Skip to content
Brave Your Fear podcast artwork

PODCAST · education

Brave Your Fear

by Crista Samaras

Are you paralyzed by fear? Are you terrified of failure? Do you wish you were more confident?Brave Your Fear shares the stories of people who have fought through all types of the scary stuff of life and have made it to the other side. Our guests get candid about the stuff that scares— the deep stuff, the true stuff, the real stuff and the big stuff. This podcast will not teach you how to be fearless—we don't believe in that word.It's meant to teach you how to be brave in the face of inevitable fear.

Publisher-supplied feed metadata · PodParley refreshed Apr 8, 2026 · Source feed

Episodes

  1. Adji Cisse - The Natural

    Podcast Intro: Adji Cisse is a businesswoman. At 17 years old, she is the founder of Flawless Fro, a product line for Black girls and women embracing their natural hair. Adji is a great student, but that doesn't mean she likes school. She is an activist, using her voice to advocate for Black…

    more
  2. Holly Austin - High Risk, High Reward

    Podcast Intro: Holly Austin is a coach. She loves kids, she loves teaching, she loves motivating, and she loves building courageous young leaders who seek challenge instead of fear. As the founder of Ready Set Row, a competitive rowing club for girls who want to pursue rowing in college, Holly...

  3. Patti Phillips - The Leader's Leader

    Podcast Intro: Patti Phillips is the CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports. Her life's work - and the mission of this robust and growing organization she has been running for over a decade - is to develop, connect and advance women in college sports. She played ball in college, was a color…

    more
  4. Alex Aust - Confidence Booster

    Podcast Intro: Alex Aust is a super-decorated lacrosse superstar - she was an All-American and national Champion at the University of Maryland, a World Cup Champion on the Women's National Team, and a multi-year professional lacrosse player. She co-runs a business coaching the game to young…

    more
  5. Cate Luzio – The Adapter

    Podcast Intro: Cate Luzio is the Founder and CEO of Luminary, a collaboration hub for women who are passionate about professional development and expanding their networks. Cate is a long-time advocate for empowering women and girls. Right now, she focuses Luminary's impact toward women in the...

  6. Denise Wiggins - Made For This

    Podcast Intro: Denise Wiggins is a CEO. She has started and continues to run multiple multi-million dollar businesses including Einnaf Cosmetics, a global company that empowers women with great products, but also supports an ambassador program for any woman to drive her own business. Einnaf is...

  7. Kylie Ohlmiller - The Smiling Underdog

    Podcast Intro: Kylie Ohlmiller is one of the best lacrosse players in the entire world, graduating last year from Stonybrook Univeristuy after a career that saw the program go from being ranked #70 in the nation to #1. She broke a 17-year old NCAA DI record for career points, and 9 year old NCAA…

    more
  8. Shana Renee - Major League Badass

    Podcast Intro: Shana Renee is a 5-ft tall sports fanatic whose passion was triggered in her sports-loving family. She says she was lucky to have grown up in the 90s - "the best time for sports" - and has cultivated this love alongside a commitment to create way more room in the industry for the...

  9. Kerstin Anderson - The Storyteller

    Podcast Intro: Kerstin Anderson has always loved to sing. She always felt like an artist, but grew up in a family packed with parents who were into sports and science. Following her passion and using her voice, she came to NYC for college and after only 2 years, booked her dream job as lead role…

    more
  10. Jennifer Francis – Disrupt Now

    Podcast Intro: Jennifer Francis is the Vice Provost for Relay Graduate School of Education. She grew up in Chicago, attended boarding school in Vermont, Scripps college in California, and a life-changing semester at Spellman College in Atlanta, GA. With a graduate degree from USC, Dr. Francis…

    more
  11. Jacquette Timmons - We All Need a Wealth Therapist!

    Podcast Intro: Jacquette Timmons is a financial behaviorist, which means she focuses on the human side of money. With a career start in fashion, it took the stock market crash of '87 to spark her passion for finance. She has lived a life packed with the twists of small business ownership and the...

  12. Arkeema Chandler – Young, Black and Plus Size

    Podcast Intro: Arkeema Chandler is an 18-year-old powerhouse who has many stories to tell. She lost her father when she was 7 years old to AIDS and her mother at the age of 12 to sickle-sell related lung disease. With an incredible extended family, and the help of amazing teachers and school...

