A groundbreaking guide to mastering everyday fears and anxieties, sharing step-by-step instructions for building daily practices in order to live a fuller, happier life. Mary Poffenroth, PhD, is a scientist, professor, and fear expert who has spent her career researching how we can all live more courageously, every day. With anxiety rates tripling and depression rates quadrupling since 2019, Brave New You could not be timelier as it gives readers actionable steps to navigate the underlying cause of our current mental health crisis: fear. Not fight-or-flight, but the kind of pervasive,…mehr
A groundbreaking guide to mastering everyday fears and anxieties, sharing step-by-step instructions for building daily practices in order to live a fuller, happier life. Mary Poffenroth, PhD, is a scientist, professor, and fear expert who has spent her career researching how we can all live more courageously, every day. With anxiety rates tripling and depression rates quadrupling since 2019, Brave New You could not be timelier as it gives readers actionable steps to navigate the underlying cause of our current mental health crisis: fear. Not fight-or-flight, but the kind of pervasive, debilitating everyday fears triggered by problems, stresses, and challenging issues we all face in our day-to-day lives. Along with the author’s personal stories about overcoming her fears, Brave New Youcombines the latest research in biology and psychology to help readers identify the hidden sources of struggle while teaching them to use neurohacks that will give them all the tools and strategies they need to live a fuller, happier life.
Dr. Mary Poffenroth is a biopsychologist and a leader in the field of fear science. She began her career in the astrobiology unit at NASA supporting experiments for STS-107, the 28th flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. She holds a doctorate in psychology and three master's degrees and has taught at San Jose State University since 2007. A Salzburg Global Fellow, Mary has spoken at TEDx London, Harvard, Stanford, SXSW, Google X Labs, San Francisco’s Exploratorium, Imperial College London, VMware Explore, the London Science Museum, and INBOUND. Her work has been featured in TIME, Forbes, Science, The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Newsweek, and Fast Company.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction
Part 1: REIMAGINING FEAR AND COURAGE Chapter 1: Fear Is Your Ally Chapter 2: Fearless Is a Facade Chapter 3: Courage Is Learned Chapter 4: The Science of Fear Is Powerful
Part 2: BREAKING FREE OF FEAR Chapter 5: Biological Fear: What We’re Born With Chapter 6: Societal Fear: Why Others Make Us Afraid Chapter 7: Personal Fear: When We Make Ourselves Afraid
Part 3: THE KEYS TO COURAGE Chapter 8: Set Yourself Free with the RAIN Method Chapter 9: The Biological Keys to Courage Chapter 10: The Psychological Keys to Courage Chapter 11: A More Courageous Tomorrow
Part 1: REIMAGINING FEAR AND COURAGE Chapter 1: Fear Is Your Ally Chapter 2: Fearless Is a Facade Chapter 3: Courage Is Learned Chapter 4: The Science of Fear Is Powerful
Part 2: BREAKING FREE OF FEAR Chapter 5: Biological Fear: What We’re Born With Chapter 6: Societal Fear: Why Others Make Us Afraid Chapter 7: Personal Fear: When We Make Ourselves Afraid
Part 3: THE KEYS TO COURAGE Chapter 8: Set Yourself Free with the RAIN Method Chapter 9: The Biological Keys to Courage Chapter 10: The Psychological Keys to Courage Chapter 11: A More Courageous Tomorrow
Sources/Notes Index Acknowledgments
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