EPISODE 5 Show Notes — FOOLING YOUR FEAR!

Hi, I’m Tara Cole—aka RealityTC®, and I’m a writer from Minneapolis by way of the ad business. The Dog Mom Out podcast focuses on reinvention—the strangeness that is midlife—and getting back to the things we love while we navigate life’s craziness.

In Episode 5, I explore tools to manage fear: How our primitive prefrontal cortex responds to fear before our conscious mind does and what we can do to work around it.

Topics Include:
Intuition, brain function, fight or flight, fairytales, the Iowa Gambling Task, Mel Robbins 5 Second Rule

Self-rated: PG-13 (No explicit language in this episode.)

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SHOW CREDITS:
Special thanks to Sun Channel for our music soundtrack, Peaceful Indie Blues, provided by Audio Jungle and licensed for Music Mass Reproduction.

Other music tracks licensed by MelodyLoops.com—license numbers available upon request.
AG Music, ‘The Circles of Life’ and ‘Timeless Memories’
Alex Borg, ‘Slide Blues Indent’
Manuel Ochoa, ‘Intimate Pianist’
Sergio Schnitzler, ‘East to West’
Eitan Epstein Music, ‘Positive Thoughts’

REFERENCE MATERIALS:
The Billy Goats Gruff (fairytale)
Take Control of Your Life: How to Silence Fear and Win the Mental Game by Mel Robbins (Audible Exclusive)
The Five Second Rule by Mel Robbins
The Importance of Being Scared: Polish Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska on Fairy Tales and the Necessity of Fear by Maria Popova
Staying in Control: How The Prefrontal Cortex Helps Us Be Human by Professor Amy Arnsten
Adult Children of Alcoholics – world service organization
The Iowa Gambling Task by Antonia Damasio
How to Find The Best Therapist for You – Psychology Today
Calm App