FCPGM [Fight Coach, Psychotherapist, Gym Momma]

FCPGM 010: Phobias, Irrational Fears & how to overcome them

July 19, 2020 Liam-Og Griffin, James White, Marlene Griffin Season 1 Episode 10
FCPGM [Fight Coach, Psychotherapist, Gym Momma]
FCPGM 010: Phobias, Irrational Fears & how to overcome them
Show Notes

Fear is an emotion that our brain feels to warn us of possible impending danger but should you fear clowns, beards, baked beans or clouds? Some phobias are irrational, some aren’t but all can be debilitating once the panic kicks in. How can you overcome it? In this episode, we talk about phobias and other rational fears that can disrupt people’s lives and steps you may be able to take to overcome or manage those fears.

Interesting Links:
https://www.zyto.com/13-most-common-phobias-in-the-world

https://www.health.harvard.edu/a_to_z/phobia-a-to-z

https://beckinstitute.org/about-beck/team/our-history/

https://www.sportbible.com/ufc/funny-weird-gsps-coach-explains-the-ufc-legend-is-worried-about-alien-abduction-20191223


Recommended Books: 

Anxiety Disorders and Phobias: A Cognitive Perspective, by Aaron Beck and Gary Emery https://amzn.to/2CrZ5FU

Freeing Your Child from Anxiety: Practical Strategies to Overcome Fears, Worries, and phobias and Be Prepared for Life – from Toddlers to Teens, by Tamar Chansky Ph.d. https://amzn.to/3fKGSl8

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, by Edmund Bourne https://amzn.to/39d7rx4


Gym Mommas Quote:

"Only when we are no longer afraid, do we begin to live" -  Dorothy Thompson

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