S2 Ep16 - Are You Afraid to Die? with Author Liz Scott

Psychologist and author Liz Scott was terrified of dying. Instead of avoiding that fear, she decided to investigate it.In this episode of Woo Wisdom, Liz joins Andy Walker to discuss the personal losses and breast cancer diagnosis that forced her to confront her mortality. Her search led through psychology, near-death experiences, panpsychism, psychedelics, psychic readings and competing theories about whether consciousness survives death.Liz explains how her fear of complete annihilation gradually shifted toward the less frightening possibility of dissolution. She may not remain recognizably “Liz,” but she has become more open to the idea that consciousness and the elements that form us belong to something larger.Andy and Liz also explore why near-death experiences differ, whether frightening experiences could reflect the shadow self and how a powerful 5-MeO-DMT experience changed Liz’s understanding of connection.The Woo Skill in this episode is simple but challenging: Approach the fear instead of escaping it. Set aside 10 quiet minutes, name what specifically frightens you about death and allow every feeling to be present without trying to argue it away. Liz’s central lesson is that avoidance gives fear more power, while honest attention can begin to loosen its grip.Plus, Woo Wisdom+ members hear Liz discuss what her openness about death may be teaching her daughters and grandson, along with her surprising experiences with psychics, mediums and unexplained forms of consciousness.Fullshow notes: https://woowisdom.com/s2ep16