Dr. Julie Smith

and and it has to be a kind of careful process of self-discovery um and when but when you do it you you begin to get this awareness in the moment as it's happening so you start with it in hindsight you're looking back and then the more familiar you become with it the more you start to when you're in it go oh i know where i think that that's that thing again that we thought about last time and now it's happening yeah that's interesting using uh sort of retrospective

and and it has to be a kind of careful process of self-discovery um and when but when you do it you you begin to get this awareness in the moment as it's happening so you start with it in hindsight you're looking back and then the more familiar you become with it the more you start to when you're in it go oh i know where i think that that's that thing again that we thought about last time and now it's happening yeah that's interesting using uh sort of retrospective

Yes. Do you know, I actually rewrote the chapter on fear in this book. So over the summer, I went through some health problems. I was diagnosed with cancer. And at that point, I was about six weeks away from finishing the book. Are you Yeah, I was six weeks away when I started going for tests. And then I was about two weeks away from handing the book in when I got my diagnosis.

Yes. Do you know, I actually rewrote the chapter on fear in this book. So over the summer, I went through some health problems. I was diagnosed with cancer. And at that point, I was about six weeks away from finishing the book. Are you Yeah, I was six weeks away when I started going for tests. And then I was about two weeks away from handing the book in when I got my diagnosis.

Yes. Do you know, I actually rewrote the chapter on fear in this book. So over the summer, I went through some health problems. I was diagnosed with cancer. And at that point, I was about six weeks away from finishing the book. Are you Yeah, I was six weeks away when I started going for tests. And then I was about two weeks away from handing the book in when I got my diagnosis.

So I was so determined to finish the book. And at that point, I was just reading it through. And I just happened to read through the chapter on fear the day after. And I thought, this isn't what I need to hear right now. This isn't right.

So I was so determined to finish the book. And at that point, I was just reading it through. And I just happened to read through the chapter on fear the day after. And I thought, this isn't what I need to hear right now. This isn't right.

So I was so determined to finish the book. And at that point, I was just reading it through. And I just happened to read through the chapter on fear the day after. And I thought, this isn't what I need to hear right now. This isn't right.

Hit delete. So it was probably more gentle than I wanted, than I personally needed. And I think generally that can happen. You know, lots of people do need that approach. But at the time I got selfish with it and I thought I need something a bit different to this. So I hit delete and I rewrote it for myself.

Hit delete. So it was probably more gentle than I wanted, than I personally needed. And I think generally that can happen. You know, lots of people do need that approach. But at the time I got selfish with it and I thought I need something a bit different to this. So I hit delete and I rewrote it for myself.

Hit delete. So it was probably more gentle than I wanted, than I personally needed. And I think generally that can happen. You know, lots of people do need that approach. But at the time I got selfish with it and I thought I need something a bit different to this. So I hit delete and I rewrote it for myself.

So it's much more about, you know, in that moment, okay, fear is here and it's necessary now. And it's information. It's telling me that not all is well and I need to be alert and I need to think about how to work through this. And so I'm going to use that fear, but I'm not going to be the victim in this. I'm not going to be the... You know, there's often... People talk about cancer.

So it's much more about, you know, in that moment, okay, fear is here and it's necessary now. And it's information. It's telling me that not all is well and I need to be alert and I need to think about how to work through this. And so I'm going to use that fear, but I'm not going to be the victim in this. I'm not going to be the... You know, there's often... People talk about cancer.

So it's much more about, you know, in that moment, okay, fear is here and it's necessary now. And it's information. It's telling me that not all is well and I need to be alert and I need to think about how to work through this. And so I'm going to use that fear, but I'm not going to be the victim in this. I'm not going to be the... You know, there's often... People talk about cancer.

There's often this idea that that thing is attacking you and you're victim to it. And I just did not want to be in that place at all. And so I wanted to kind of turn the tables. And so in the chapter, I talk about this idea of... Choosing to be the predator instead of the prey.

There's often this idea that that thing is attacking you and you're victim to it. And I just did not want to be in that place at all. And so I wanted to kind of turn the tables. And so in the chapter, I talk about this idea of... Choosing to be the predator instead of the prey.

There's often this idea that that thing is attacking you and you're victim to it. And I just did not want to be in that place at all. And so I wanted to kind of turn the tables. And so in the chapter, I talk about this idea of... Choosing to be the predator instead of the prey.

So always being on the front foot and forward motion and looking at what's my plan and what am I going to do next and taking action so that I didn't feel... Because you still feel fear when you're on the front foot, but you're using it. And that feels so fundamentally different. Mm-hmm. to sitting in fear and just allowing it to implode.

So always being on the front foot and forward motion and looking at what's my plan and what am I going to do next and taking action so that I didn't feel... Because you still feel fear when you're on the front foot, but you're using it. And that feels so fundamentally different. Mm-hmm. to sitting in fear and just allowing it to implode.

So always being on the front foot and forward motion and looking at what's my plan and what am I going to do next and taking action so that I didn't feel... Because you still feel fear when you're on the front foot, but you're using it. And that feels so fundamentally different. Mm-hmm. to sitting in fear and just allowing it to implode.