Becoming Free of Fear by Looking at it Differently

Earlier this week I was listening to a teleclass on becoming free of fear, hosted by Francine Allaire who runs the online Daring Community (thedaring.com). The site is for women who dare to live a passionate, empowered life. Her guest expert on facing fears, Lisa Fredette, said a couple of things that resonated with me.

I’m not ashamed to say I have fears, particularly after hearing that everyone does – even those who are most admired for seeming fearless. Lisa pointed out fear is a gatekeeper of our comfort zone, and when we step outside of the zone we get uncomfortable. Immediately I could picture my zone and what did and didn’t make me comfortable.

It is so easy to believe I’m the only one who has fears, since this isn’t something people discuss, and I am the only one who struggles with them. Lisa helped me see that I can choose to be uncomfortable, get in touch with the underlying beliefs and feelings, and move past the fear. If I look at my life, I can see this has worked before. I just didn’t recognize the process.

She has identified common triggers and processes for working through fear, and she has an affordable 4 week tele-workshop starting this coming Monday the 19th in the evening. If you want to know more about it, go to: http://thedaring.com/dare-to-soar/events-virtual. You’ll see her program listed under my own upcoming tele-program on Emotional Eating.

It is by facing the fear, we can be our best selves.