Overcoming fear

I used to live in downtown Missoula. In Montana it’s known that you can leave doors open and walk around downtown at any time of day and night. I once had a friend ask me “Don’t you ever get scared walking home?” To which I thought to myself:

“What will be, will be. I am strong both physically and mentally and this will protect me.”

This is a motto I live by and one that eases my anxiety when it’s high. I know it’s not always that cut and dry, but it has been one to help me to overcome fears when I feel my fear-based anxiety creeping in!

I started at Montana Public Radio in 2019 with the idea in mind that I wouldn’t talk on air. I would pre-record, but not talk on air. A year and half later, I have announced fire evacuations, let Montanan’s know what’s going on with our fickle mountain weather and produced 3 shows!

Fear is something that we all have within us and for most it goes hand in hand with anxiety. Sometimes it’s there for a reason and sometimes it holds us back. I made a decision a long time ago that I wasn’t going to let my anxiety hold me back.