Let the Other Shoe Drop

About this episode

Martha Beck discusses how a moment of anxiety transformed her understanding of fear and joy.

In this episode of The Gathering Room, I share how a perfectly wonderful, creative day unexpectedly led to a moment of anxiety, and how that experience transformed my understanding of fear, struggle, and even death. We reframe the old familiar saying “waiting for the other shoe to drop” to acknowledge joy as our true, natural state. Join me for this conversation to explore how “dropping both shoes” can take you out of left-hemisphere anxiety and suffering and back to freedom, connection, and bliss.

People in this episode

Host: Martha Beck

Topics covered

• anxiety
• fear
• joy
• transformation
• freedom
• connection
• bliss

Keywords

• anxiety
• fear
• joy
• transformation
• freedom
• connection
• bliss

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