Are you ready to deal with the things you’ve been avoiding and find out how to get unstuck? Joining us today on Flying Free is the incredible speaker, therapist, and author of The Science of Stuck, Britt Frank. Through Britt’s abusive relationship, substance abuse, and spiritual challenges she has learned that mental health is a commitment to reality. In this episode, we discuss why Britt wrote her book, the role of anxiety in our lives, why we have to be distinguished about our language use when talking about anxiety, fear, and worry, and why so many people choose to stay in abusive relationships for the benefits. There’s no such thing as an overreaction, only mismatched reactions, and Britt talks us through how to handle freeze response, manage panic attacks, and acknowledge shadow intelligence to become conscious decision-makers in our lives. Finally, we discuss why forgiveness is not essential to healing. Don’t miss out on this incredibly informative conversation! Key Points From This Episode: - An overview of Britt’s book and why she wrote it. - The unique summaries, dos and don’ts, and five-minute challenges Britt included at the end of every chapter and why. - Why Britt believes that we need anxiety in order for our lives to work. - The differences between anxiety, fear, and worry, and why we need to identify when we are experiencing them in order to access our choices. - Why the uncomfortable truth is always better than a shiny lie. - The rewards and benefits of staying stuck and why you need to rescue yourself. - An example of one of the five-minute challenges in Britt’s book. - What shadow intelligence is and how we can make our unconscious conscious. - What Britt would say to survivors who have given up and why they are not unmotivated; their brains are stuck in a freeze response. - Why forgiveness is not required to heal trauma and create new brain pathways and why it’s not possible when you are in fight or flight mode. - Emotional adulthood vs. emotional childhood and why your reactions need to be matched to the action and situation. - Britt’s beautiful reframing of panic attacks. Listen or download the transcript at flyingfreenow.com/204 FREE: I'll send you the first chapter of my book, Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage. Just hop on my mailing list at flyingfreesisterhood.com/free-download. (I will NEVER spam you or sell your information.) Desperate for real help and safe people who understand what you're going through? Find out about my online education and support program for women of faith at joinflyingfree.com And, if you are an already divorced Christian woman who wants to take back her life and get healthy, have amazing relationships, build a business or career, or even find a good man - check out joinflyinghigher.com