Podcasts about fear learning

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Isbell, Jumpei Matsumoto, Minh Nguyen, Hikari Hori, Mai Mai, Tomohiro Nishimaru, et al. “Pulvinar Neurons Reveal Neurobiological Evidence of Past Selection for Rapid Detection of Snakes.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110, no. 47 (2013): 19000–19005. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1312648110.LeDoux, Joseph. The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.Lincoln, Bruce. Theorizing Myth: Narrative, Ideology, and Scholarship. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999.MacLean, Paul D. The Triune Brain in Evolution: Role in Paleocerebral Functions. New York: Plenum Press, 1990.Mayor, Adrienne. The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000; revised edition, 2011.Öhman, Arne, and Susan Mineka. “Fears, Phobias, and Preparedness: Toward an Evolved Module of Fear and Fear Learning.” Psychological Review 108, no. 3 (2001): 483–522.Pessoa, Luiz. 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Anxiety or worry is one of those emotions that seems to plague solo mothers.I remember many nights when my children were younger waking up at 2 or 3 am worry over everything. But I've found a solution and I share it with you in this episode, along with some practical tools.So if the weight of the world keeps you awake at night, this episode is for you.I cover Anxiety (Worry): Rediscovering Peace in Day 1 of Courage to Believe 21 Day Christian Devotional for Single Moms. It's filled with practical wisdom on connecting our messy emotions with the everlasting story of Grace. Now available in German, Spanish, and English in the free Kindle app. Download a free copy of Day 1: Fear - Learning to Trust and other resources at https://www.solomomstalk.storeNeed to talk? You can send me a message via my personal contact form at https://www.jrosemarie.com/contactFollow me on Instagram: @solomomstalkhttps://solomomstalk.mysites.io/podcast-2-copy/rediscovering-peace-and-casting-your-caresThis podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Have you ever been “cleared” by your doctor or PT, but still feel terrified to move? Your body is technically healed… yet your brain is stuck in protection mode. In this episode, we're talking about the **hidden side of recovery**: the fear that keeps you frozen long after the injury is gone. You'll hear about: - Why your brain doesn't believe your body is safe yet - How fear of re-injury shows up as stiffness, hesitation, and second-guessing every move - The difference between *actual pain* and *anticipated pain* - How past injuries, age, and “what if” stories make you play small with your movement - Why doing nothing can quietly make things worse for your joints, balance, and confidence I'll also walk you through: - Simple ways to start rebuilding trust with your body, one tiny movement at a time - What to do when you mentally want to move, but your body locks up - Gentle questions to ask yourself when fear shows up - How to know the difference between “this is scary” and “this is unsafe” This episode is especially for you if: - You've had an injury, surgery, or chronic pain that changed how you move - You're over 40 and worry, “If I get hurt again, will I bounce back?” - You've been told you're “fine” but you don't feel fine in your body yet - You're tired of sitting on the sidelines of your own life . Healing isn't just about your tissues. It's about teaching your nervous system that it's safe to move again. (if you If this episode resonates with you, share it with a friend who's recovering from an injury and needs a reminder that it's okay to start small.

Chayala Neuhaus joins us to share her journey as a Jewish female composer and what she's learned about the delicate balance between creativity and fear. From childhood tapes to professional studios, she reflects on how creativity thrives when we allow ourselves to play, explore, and say “yes”, even when it feels scary.A grounding, inspiring reminder that our most authentic work comes from freedom, not fear. Chayala Neuhaus is the composer behind hits like “A Yid Never Breaks,” “Dancing in the Rain,” and “Umibaladecha,” and has released four albums in her “Miracles” series. She also runs C-Note Studios and C-Note Academy for aspiring creatives. Her work blends creativity, spirituality, and heartfelt connection — both in the studio and on stages worldwide.To book chayala for your next event please reach out at 7328645767Info@cnotestudios.com Website Cnotestudios.com

