Ep 34 - Fear Isn't the Problem — Your Brain's Interpretation Is

Ep 34 - Fear Isn't the Problem — Your Brain's Interpretation Is

From Building Your Best Brain by Sylvie Lahaie

March 10, 2026 · 28 min

About this episode

This episode explores how the interpretation of fear affects the brain and long-term stress management.

Welcome back to the Build Your Best Brain podcast — and to our final chapter (for now) on a very timely topic: fear and your brain. We are getting deep into the science why; How you interpret your fear sends different signals to your brain How this impacts the brain and our stress longterm What is looks like when we change our interpretation As always, I'd love to hear from you — message me with reflections, questions, or breakthroughs. Don't miss the enroll form to get on my e-mail list for free webinars where we dive into your questions live weekly! 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 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 Episode 33 : How Your Brain Turns Avoided Fear Into a Bigger Threat Want to Go Deeper? Join me LIVE for a free webinar by enrolling in my email list for date and time here . If you're looking to improve your stress regulation, take my…

People in this episode

Host: Sylvie Lahaie

Topics covered

  • fear
  • brain interpretation
  • stress regulation
  • neuroscience
  • self-improvement

Keywords

  • fear
  • brain
  • stress
  • interpretation
  • neuroscience
  • self-improvement
  • webinars

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Build Your Best Brain, 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, Episode 33 : How Your Brain Turns Avoided Fear Into a Bigger Threat

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