  13. Jera Foster-Fell - The Accidental Influencer

    Podcast Intro: Jera Foster-Fell was born and raised in New York City, went to school in LA, worked as a graphic artist, then, to help her get over a break-up, started a fitness regimen that led her all the way to the Soul Cycle instructor podium. In less than 4 years, she has amassed nearly…

    more
  14. Karen Sutton - Surgical Competitor

    Podcast Intro: Dr. Karen Sutton was once a fierce defender from Duke University and now she is among the 3-6% of female Orthopedic Surgeons in this country. She is pint-sized. She is a mother of four. She is fueled by intensity. And she is so competitive, she might just call a timeout and rip you…

    more
  15. Jess Ekstrom - Hustle, Hope & Headbands

    Podcast Intro: Jess Ekstrom is a social entrepreneur who started Headbands of Hope, a non-profit organization that gives a free headband away to a kid with cancer for every one that is sold. Headbands of Hope has donated headbands to every single children's hospital in the united states. Jess was...

  16. Ask Me Anything! (#2)

    Ask Me Anything is a raw mini-episode of the Brave Your Fear podcast where host Crista Samaras answers fan-and-friend questions about anything and everything. It's funny, authentic, deep, shallow and totally unscripted. Questions are submitted via FB and IG and asked by Nick Coleman, producer of...

  17. Ask Me Anything!

    Ask Me Anything is a raw mini-episode of the Brave Your Fear podcast where host Crista Samaras answers fan-and-friend questions about anything and everything. It's funny, authentic, deep, shallow and totally unscripted. Questions are submitted via FB and IG and asked by Nick Coleman, producer of...

  18. Cathy Samaras – Mother of Six

    #17 Episode with Cathy Samaras – Mother of Six APRIL 18, 2018 Cathy Samaras. 1987. Annapolis. I am energetic. I am creative. I connect the dots. BE next, now. Badass Quotes: "Why did I do it? Because no one else would." (3:00) "I wanted that and I figured out how I was going to get that." (21:38)...

  19. LaKisha Adams – Brooklyn Born

    #16 Episode with LaKisha Adams – Brooklyn Born APRIL 11, 2018 LaKisha Adams. 2003. Venice, Italy. I am a servant. I am love. I am light. BE a blessing. Badass Quotes: "I gotta figure out a plan to make this work. (11:32) "Kids feel good when their mom is hanging around." (19:00) "If ACS needs...

  20. Theresa Sherry – She Plays to Win

    #15 Episode with Theresa Sherry – She Plays to Win MARCH 21, 2018 Theresa Sherry. 2000. Truckee, California. I am driven. I am thoughtful. I am learning. BE ready. Badass Quotes: "My teams were my families." (5:15) "I didn't know what I didn't know." (15:30) "I think striving for excellence…

    more
  21. Murray Hill - Showbiz!

    #14 Episode with Murray Hill – Showbiz! MARCH 14, 2018 Murray Hill. 1996. New York City. I am chubby. I am nice. I am here to make a difference. BE funny. Badass Quotes: "I'm a little different than the other guys." (3:09) "That's for the memoir." (8:15) "I've had a lot of great teachers along…

    more
  22. Ann Rodriguez - Pro Sports' Creative Catalyst

    #13 Episode with Ann Rodriguez – Pro Sports' Creative Catalyst MARCH 7, 2018 Ann Rodriguez. 2003. California. I am relentless. I am rock solid. I am wild at heart. Be real. Badass Quotes: "I was always good at selling things." (5:20) "I just appreciated that she was very busy." (8:47) "Sometimes,...

  23. Damian Pitts - Ball Player, Math Teacher, Community Change Agent

    #12 Episode with Damian Pitts – Ball Player, Math Teacher, Community Change Agent FEBRURY 28, 2018 Damian Pitts 2002. East New York, Brooklyn. I am relentless. I am reflective. I am passionate. BE influential. Badass Quotes: "I played the best player 1 on 1 and that was that." (6:55) "Anything I...

  24. Amelia Christensen - Butch of Center

    #11 Episode with Amelia Christensen – Butch of Center FEB 21, 2018 Amelia Christensen. 2010. Brooklyn, New York. I am sensitive. I am intense. I am in flux. BE enough. Badass Quotes: "We have a particular way of communicating with one another and usually feelings are left out of that." (5:35) "We...

  25. Chaquetta Grace - Alpha Woman, Scientist, Bride

    #10 Episode with Chaquetta Grace – Alpha Woman Scientist Bride FEB 14, 2018 Chaquetta Grace 2004 Atlanta, GA I am a servant. I am a scientist. I am a sister. BE better. Badass Quotes: "I knew that I was pretty good, but I wasn't phenomenal." (3:15) "I knew what my potential was." (10:43) "I had…

    more
  26. Nadia Lopez - The Great Disruptor

    #09 Episode with Nadia Lopez – The Great Disruptor JAN 31, 2018 Badass Quotes: "I'm brown girl, brilliance, born and raised in Brooklyn." (1:19) "Great teachers just know when something's wrong." (4:17) "I just need a minute to breathe and figure me out." (16:59) "Our experience always drives our...

