Fear isn’t just in your mind—it’s held deep in your body.
In this episode, we dive into what fear truly is, how it shapes your nervous system and how it gets stored in your body. With insights from neuroscience and somatic practices, you'll learn how to recognize fear in your body and how to release it in a way that feels safe and grounded.
Main sources:
- Alemany-González, M., Wokke, M. E., Chiba, T., Narumi, T., Kaneko, N., Yokoyama, H., Watanabe, K., Nakazawa, K., Imamizu, H., & Koizumi, A. (2024). Fear in action: Fear conditioning and alleviation through body movements. iScience, 27, 109099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109099
- LeDoux, J. E., & Pine, D. S. (2016). Using neuroscience to help understand fear and anxiety: A two-system framework. American Journal of Psychiatry, 173(11), 1083–1093. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16030353
