing bad happens after. Good kicks evil in the butt. YAY, roll the credits!!But reality is quite different. If you piss off the perpetrator of these oppressive systems, there’s almost always going to be major consequences for standing up,  speaking out, and taking action. It sucks that we can’t be brave all the time. And really, we shouldn’t have to. Bravery comes at a cost, and no one person should be paying for all of it. We were meant to be brave together because it’s a helluva lot easier to be brave when the responsibility is shared—when you have community. Tune in to this episode, as Caitlin Liz Fisher unpacks the messy parts that don’t get talked about enough in the story but matter just as much. What happens after the big, brave moment? And what can we do to continue making brave choices and taking brave actions? Let’s find out together!

Let’s talk about What Makes Being Brave Possible:

• Why bravery always involves risk—and why that risk is essential for real courage to exist

• How movies and books give us a narrow view of bravery vs what real-life courage looks like

• Why having a community makes it easier to be brave and how to find people who will support you

• Why quiet, everyday acts of courage matter just as much as bold, public ones

Links and resources mentioned in this episode:

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