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In this conversation-changing book, a former professional extreme skier revolutionizes our understanding of fear and provides the tools we need to build a healthy relationship with this complex emotion - and use it as a positive force in our lives.We all feel fear. Yet we are often told to ignore it, overcome it, push past it. But to what benefit? This is the essential question that guides Kristen Ulmer's remarkable exploration in The Art of Fear. Once recognized as the best extreme skier in the world (a title she held for twelve years) , Ulmer knows this emotion well. She argues that fear is not inherently detrimental to our mental health - in fact, the only true issue we face is our reaction to fear (not the fear itself) . Rebuilding our understanding of fear from the ground up, Ulmer begins by unpacking fear and the human experience, exploring the function of the Lizard Brain and how that primordial self has evolved to meet (or not) modern society.
About the Author
Kristen Ulmer is a thought leader, facilitator and fear specialist who radically challenges existing norms around the subject of this deeply misunderstood emotion. Having spent 15 years being labeled fearless by the outdoor industry--named the best woman extreme skier in the world for 12 of those years and voted the North American most extreme woman athlete in all disciplines--Ulmer seeks to end our humanity-wide war against fear, which will not only resolve many common, epidemic problems we face, but allow us the greatest chance to achieve our whole-mind potential. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, NPR, More Magazine, Outside Magazine (4 times) , and USA Today (4 times) to name but a few. Her book; The Art of Fear; Why Conquering Fear Won't Work and What to Do Instead, will be released on June 13, 2017. Ulmer lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband Kirk Jellum and their two savannah cats.
