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EPISODE · Apr 30, 2026 · 17 MIN

Feel the fear and do it anyway

from Peeling the Onion

In today’s episode hosts Julia Rogers and Angela Quiñones share their thoughts on “feel the fear and do it anyway”. Fear as a primal instinct, was used for survival, nowadays it is used to name any emotion that brings discomfort and it should not be misused as it can be dangerous and reckless to use it lightly. They talk about: Fear as a primitive emotionThe difference between fear, discomfort, anxiety, vulnerabilityPutting fear in the same box as other emotions may not allow personal growthLearn to describe what you are feeling with different words. Here are the highlights of this episode:01:05 Fear as the most primitive emotion, evolved for survival.02:53 Fear is there to tell you there is danger ahead.03:32 But is it actually fear or is it something else?04:36 We can't make an informed choice about what we do because we're just blindly leaping in and doing it anyway.05:07 Putting everything in the same box does not allow us to perceive danger or maybe grow.06:03 Learn to describe what you are feeling to know what to do next.07:18 Standing on a cliff and jumping without assessing risks?09:15 People need to name the emotion and the feelings for what they are. 12:50 Name the emotion or the feeling using different words (expand your vocabulary)14:49 The internal narrative may tell us to do something we shouldn't15:23 Try not to confuse the emotions 16:40 Take your time to pause, to reflect, and to feel your emotions.

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