Ep 33 - How Your Brain Turns Avoided Fear Into a Bigger Threat
About this episode
This episode explores how avoiding fears can exacerbate them and offers strategies for confronting those fears effectively.
Welcome back to the Build Your Best Brain podcast — and to a new chapter of the show, where we're diving into a timely and powerful topic: fear and your brain. This episode isn't here to scare you — it's here to empower you. We are getting deep into why avoiding your fears actually causes them to take up MORE space in your brain. In this episode we talk about; The neuroscience behind avoiding and when it doesn't work How shifting the fear internally changes your outside world How to start confronting your fears without getting in a full blown stress spiral As always, I'd love to hear from you — message me with reflections, questions, or breakthroughs. And stay tuned for the next episode, where we'll go deeper into the education, integration, and real-life application of these ideas — so you can feel truly empowered by your brain. Additional Resources Episode 17: Brain FUNdamentals Episode 24 : From Thought Spiral to Stillness: The Neuroscience of Neutrality Episode 31: How Fear Hijacks Your Attention (and How to Take It Back) Episode 32 : Sneak Ways Fear is Running Your Brain Want to Go Deeper? If you're looking to improve your stress regulation, take my free quiz to understand…
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