Using Your Fear to Get Un-Stuck

The idea of fear and the challenges it presents us with has been coming up a lot lately in my own life, and also in working with clients. Fear of the unknown, fear around a new challenge, fear of failure, fear of being hurt. Why is it that fear is such an ever-present force in our lives, pushing and pulling us back and forth as we attempt to walk the already rocky path of life? If we don’t take chances — physically, emotionally, mentally — we’re safer, right? Or are we?

As I have grown and expanded my knowledge of self and others through my personal work, my Psychology…