Dr. Julie Smith

Yeah. Well, I think sometimes it's triggered by things like having children or getting into a relationship because then doing certain things matters to them. So I always had a fear of heights, right, growing up, and I was totally just allowed to avoid that. It was just something I was scared of, so Julie doesn't have to do that high ride or whatever it was. And once I had children...

Yeah. Well, I think sometimes it's triggered by things like having children or getting into a relationship because then doing certain things matters to them. So I always had a fear of heights, right, growing up, and I was totally just allowed to avoid that. It was just something I was scared of, so Julie doesn't have to do that high ride or whatever it was. And once I had children...

And I knew all this kind of stuff from therapy that it was changeable. There's no way I want to pass this on because it holds you back. And so at no point do I mean, we don't live in a big city, so I'm never really exposed to, you know, high buildings or balconies, that kind of thing.

And I knew all this kind of stuff from therapy that it was changeable. There's no way I want to pass this on because it holds you back. And so at no point do I mean, we don't live in a big city, so I'm never really exposed to, you know, high buildings or balconies, that kind of thing.

And I knew all this kind of stuff from therapy that it was changeable. There's no way I want to pass this on because it holds you back. And so at no point do I mean, we don't live in a big city, so I'm never really exposed to, you know, high buildings or balconies, that kind of thing.

But every time we go away and we do stuff as a family, I will never allow myself to avoid doing something that is high and

But every time we go away and we do stuff as a family, I will never allow myself to avoid doing something that is high and

But every time we go away and we do stuff as a family, I will never allow myself to avoid doing something that is high and

Yeah, and I think if you imagine that kind of, it's you stood on this little island that's surrounded by water, that's scary, then all you do is you just dip your toe in. So you're just stepping out of the comfort zone, just enough. that it creates a challenge for you, but one that's doable. So you're not diving in and then struggling to swim.

Yeah, and I think if you imagine that kind of, it's you stood on this little island that's surrounded by water, that's scary, then all you do is you just dip your toe in. So you're just stepping out of the comfort zone, just enough. that it creates a challenge for you, but one that's doable. So you're not diving in and then struggling to swim.

Yeah, and I think if you imagine that kind of, it's you stood on this little island that's surrounded by water, that's scary, then all you do is you just dip your toe in. So you're just stepping out of the comfort zone, just enough. that it creates a challenge for you, but one that's doable. So you're not diving in and then struggling to swim.

You're dipping your toe in, you're paddling in the water, and then you're stepping back and you're repeating it, repeating it. And every time you repeat it, you gain a little bit of So that's where these parts of the rainbow come back. So you work on one layer, just one thing that feels a challenge and you repeat it as much as you possibly can.

You're dipping your toe in, you're paddling in the water, and then you're stepping back and you're repeating it, repeating it. And every time you repeat it, you gain a little bit of So that's where these parts of the rainbow come back. So you work on one layer, just one thing that feels a challenge and you repeat it as much as you possibly can.

You're dipping your toe in, you're paddling in the water, and then you're stepping back and you're repeating it, repeating it. And every time you repeat it, you gain a little bit of So that's where these parts of the rainbow come back. So you work on one layer, just one thing that feels a challenge and you repeat it as much as you possibly can.

And what happens is when you do that and you spend time in that place that feels a bit vulnerable, it starts to become your comfort zone. The thing that you do every day becomes your comfort zone. And so then your life expands a little bit. The trick here is to keep going. So you then have to dip your toe in again.

And what happens is when you do that and you spend time in that place that feels a bit vulnerable, it starts to become your comfort zone. The thing that you do every day becomes your comfort zone. And so then your life expands a little bit. The trick here is to keep going. So you then have to dip your toe in again.

And what happens is when you do that and you spend time in that place that feels a bit vulnerable, it starts to become your comfort zone. The thing that you do every day becomes your comfort zone. And so then your life expands a little bit. The trick here is to keep going. So you then have to dip your toe in again.

Yeah, so then it becomes, because on that first day, if you had said, I'm going to go out and talk to somebody, you wouldn't have done it. So you've got to scale it right back. to, you know what, I'm just going to go out with a friend, not even the idea of kind of meeting new people or anything like that. I'm just going to practice being out there.

Yeah, so then it becomes, because on that first day, if you had said, I'm going to go out and talk to somebody, you wouldn't have done it. So you've got to scale it right back. to, you know what, I'm just going to go out with a friend, not even the idea of kind of meeting new people or anything like that. I'm just going to practice being out there.

Yeah, so then it becomes, because on that first day, if you had said, I'm going to go out and talk to somebody, you wouldn't have done it. So you've got to scale it right back. to, you know what, I'm just going to go out with a friend, not even the idea of kind of meeting new people or anything like that. I'm just going to practice being out there.