Painiac 203: What Can Fear Show Us?

Painiac: The Podcast On Living Well Even When Life Hurts

What does fear do to us? Fear shows us what we do not know. When we’re scared, if we peel back those layers of fear, we usually find that we are afraid of the unknown, of outcomes that we can’t predict and unforeseen obstacles that we can’t anticipate. Pain reminds us that we aren’t unbreakable. I took a walk in the forest the other day, the moss was deep green and the trees were dripping onto the soggy leaf-strewn trail because it had just rained the night before. The question of fear crept into my mind. What are we afraid of? In this episode, follow along with me as I explore fear, doubt, and being breakable.