  27. Chris Sailer - The Coach, The Defender, The Legend

    #08 Episode with Chris Sailer: The Coach, The Defender & The Legend JAN 24, 2018 Badass Quotes: "You have to meet kids where they are now, you can't coach the same way you coached 30 years ago and think you're going to be successful with the kids of today." (4:35) "Kids at elite universities...

  28. Diane Nathaniel - She Beat Stage 3!

    #07 Episode with Diane Nathaniel – She Beat Stage 3! JAN 17, 2018 Badass Quotes: "The perception in our society that smaller people are not sick, inside." (2:10) "Why don't we take this on the road for other survivors." (8:22) "They were not educated, but they were always working." (13:50) "I...

  29. Jeff Namnum - Guy, Geek & Guru

    #06 Episode with Jeff Namnum – Guy, Geek & Guru JAN 10, 2018 Badass Quotes: "I'm very rarely an "I". I'm usually a "we"." (2:10) "Can I actually go into Hooters?" (6:00) "That is when I panicked." (6:59) "Ignorance is great because you don't know that you can f*ck things up." (7:36) "It was...

  30. Cory Samaras Griffeth - Sister, Mother, Power-Lifter

    #05 Episode with Cory Samaras Griffeth JAN 3, 2018 Badass Quotes: "The bravest thing I ever did was cancel my wedding 3 weeks out." (2:00) "I had to be sad. I had to be in my sadness" (11:30) "I call them my fissues – food issues." (12:55) "If I'm going to eat 5000 calories, I'm going to remember...

  31. Kelly Kimball - The Woman, The Witch, and the Acting Teacher

    #04 Episode with Kelly Kimball DEC 27, 2017 Badass Quotes: "I was doing many things, not realizing that I was wanting to be in a relationship with fear." (2:18) "I was not allowing the "more" through my very tight perfection." (15:04) "What we're really trying to do is be human." (30:30) "I knew...

  32. Holly Rilinger - 5'4" WNBA Baller

    #03 Episode with Holly Rilinger DEC 20, 2017 Badass Quotes: "More money doesn't always mean better." (12:00) "Stay down there for a little bit. Stop struggling to get back to the top. Maybe there is something to learn down there for a little bit." (15:40) "The fear was [me] becoming irrelevant."...

  33. Courtney Banghart - One of Fortune Magazine's 50 Greatest Leaders

    #02 Episode with Courtney Banghart Overview DEC 14, 2017 Badass Quotes: "I coach players who want to be great; they think they can be. "Fear hinders progress in every way. We have all been paralyzed by fear. Been driven by consequences versus going toward the goal." "Comfortable is not living.…

    more
  34. Teaser - Brave Your Fear

    We are all scared. Dealing with that fear is not about reducing it or trying to eliminate it or tucking it away. It's about facing it. Brave Your Fear tells the stories of how people are meeting their fear with brave action.

Type above to search every episode's transcript for a word or phrase. Matches are scoped to this podcast.

Searching…

We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.

No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.

Showing of matches

No topics indexed yet for this podcast.

Loading reviews...

ABOUT THIS SHOW

Are you paralyzed by fear? Are you terrified of failure? Do you wish you were more confident?Brave Your Fear shares the stories of people who have fought through all types of the scary stuff of life and have made it to the other side. Our guests get candid about the stuff that scares— the deep stuff, the true stuff, the real stuff and the big stuff. This podcast will not teach you how to be fearless—we don't believe in that word.It's meant to teach you how to be brave in the face of inevitable fear.

HOSTED BY

Crista Samaras

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Brave Your Fear have?

Brave Your Fear currently has 35 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Brave Your Fear about?

Are you paralyzed by fear? Are you terrified of failure? Do you wish you were more confident?Brave Your Fear shares the stories of people who have fought through all types of the scary stuff of life and have made it to the other side. Our guests get candid about the stuff that scares— the deep...

How often does Brave Your Fear release new episodes?

Brave Your Fear has 35 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

Where can I listen to Brave Your Fear?

You can listen to Brave Your Fear on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.

Who hosts Brave Your Fear?

Brave Your Fear is created and hosted by Crista Samaras.
URL copied to clipboard!