Have you ever skipped a meal to return a call, held in your discomfort during a seminar, or pushed through exhaustion because someone else needed you? I've been there—too many times to count. And guess what? It left me drained, resentful, and struggling to show up for myself or anyone else. This week, I'm diving into something that's been a lifelong challenge for me: learning to prioritize my needs without guilt. For years, I believed that putting others first was the right thing to do. But here's what I've discovered: constantly ignoring your own needs doesn't help anyone—not even the people you're trying so hard to care for. In this episode, I share: My personal struggles as an empath who felt responsible for everyone else's happiness Real-life examples of how I've neglected my needs (like skipping lunch to run errands with my son) Simple strategies I'm using to start putting myself first—and how they're changing my life You'll hear about the small but powerful shifts I've made, like pausing to breathe before rushing to call someone back or giving myself permission to rest before tackling chores. These aren't always easy, but they're worth it. If you're struggling with this too, here's my message for you: Putting yourself first isn't selfish—it's essential. You can't pour from an empty cup. And most importantly, you're not alone. BOOKS:

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Fear is apart of our lives. It's not going away and we need it for survival, so its a very useful emotion. But it also derails us. In this episode Tracy shares a talk she did with a group on fear and how to use it and be in control.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.07.03.547577v1?rss=1 Authors: Ravenelle, R., Fernandes-Henriques, C., Lee, J., Liu, J., Likhtik, E., Burghardt, N. S. Abstract: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by intense fear memory formation and is diagnosed more often in women than men. Here, we show that serotonin differentially affects fear learning and communication in the extended amygdala of male and female mice. Females showed higher sensitivity to the effects of pharmacologically increasing serotonin during auditory fear conditioning, which enhanced fear memory recall in both sexes. Optogenetic stimulation of dorsal raphe terminals in the anterior dorsal bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (adBNST) during fear conditioning increased c-Fos expression in the BNST and central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA), and enhanced fear memory recall via activation of adBNST 5-HT2C receptors in females only. Likewise, in females only, serotonin stimulation during learning enhanced adBNST-CeA high gamma (90-140Hz) synchrony and adBNST-to- CeA communication in high gamma during fear memory recall. We conclude that sex differences in the raphe-BNST-CeA circuit may increase risk of PTSD in women. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.06.29.547102v1?rss=1 Authors: Cole, K., Parsons, R. Abstract: There is now ample evidence that the strength and underlying mechanisms of memory formation can be drastically altered by prior experience. However, the prior work using rodent models on this topic has used only males as subjects, and as a result, we do know whether or not the effects of prior experience on subsequent learning are similar in both sexes. As a first step towards addressing this shortcoming rats of both sexes were given auditory fear conditioning, or fear conditioning with unsignaled shocks, followed an hour or a day later by a single pairing of light and shock. Fear memory for each experience was assessed by measuring freezing behavior to the auditory cue and fear-potentiated startle to the light. Results showed that males trained with auditory fear conditioning showed facilitated learning to the subsequent visual fear conditioning session when the two training sessions were separated by one hour or one day. Females showed evidence of facilitation in rats given auditory conditioning when they were spaced by an hour, but not when they were spaced by one day. Contextual fear conditioning did not support the facilitation of subsequent learning under any conditions. These results indicate that the mechanism by which prior fear conditioning facilitates subsequent learning differs between sexes, and they set the stage for mechanistic studies to understand the neurobiological basis of this sex difference. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.04.28.538604v1?rss=1 Authors: Cattani, A., Arnold, D. B., McCarthy, M., Kopell, N. Abstract: Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

In this Pivot By Faith episode, entrepreneur Maya Lawrence shares her testimony of how she hid her talents for fear of not being accepted. She overcame self-doubt and negative thinking to start Mayajoy Designs, a homeware and gift business featuring beautiful products which encourage joyful living in every day moments through feel good prints, patterns & illustrations. As a military wife, mother, and entrepreneur, she shares her strategies for silencing the loud voices of self-doubt and fear with the awesome power of God's Word.Connect with Maya at https://www.mayajoy.co.uk/ and on Instagram @mayajoydesign.MusicGuitar House - Josh PanJazzy Abstract Beat - www.pixabay.com368 - DyallaConnect with the show at denisenixon.com, instagram.com/@pivotbyfaith, and youtube.com/@pivotbyfaith.

