Kristen Ulmer

Enjoyed reading the book, and it's got a lot of good stories, fables, and quotes. The style is a little rambling and repetitive, and it's light on the how-tos, but the core message is that you should not try to run away from, conquer, or defeat fear. Fear is just one of the emotions that makes up your self, and it has important messages to deliver about what you're doing or not doing and why. Like the book I recently read on emotions, the author locates emotions in the body rather than in the mind, and suggests paying attention to how you feel when you feel fear. Also, ask your fear what it has to say and listen to it, as if it were a person.

The author was a daredevil skier and some of her stories of things she did are pretty harrowing.… (mehr)