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"Mary Poffenroth, PhD, is a scientist, professor, and fear expert who has spent her career researching how we can all live more courageously, every day. With anxiety rates tripling and depression rates quadrupling since 2019, Brave New You could not be timelier as it gives readers actionable steps to navigate the underlying cause of our current mental health crisis: fear. Not fight-or-flight, but the kind of pervasive, debilitating everyday fears triggered by problems, stresses, and challenging issues we all face in our day-to-day lives. Along with the author's personal stories about overcoming her fears, Brave New You combines the latest research in biology and psychology to help readers identify the hidden sources of struggle while teaching them to use neurohacks that will give them all the tools and strategies they need to live a fuller, happier life"--
List of contents
Introduction
Part 1: REIMAGINING FEAR AND COURAGE
Chapter 1: Fear Is Your Ally
Chapter 2: Fearless Is a Facade
Chapter 3: Courage Is Learned
Chapter 4: The Science of Fear Is Powerful
Part 2: BREAKING FREE OF FEAR
Chapter 5: Biological Fear: What We’re Born With
Chapter 6: Societal Fear: Why Others Make Us Afraid
Chapter 7: Personal Fear: When We Make Ourselves Afraid
Part 3: THE KEYS TO COURAGE
Chapter 8: Set Yourself Free with the RAIN Method
Chapter 9: The Biological Keys to Courage
Chapter 10: The Psychological Keys to Courage
Chapter 11: A More Courageous Tomorrow
Sources/Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
About the author
Mary Poffenroth, PhD, is an award-winning researcher and member of the biology faculty at San Jose State University. Her groundbreaking approach to fear and risk-taking, along with her insights on the biology of fear, have made her a leader in the field of fear science. Her work, inspired by her own experiences as a multi-cultural scientist, has been featured in publications such as
Forbes,
Science,
Entrepreneur,
National Geographic,
TedEd,
HuffPost, TIME,
Refinery 29, and
Inbound. She has three masters degrees (biology, psychology, science communication) with a Ph.D. in Psychology.
Summary
A guide to understanding everyday fears that hold us back-such as anxiety and stress-and step-by-step instructions for building a practice to manage them for a fuller, happier life.