Today, I will share with you a very precious and touching moment I had in the early morning with my cat. I have to confess that I feel a bit ashamed of talking about my feelings toward my cats. Is it because in the past, I tried to be as intellectual as possible? Feelings were not allowed in my articles for newspapers. I had to be as critical as only possible. But this morning was such an essential time on my journey to more self-awareness and happiness that I had to make it the topic of my new episode. I really hope that this very short story of my life will help you to be more present in your daily life. BOOKS:

Isabelle Mercier is the co-founder and CEO of Leap Zone Strategies and renowned branding, marketing, and customer experience speaker. Isabelle's parents instilled in her the importance of creating win-win-win scenarios and positioning herself to make life better for others. She emphasizes the difference between knowing and owning one's strengths, and how crafting an architecture that aligns with your values is crucial for success. Isabelle also highlights the significance of having the audacity to express oneself, even if it means being unpopular. Isabelle reflects on her 31-year relationship with Margarita, an introverted yet powerful individual who has taught her the importance of audacity. She believes that courage involves moving through fear and finding a personal way of expressing oneself in alignment with one's values. Success requires an architecture of intentional and flexible rituals that limit opportunities for failure. Isabelle believes strongly in treating oneself as one would treat their most important client. The Biggest Helping: Today's Most Important Takeaway “Treat yourself like you would a really important million dollar client. Really look at all the things that you are and you do for others. And even if you took 10% of that and did that for yourself, I'm sure it would be an improvement. One of the principles as at LeapZone Strategies is be and stay your own very best client.” -- Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Shuster. Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life.   Resources: Website: LeapZoneStrategies.com FREE MASTERCLASS, HELPFULNESS IS THE NEW HUSTLE: How To Leverage Your Team To Rapidly Grow Your Impact And Influence In Any Economy; By Serving Not Selling TEDx: How to Increase Your Units of Happiness TEDx: The Power of Zero Tolerance Dare to Brand: https://leapzonestrategies.com/portfolio/dare-to-brand-documentary/ Twitter: @LeapZone Facebook: facebook.com/LeapZone LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/leapzoneleader  

We all have fears and most of us has some type of phobia. But where do fears come from? And how are we affected by each other? Since fear is vital for our survival it has an important part in our brains responses. We learn what things to fear and avoid from both experience and our environment. In this episode we learn more about the amygdala, an important area of the brain with a role in the processing of fear and social emotions.

