The Fear Cure: Lissa Rankin’s 6-Step Precription For Courage

She might have been off-base about what happens when you cross your eyes (they won't stick that way, kids), but mom was right about one thing: you can actually worry yourself sick. It's no coincidence that when you're anxiety-ridden over that deadline, meeting, or tough conversation you've been meaning to have, the sniffles start to arise. And the longer your fear lingers, the worse the health consequences - everything from heart disease to cancer.  We're loving physician, bestselling author and wellness all-star Lissa Rankin's newest read, The Fear Cure. Lissa is adamant about taking the idea of the "mind-body connection" to a whole new level, explaining exactly why and how we need to heal ourselves from the fear that puts our health in jeopardy and ultimately strips our lives of joy. The kicker? We actually need fear in order to cultivate the courage that heals us. Catch Lissa at this week's Longevity Now Conference alongside our April Guest Editor David Wolfe, Bulletproof's Dave Asprey, and a whole host of TCM health heroes changing the way we live well. Until then, you've got a brand new fear-busting prescription to fill - doctor's orders. Your Prescription for Courage may not include roller coasters, ropes courses, rejection therapy, silent meditation, or baring your soul on the Internet. Your journey will be your own, guided by the wisdom of your Inner Pilot Light. Cultivating courage is not necessarily about forcing yourself to do things that terrify you, and this process is not meant to traumatize you. It’s meant to sink you into peace, which is where you’ll find your courage. You’ll have your own way of letting fear nudge you into soul growth as you surrender into peace Cultivating courage doesn’t lend itself to a simple step-by-step process the way making Jell-O does. Every journey is as individual as a fingerprint. However, some aspects of the process are similar for almost everyone, and some practices are predictably helpful, such as finding the support of a professional who can guide you and finding your stillness through some form of daily practice. If you read my book Mind Over Medicine, the Six Steps to Cultivating Courage might look familiar, because the steps are parallel to the Six Steps to Healing Yourself that I laid out in that book. Because the process of cultivating courage is a journey of healing and transformation, the same six steps that work for healing the body can guide you as you cultivate courage. That said, unlike the processes taught in many self-help books, this is not a one-size-fits-all cure. I’ll be offering you tools and helping you brainstorm ideas, but many of these have been filtered through my own biases, beliefs, and personal preferences. Yours may be radically different, which is why nobody can write this prescription for you. As you read on, take ownership of this process. Borrow what resonates. Leave what doesn’t. Get inspired. Let yourself imagine a life characterized by peace. What will it take for you to free yourself?

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