752: Kristen Ulmer- The Art of Fear

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.8 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2018

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin interview Kristen Ulmer, a former world champion big mountain downhill skier and author of The Art of Fear. Most people have been taught that fear is something to be overcome or conquered. Kristen lays out compelling reasons why, rather than taking an adversarial position with fear, that you should make "friends" with fear. You can learn more about Kristen at www.kristenulmer.com and @ulmer.kristen on Facebook.

Voted most fearless women extreme athlete! Kristen’s fascinating background. (5:40)
Felt like a fraud. The transition from repressing fear to embracing the fear. (11:13)
The Brain: The Manufacturing Plant for Fear. (18:45)
Why do we cry tears of joy? (22:23)
Pushing your fear to the basement. The repression of fear that causes panic attacks. (25:00)
Fear was my greatest motivator. I felt invisible as a child. Her addiction to fear and how it made her feel alive. (27:55)
How we SHOULD talk to fear. (35:00)
Tips to become FEARLESS. (38:42)
Building your fear practice. Live practical methods to make friends with your fear. (41:53)
PTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder redefined as PTRD: Post-Traumatic Repression Disorder. (55:40)
- 5 Primary Emotions (1:03:45)
Have an intimate relationship with fear. Steps you can take NOW to deal with fear. (1:06:34)
Masculinity to femininity. How her parents have shaped her. (1:17:20)
Be willing to feel your fear and emotions. What has been the reaction to her book from men and women? (1:21:35)
What is my relationship with myself TODAY? How to understand your false-self persona. (1:24:50)

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0:36.0	Mind up, mind up with your hosts. Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.
0:43.0	So while ago Adam and I and Justin, the three of us, the three amigos,
0:49.0	we had the three amigos and I wasn't there. No you were. I was there but I was talking to another person.
0:56.0	You were sitting in a different table. No you were at our table.
1:00.0	Yeah you sat at our table. Remember you and I talked shit to somebody. Who was it that said?
1:05.0	That's when someone made a comment. I know I remember. What's the speaker at Spartan?
1:11.0	Made some said something like ask the question and Josh Trent's hand shot up to answer it.
1:17.0	And then you were like, and then just did out of the nowhere is like, I know things.
1:22.0	Totally burst over your laughing.
1:25.0	But you were at our table. So I was sitting next to this very bright eyed woman with lots of energy.
1:32.0	And she was just, I could feel her vibe. And so me and her started talking, oh this would happen.
1:38.0	I said something about conquering your fear. And she said, no, no, no, no, she goes, don't conquer fear.
1:44.0	She goes, you need to have a good relationship with it. And I said, let me correct that.
1:48.0	Yeah. She said, be intimate with it. Yeah. Be intimate with your fear.
1:51.0	And so we started talking about this. And she told me that she was like, name the world's most fearless woman.
2:00.0	At one point she was like a world champion at downhill like mountain skiing.
2:05.0	Like this is when they drop you off with a helicopter at the top of the no joke.
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