Story of failure: Letting fear stop me from singing when I was young.Brian Beers is an entrepreneur, investor, podcast host & father.He grew his small family franchised auto repair business into an enterprise with ~30 locations.He's on a mission to teach other entrepreneurs everything he knows about growing a business and creating passive income through investments outside of Wall Street.Join him every week to learn from other successful entrepreneurs on the Business with Beers Podcast.In today's episode Brian talks about: running a chain of automotive repair franchise  Midaslegacy family businessgoing to college and studying entrepreneurship  the state of the business when he joined after collegetaking over operations in 2016 and growing from therereading it and doing it are different thingsstarting his podcast Business with Beersteaching people to run franchisesworking with his brothercountering each others faultsthe sad part of business coming between familyhaving the same goals and building off thatpeople might disagree on the path to get to your goalhis dad being a big mentor early onthe built in community of franchiseshaving a business coachtalking through what's holding him back with his coachunderstanding the concept of fearthe abundance of lifeunderstanding which bucket is holding me backthe fear of nobody signing up vs. creating valueat the end of the day, most people only care about themselvesDerek Jeter and his mindsettrying to ask yourself what you can learn from your experiencethinking of failure as going to seminarsthe story of losing $300,000 in a business venturelearning what a distraction iswho is going to buy a business losing money?the negative of a franchise and signing long term dealsselling the franchise for cheap to get our from under itnot getting distracted from shiny objectsyour focus is a flashlightlearning to negotiate in franchise dealshaving another business to support their venture failurethe due diligence process in franchisesdon't agree to any of the penaltiessplitting your capacity and the downfalls of jugglingworking through the loss of money with his dad and grandadcoming up with a solution through the failurethe higher cost of learning through failurenot giving your energy awayworking through a morning routine with his phonecreating a coaching program and clarity within itwhat do you choose to talk about?if you're all over the place, people question what you're aboutwhat problem do you solve?turning decades of experience into days of learninga good amount of pressureresults over informationmaking sure you have the confidence and you will deliveryselecting franchises and buying existing businessesdoubling sales by bringing in new systems and energysolving one problem for someone, not all problemshow do you create a system to support peoplegroups and subgroupsbeing surround digitally with like-minded peoplethe hardest part is consistencydedicating the time to create contentmoving forward in consistencyconsistency and executionthe same process on every phone call, with every customer“Consistency creates success.”boring can be excitingmaking sure to spend time with his wife and kidsthe whole point of the business, and proactively planning vacationsbuilding a great team instead of running everything himselfhiring a COO and how it helpedstair step growth visualizationgetting people to thinkfocusing on high value actionBrian Beers Newsletter Business with Beers Podcast Twitter - @brianbeers Instagram - @businesswithbeers www.brianbeers.com----Learn more at:www.professional-failure.com

 Join Valenta and Sabrina Wall from Franchise Brokers Association as we discuss not only how to secure a winning franchise, but how to build the foundation blocks for success. Sabrina offers extensive experience across various franchises, having owned more than 20 herself. She provides thought-provoking insights for all franchise prospects and owners alike.Key learnings will include: ✅ Understanding how to avoid the bad end of a franchise sale ✅ Starting a franchise without FEAR ✅ Learning franchise sales tricks ✅ A window into the mind of a SUCCESSFUL franchise ownerHost: Alan Peck, Managing Director USA of Valenta Guests:Sabrina Wall, CEO of Franchise Brokers Association 

Everyone knows about "The Comfort Zone" but did you know about the 3 levels that you have to work through after you breakout of it? Check out this FREE Trading min-course - https://tieronetrading.com/the-truth-about-forex-trading/ Your Trading Coach - Akil

We all have those moments when we freak out and are filled with anxiety and fear and often we are sorry for the way we behaved or are exhausted from the energy output cycling through the drama and trauma day in and day out. It doesn't have to be that way. We can choose to operate from a place of inner peace and true calm in the face of fear when we make a true connection with our inner self. There is pain when we respond negatively and try to control outcomes just to get a sense of satisfaction or temporary peace. It's another way of saying pain is information and it's a sign we need to make a more loving connection with our own self-worth and value so we can respond from a standpoint of love. Hopefully, you'll pick up a tip or two about how to identify what causes your pain and how you can take responsibility for your emotions in order to handle your personal wellness in the face of fear in the future. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What do you do when fear shows up knocking at your door? We all experience fear; however, how we handle that fear of invasion directly impacts the outcome. King Jehoshaphat had a valid reason to be afraid. He knew that there was nothing he could do to stop what was coming. Can you relate? However, at that moment, he made a decision. What can we learn from this King? 

