Synopses & Reviews
Fear takes many forms -- dread, worry, panic, anxiety, self-consciousness, superstition, and negativity -- and manifests itself in many ways -- avoidance, procrastination, judgment, control, agitation, and perfectionism, to name just a few. Fear is our constant companion. It haunts us day and night and prevents us from living to our potential. Whether we are afraid of the dark or of being alone, failure or commitment, public speaking or flying, fear dominates our lives, affecting nearly every decision we make.
Embracing Fear challenges us to confront and move beyond the destructive control of unhealthy fear. Utilizing the acronym F-E-A-R, psychotherapist Thom Rutledge maps out a step-by-step methodology:
Face it
Explore it
Accept it
Respond to it
Instead of repressing or ignoring the voices of panic and dread, we learn that it is only through facing, exploring, accepting, and responding to fear that we free ourselves from its paralyzing grip. Combining compelling stories from the author's twenty-year practice, examples from his own struggles with addiction and depression, and practical exercises and tools, Embracing Fear does not pretend to teach the impossible and eliminate fear, but rather shows us that once we understand it we can live beyond its tyrannical control. This powerful life-transforming guide is for everyone who constantly worries about the what-ifs, but is ready and willing to triumph over fear's pervasive presence once and for all.
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“Take a wonderful journey through and beyond your fear with Thom Rutledge.” Melody Beattie, author of Choices
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“An insightful, moving and gracious book!” John Shelby Spong, author of A New Christianity For A New World
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“An insightful and clear guide that shows how to turn fear into a powerfulresource in our lives.” Gavin de Becker, best-selling author of THE GIFT OF FEAR and FEAR LESS
Synopsis
An insightful and clear guide that shows how to turn fear into a powerful resource in our lives.
Synopsis
Using the acronym F-E-A-R (Facing, Exploring, Accepting, and Responding) as a model, a noted psychotherapist presents this practical, accessible and comprehensive step-by-step guide for helping readers overcome the pervasive presence of fear in daily life.
About the Author
Thom Rutledge has over twenty-five years' experience as a psychotherapist. Thom's trademark sense of humor, a down-to-earth practicality, and his own compassion are the common threads that run throughout his unique brand of self-help psychology. Thom also writes regularly for self-help/recovery publications around the country, including Steps for Recovery (Los Angeles), The Phoenix (Minneapolis), and Recovery Today.