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What Are You So Afraid Of? Rethinking your Relationship with Fear

Ruth Olson
02
Dec
Wednesday
7 PM ET
/
In Person
Location: Classroom
Lexington Avenue at 92nd St

Overview

Your Fear Knows Something You Don’t.

We’ve been taught to conquer fear, silence it, or push through it. But what if we’ve been getting it wrong?

The conversation you avoid. The leap you can’t stop thinking about. The part of yourself you keep editing to make other people comfortable.

Fear often disguises itself as being practical or playing it safe. But what if some of those moments aren’t stop signs at all? What if they’re your compass?

Ruth Olson returns to Spark Your Health after a sold-out inaugural event — giving anyone ready to explore another opportunity to join this conversation.

In this provocative and interactive workshop, coach and speaker Ruth Olson invites you to rethink one of the most misunderstood relationships in your life: your relationship with fear. Through powerful stories, practical tools, and guided reflection, you’ll explore what fear may be protecting — and what it may be pointing you toward.

You’ll leave with tools to:

  • Recognize fear when it shows up disguised as practicality or concern about what others think.
  • Distinguish discomfort from danger.
  • Make room for possibility when fear urges you to play it safe.
  • Take one meaningful step toward something that matters to you — even with fear beside you.

Fear gets a voice. You get the final say.

A pen and notepad will be provided.

Spark Your Health Talk Series is sponsored by:
This program is part of the May Center.

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