Kate is a psychologist, mountaineer and ‘free spirit at heart’.
A rock climber and mountaineer (who also served in the Army for 10 years), Kate has a unique perspective on how to manage fear, the thoughts we believe and the stories we tell ourselves.
We dive deep into the topic of fear on this episode and discuss:
- why spending time in nature is such a powerful source of confidence for women (hint: it’s about the facades we carry in our everyday life),
- why fear is actually a good thing, and being fearless is bad,
- the physiological response that occurs in your body when you feel fear - whether that fear is real/immediate or perceived,
- why you can’t think straight when you feel anxious, and tactics you can use to calm your anxiety and get your brain functioning again (I’ll vouch for the 4 second breathing exercise she mentions; I’ve been using it a lot in the last week or two),
- why mantras and affirmations work and why you should ‘let the body climb’ (or swim or run or ride or whatever it is you love to do), and
- how you get to choose which thoughts you believe (and it is a choice).
Get the full show notes for the episode here.
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