Knowing, Naming and Navigating our Fears with Melanie Curtis

Fears. We all have them. In fact, we are biologically wired to both detect and run from threats. In this episode, Melanie Curtis, a world record pro skydiver,  coach, author, speaker, and “type 2” fun junkie, and I dive into the process of coming to know our fears with a sense of curiosity and compassion, in order to navigate through them as opposed to running from them.  Melanie shares her experiences as a skydiver,  business owner,  speaker on big stages along with her experience of transformational healing through psychedelic plant medicines. Check out this episode to learn more about how fear can be our teacher, our friend, our healer and our invitation to live out of our comfort zone and into full aliveness. Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed today’s episode, follow Nine to Thrive: The Well-Being Podcast so our new episodes are automatically delivered to your favorite podcast feed, and please share it with a friend! Reviews and ratings matter <3  We would be so grateful if you left a 5 star rating and a few words about what you liked (or loved) about this episode.    Want more tools and strategies for thriving and flourishing? -Follow Julie on Instagram -Follow her on LinkedIn  -Check out Julie’s website and subscribe to her email list here -Interested in working with Julie? Book an inquiry call here Here is a little more about our guest Melanie   Melanie Curtis is a world record pro skydiver, keynote speaker, coach, author and activist. She has been tapped as an expert in Forbes, Fast Company, Thrive Global, on CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, NBC Know Your Value, Masters of Scale, and many more. Melanie facilitates genre-busting professional development for companies, coaching teams to wield fear and flow state (and other F words), softening perfectionism and blind performance that becomes our prison if not balanced with deeper healing and hilarity.    She is a teammate for Type A clients willing to look bravely at themselves as a nonnegotiable component to reaching our next levels of peak performance and relational connection, all while embracing the intensity and ridiculousness of being human at our edges.    Melanie has authored 3 books, including How to Fly, available on Audible.   Melanie co-founded Highlight, an all-female professional demonstration jump team, using skydiving as a vehicle to champion equality and inspire women and girls to live bold brave lives of their own design.    Melanie co-founded the Trust the Journey podcast, where she shares at length and in depth about her own healing experiences in service to helping others heal deeply. Via the show and her own public platform, Melanie is a passionate advocate for legal, safe and equitable access to transformative healing with psychedelic plant medicines.  Connect with Melanie at MelanieCurtis.com or listen to the podcast at TrusttheJourney.today.