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.09.22.307561v1?rss=1 Authors: Yau, J. O.-Y., Chaichim, C., Power, J., McNally, G. Abstract: Animals, including humans, use prediction error to guide learning about danger in the environment. The basolateral amygdala (BLA) is obligatory for this learning and BLA excitatory projection neurons are instructed by aversive prediction error to form fear associations. Complex networks of inhibitory interneurons, dominated by parvalbumin (PV) expressing GABAergic neurons, form the intrinsic microcircuitry of the BLA to control projection neuron activity. Whether BLA PV interneurons are also sensitive to prediction error and how they use this error to control fear learning remains unknown. We used PV cell-type specific recording and manipulation approaches in male transgenic PV-Cre rats to address these issues. We show that BLA PV neurons control fear learning about aversive events but not learning about their omission. Furthermore, during fear learning BLA PV neurons express the activity signatures of aversive prediction error: greater activity to unexpected than expected aversive events and greater activity to better rather than poorer predictors of these events. Crucially, we show that BLA PV neurons act to limit fear learning across these variations in prediction error. Together, this demonstrates that prediction error instructs and regulatesBLA fearassociation formation in a cell-type specific manner. Whereas BLA projection neurons use prediction error signals to form and store fear associations, BLA PV interneurons use prediction error signals to constrain fear association formation. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

In this time of distancing and isolation during the pandemic, we can learn from how people handle panic, anxiety, and agoraphobia. This excerpt from Embracing the Fear: Learning to Manage Anxiety and Panic Attacks by Judith Bemis and Amr Barrada can teach us how fear can be useful to us in our recovery.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.07.31.228866v1?rss=1 Authors: Dupin, M., Garcia, S., Messaoudi, B., Doyere, V., Mouly, A.-M. Abstract: In fear conditioning, where a conditioned stimulus predicts the arrival of an aversive stimulus, the animal encodes the time interval between the two stimuli. Freezing, the most used index to assess learned fear, lacks the temporal resolution required to investigate interval timing at the early stages of learning. Here we monitored respiration to visualize anticipatory behavioral responses in an odor fear conditioning in rats, while recording theta (5-15Hz) and gamma (40-80Hz) brain oscillatory activities in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), basolateral amygdala (BLA), dorsomedial striatum (DMS) and olfactory piriform cortex (PIR). We investigated the temporal patterns of respiration frequency and of theta and gamma activity power during the odor-shock interval. We found that akin to respiration patterns, theta temporal curves were modulated by the duration of the odor-shock interval in the four recording sites, and respected scalar property in mPFC and DMS. In contrast, gamma temporal curves were modulated by the interval duration only in the mPFC, and in a manner that did not respect scalar property. This suggests a preferential role for theta rhythm in interval timing. In addition, our data bring the novel idea that the respiratory rhythm might take part in the setting of theta activity dynamics. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Most enterprises see themselves going through distinct phases as the deal with the pandemic. The first phase for many was enabling employees to work from home. The second phase that quickly followed has been focusing on the health and productivity of employees working from home. There is an expectation that Phase 3 will be the [...]

