Summary: When you get hip to the idea that there's a LOT of uncomfortable healing work to be done after trauma and in the presence of PTSD one of the most important things to deal with immediately is the fear surrounding the recovery process. How do you access a sense of bravery to do that, and sustain a brave attitude throughout the journey to freedom? My guest for today's radio show is an expert in learning to become brave. A mom facing forty and realizing she had to let go of the anxiety created by trauma in her own life, Patty Chang Anker went on an odyssey to learn how to be brave -- and she succeeded! Today she shared her thoughts with me about: the role of choice in reshaping your life how to get started in creating a sense of bravery the burden of the anxious person 3 ways to to reign in your anxiety how to change your story (and why you really need to) how to know which way to go when you change direction Fave quote (there were so many!): "I didn't want my life to get smaller and smaller ... it's all about changing direction and choosing to be different." Patty Chang Anker is the author of the memoir Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave (Riverhead Books), which Oprah.com calls “downright inspiring,” is a Parents Magazine “Mom Must-Read” and is “a lesson plan in courage 101″ (Better Homes & Gardens). She blogs forPsychologyToday.com‘s Anxiety section, Babble.com’s Reinvention series, and her own award-winning Facing Forty Upside Down. Her work has appeared in O Magazine, Marie Claire, Good Housekeeping, the WallStreetJournal.com, iVillage, The Huffington Post and in numerous other publications and websites. She has been named a Good Housekeeping “Blogger We Love” and a “Top 25 Funny Mom” on Circle of Moms.
