Hello, hello everyone. This is Tanya Dalton, owner of Inquell Press, and I'm here to give you

another episode of The Weekender, a mini episode to help you end your week on the right note.

This season, we're talking all about stumbling blocks, and one of the things I'm noticing

again and again is that fear seems to be the underlying theme of a lot of these obstacles. I thought

it would be good to talk for a moment about fear. We can allow it to dictate and dominate our lives,

or we can take charge. So I thought I would give a quick trick on how to

overcome fear. We want to get in a place with our fears that they don't rule us. We want to have an

easy way to look fear in the face. And this method is called the fear method. Each letter stands

for something different. Focus, expose, approach,

and rehearse. Fear. So let's go through this letter by letter. F is for focus. Focus instead

of freaking out. Rather than focusing on the fear and freaking out about the future, focus on the present moment

and help yourself relax. Take a deep breath. E is for expose. Expose instead of escape. One of the

hallmarks of anxiety is a tendency to escape situations that cause discomfort. Exposed refers to repeatedly, purposely

putting yourself into an uncomfortable situation until it no longer makes you feel anxious.

For example, if you're afraid of public speaking, start small by rehearsing the speech to yourself.

And when that doesn't make you feel anxious, rehearse the speech in front of one person,

gradually increase the amount of people

until you no longer feel anxious about giving a speech to a crowd.

The A is for approach.

Approach instead of a void.

Similar to escaping situations, you might avoid a situation that you fear. Instead,

take small steps to approach it. For example, if you're afraid of doing something, let's say

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