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.06.11.145987v1?rss=1 Authors: Bowen, A. J., Chen, J., Huang, Y. W., Baertsch, N. A., Park, S., Palmiter, R. D. Abstract: Parabrachial CGRP neurons receive diverse threat-related signals and contribute to multiple phases of adaptive threat responses, with their inactivation attenuating both unconditioned behavioral responses to pain and fear-memory formation. Because CGRPPBN neurons respond broadly to multi-modal threats, it remains unknown how these distinct adaptive processes are individually engaged. We show that while three partially separable subsets of CGRPPBN neurons broadly collateralize to their respective downstream partners, individual projections accomplish distinct functions: hypothalamic and extended amygdalar projections elicit assorted unconditioned threat responses including autonomic arousal, anxiety, and freezing behavior, while thalamic and basal forebrain projections generate freezing behavior and, unexpectedly, contribute to associative fear learning. Moreover, the unconditioned responses generated by individual projections are complementary, with simultaneous activation of multiple sites driving profound freezing behavior and bradycardia that are not elicited by any individual projection. This semi-parallel, scalable connectivity schema likely contributes to flexible control of threat responses in unpredictable environments. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.05.26.115840v1?rss=1 Authors: Fraenz, C., Metzen, D., Merz, C. J., Selpien, H., Friedrich, P., Ocklenburg, S., Axmacher, N., Genc, E. Abstract: Neuroscientific research has identified specific brain networks involved in the acquisition of fear memories. Using fMRI to assess changes in resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) induced by fear acquisition, single brain regions from these networks have also been linked to fear memory consolidation. However, previous studies only examined RSFC changes within restricted sets of brain regions or without a proper control group, leaving our knowledge about fear consolidation outside of traditional fear networks incomplete. Here, we tested a group of 84 healthy participants in a differential fear conditioning paradigm and quantified RSFC changes between 358 cortical and 16 subcortical brain areas. Subsequent to fear learning, 21 functional connections exhibited significant RSFC changes. Importantly, these connections were not restricted to the traditional fear networks but also comprised various frontal and visual areas. Our findings indicate that fear memory consolidation is a complex process that integrates relevant information across the entire brain. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.04.28.066753v1?rss=1 Authors: Giovanniello, J. R., Yu, K., Furlan, A., Nachtrab, G. T., Sharma, R., Chen, X., Li, B. Abstract: The central amygdala (CeA) is critically involved in a range of adaptive behaviors. In particular, the somatostatin-expressing (Sst+) neurons in the CeA are essential for classic fear conditioning. These neurons send long-range projections to several extra-amygdala targets, but the functions of these projections remain elusive. Here, we found in mice that a subset of Sst+ CeA neurons send projections to the globus pallidus external segment (GPe), and constitute essentially the entire GPe-projecting CeA population. Notably, chronic inhibition of GPe-projecting CeA neurons completely blocks auditory fear conditioning. These neurons are selectively excited by the unconditioned stimulus (US) during fear conditioning, and transient inactivation or activation of these neurons during US presentation impairs or promotes, respectively, fear learning. Our results suggest that a major function of Sst+ CeA neurons is to represent and convey US information through the CeA-GPe circuit, thereby instructing learning in fear conditioning. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

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It’s known that there’s a relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and a higher rate of opioid abuse. What isn’t understood, though, is what that relationship is. Does PTSD cause people to turn to opioids in particular among all the potential drugs of abuse, or is there something about opioid use that makes users particularly sensitive to trauma?This is just what Michael Fanselow, professor in the psychology and psychiatry departments at UCLA, and his colleagues investigated for a recent study in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Traditionally, researchers have recognised the importance of sleep in modulating the fear learning response when the sleep occurs after fear learning. To understand how sleep, prior to a fear learning task, may be important; researchers looked at the sleep of participants in the lab and at home by measuring brain wave activity. They discovered that a particular stage of sleep called rapid eye movement stage sleep may be protective against fear learning when it occurs prior to fear learning, something which may have implications for protecting against the development of post traumatic stress... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Traditionally, researchers have recognised the importance of sleep in modulating the fear learning response when the sleep occurs after fear learning. To understand how sleep, prior to a fear learning task, may be important; researchers looked at the sleep of participants in the lab and at home by measuring brain wave activity. They discovered that a particular stage of sleep called rapid eye movement stage sleep may be protective against fear learning when it occurs prior to fear learning, something which may have implications for protecting against the development of post traumatic stress... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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2011-09-07 - Finding The Juice Inside of Fear - Learning to bring a mindful presence to fear is an intrinsic part of spiritual awakening. In this talk we look at the ways we get caught in the trance of fear, and how the two wings of presence--clear recognition and openheartedness--can free us. This process of facing unmet fears is necessary not only for our own healing, but for any possibility of peace and the healing of our planet. Please support this podcast by donating at www.tarabrach.com or www.imcw.org. Your donation makes a difference! Thank you!

Four steps to transforming your life and reavealing your genius with author Simon Bailey highlights segment one. Stop allowing fear to control your life is the topic Thom Rutledge shares from his book, Embracing Fear. In T42, the Goddess Gals learn a new language.