A summer of opportunity and challenge. Travel, pandas and a mishap at the hairdressers.

Be Braver is back! Annie Emmerson and Dr Josie Perry return to help you discover how to find courage, stretch your comfort zone, and live with more confidence.We hope you've had a good summer! And in this episode we catch up on the last few weeks. Annie has been globe-trotting commentating on triathlon and the World Games in China. She talks about how she was introduced to lots of new sports from Dragon Boat Racing to Marathon Canoe. She's candid about her self-doubts and fears and how she coped. She also talks about grappling with motherhood and the desire to be ambitious with her career.Josie shares her holiday experiences and what she learnt from watch her daughter's blossoming confidence and how nurturing environments. help bravery in the young.Together, they emphasise that bravery is not merely the absence of fear but the courage to act despite it.As the episode draws to a close, Josie reveals how a hairdressing appointment proved more drastic than she thought and the consequences it had when picking up her daughter from summer school.We'd love it if you could spare a few moments to like, follow and review and also follow us on instagram at @bebraverpod