Podcast appearances and mentions of patty chang anker

John's guest this week is Patty Chang Anker, the author of "Some Nerve: Learned While Becoming Brave". They talk over her life of overcoming fears, big and small, by confronting them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you do with sentimental things?  Is your home, basement or attic being taken over by them?  Do you find it hard to get rid of ANYTHING?  How do you determine what to keep and how do you let some of things go? How do you organize things that are keepsakes? Where does the need to hold onto these things come from?The Portland artist I mentioned that does impressive illustrations of animals dressed in clothing is Ryan Berkley and his website and work can be found HERE.Join the ALL POSITIVE Home Space and Reason community:~ Join the private Facebook group for conversations & sharing about your home space and reason.  All the product links and photos you hear about within the podcast live here. ~ Follow me on Instagram~ Follow me on Facebook ~ Follow me on Pinterest ~ Follow me on Twitter~ Website www.SpaceAndReason.com References & Sources———————————————-The book I mention; “Lessons learned while becoming Brave” - by Patty Chang Anker    Special edition “Home Space and Reason” VIDEO episode on YouTube specifically about Creating Family Annuals.The Math- how did I come up with 228 pieces of art ?? If a child attends two years of preschool before Kindergarten, attends class 19 weeks in one school year and has an art activity twice per week, that’s 38 pieces of art- over six years (through 4th grade) - front loaded of course, since preschoolers tend to create more art than 4th graders for example.  Some create multiple pieces of art per day so this is a conservative figure.the app ARTKIVE Psychology Today article that I quoted: What your space says about youNew York Times article that I quoted: Aging Parents With Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t Want It  Legal Disclosure: Kristina Browning is a licensed Realtor in the State of Oregon with 503 Properties

Patty Chang Anker is the author of Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave, which Oprah.com calls “downright inspiring,” and was a Books for a Better Life Award finalist. She blogs for PsychologyToday.com‘s Anxiety section and her own award-winning Facing Forty Upside Down. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications and websites, including Dr. Oz The Good Life Magazine, O Magazine, Good Housekeeping, the WallStreetJournal.com, and NationalPublicRadio.org. A sought-after speaker on the subject of facing fears, she recently overcame her own fears of sweating by becoming a triathlete. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Westchester County, NY. Join us as Patty discusses how to overcome fears in dating and relationships.

Join us as we speak with Author Patty Chang Anker as we discuss her new book Some Nerve.

Join us on Your15Minutes Radio Network as we speak with Some Nerve Author Patty Chang Anker as she discusses living your life to the fullest.  Follow the conversation @your15minradio  

Patty Chang Anker, author of "Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave," has been taking on challenges to break through her fears, and inspiring others to tackle their own through her #SomeNerve Retreats and Challenges. In this episode, Patty updates us on her most recent daring challenge. About The Women's Eye Radio: with host Stacey Gualandi, is a show from , an Online Magazine which features news and interviews with women who want to make the world a better place. From newsmakers, changemakers, entrepreneurs, best-selling authors, cancer survivors, adventurers, and experts on leadership, stress and health, to kids helping kids, global grandmothers improving children's lives, and women who fight for equal rights,"It's the world as we see it." The Women's Eye Radio Show broadcasts on in Phoenix, live-streams on 1480KPHX.com, and is available as on-demand talk radio on iTunes and at . Learn more about The Women's Eye at

Patty Chang Anker found, to her surprise, that facing fears was a path to joy. She says you don't have to live your life in fear, and shares the lessons learned while becoming brave in her popular book, "Some Nerve".   with host Stacey Gualandi, is a show from , an Online Magazine which features news and interviews with women who want to make the world a better place. From newsmakers, changemakers, entrepreneurs, best-selling authors, cancer survivors, adventurers, and experts on leadership, stress and health, to kids helping kids, global grandmothers improving children's lives, and women who fight for equal rights,"It's the world as we see it." The Women's Eye Radio Show broadcasts on  in Phoenix, live-streams on 1480KPHX.com, and is available as on-demand talk radio on iTunes and at . Learn more about The Women's Eye at 

Author Patty Chang Anker? joins me Monday at 9am pst to talk about her latest book SOME NERVE and more! Patty is also a Blogger at Facing Forty Upside Down. She loves stories about people facing fears and trying new things -- perfect guest for Get the FUNK Out Show tomorrow on KUCI 88.9fm - streaming live on www.kuci.org. http://www.pattychanganker.com/ Twitter: @PattyChangAnker

Patty Chang Anker created the blog Facing Forty Upside Down to chronicle her efforts to overcome some of the fears she'd had since childhood--fear of swimming in open water, of riding a bike, and so on. But the project soon grew into an outreach with other people who were confronting fears of their own, and a powerful education in how to reject the critical internal voices that keep us from enjoying life to the fullest. She joins me to talk about what she's learned--and how her previous career as a book publicist prepared her for becoming a published author.

We all remember, or have learned about, FDR telling the nation that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”  In fact, it along with a clip from The Kings Speech is being used in a commercial for a new technology that might help us overcome, what is considered everyone's worst fear, that of public speaking.  Perhaps we remember Woody Allen fearing that the universe was expanding, and how that seemed  like a good enough reason to skip school, in 50’s era Brooklyn.The country is on the brink of disaster because we have elected officials who are afraid of voters, and most of all, afraid of not being reelected.The bottom line is that in a macro world view, or in the intimacy of our personal lives, fear is a powerful motivator. But what would happen, how would the world change, how would we change, if we could mitigate or eliminate that fear.That's what  Patty Chang Anchor set out to find in Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming BraveMy conversation with Patty Chang Anker:

After a lifetime of living nowhere near the edge, Patty Chang Anker, a former Director of Media Relations for The New York Times and a veteran book publicist had enough. Declaring a year of saying yes to things that frighten her, she launched a blog - “Facing Forty Upside Down.” Her inspiring and entertaining blog is now getting a lot of buzz, and is featured in Good Housekeeping magazine January 2011 issue. She is also on Babble.com 2010 Top Nominated Mom Blogs List. As the mother of two adopted daughters with special needs and a certified yoga instructor, Patty realized she couldn't expect her children or students to go outside their comfort zone if she wasn't willing to do it herself. In Facing Forty Upside Down, Patty takes readers boogie boarding, diving, ice skating, fishing, river rafting, and eye-to-eye with a crocodile in the wild, all the while chronicling the ups and downs of daily life with humor and heart. Patty and I will be discussing about her life's journey, her current mission, and the power from within. Please call 347.327.9995 on Tuesday January 25th from 10-11 am U.S. CT to join Patty and I live on the air with your questions and comments.