LTAC Season 4 Episode 3 – What do we have to be afraid of?
Fear shows up in nearly every conflict — and almost nobody wants to talk about it. In this episode, attorney-mediator Lynne Nash tackles fear head-on: what it actually is, why we need it, and how it quietly drives the decisions people make when they're in the middle of a dispute.Lynne breaks fear down to its roots — a fundamental emotion triggered by the perception of imminent danger, wired into us for survival — and explains what happens when that wiring fires in situations that aren't actually life-threatening. Drawing on a quote from Seneca ("there are more things to alarm us than to harm us") and her own experience as a civil mediator, she unpacks how fear and its close cousin, frustration, are the real two "F-words" she sees driving people toward rushed, fear-based decisions in mediation.She also offers a reframe that's become a personal touchstone: instead of FEAR meaning Freeze, Everything, And Run, think of it as Face, Everything, and Rise.In this episode:The real definition of fear — and why it's not the enemyHow fear fuels anxiety, doubt, and catastrophizing when there's no real dangerSeneca's take on suffering in apprehension vs. realityThe two "F-words" Lynne sees drive bad decisions in mediationA reframe for FEAR: Face, Everything, and RiseLynne Nash is an attorney-mediator based in Dallas, Texas, with a master's in conflict resolution. This podcast is for informational purposes only and isn't legal advice.
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