The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness

When fear, anger or anxiety has a grip on you, don’t turn away, have a drink, a snack, a smoke, or switch on the TV. Instead, look your fear straight in the eyes – and see it for what it really is …

‘Finding the courage to go to the places that scare us cannot happen without asking ourselves “What do I do when I feel I can’t handle what’s going on? Where do I look for strength and in what do I place my trust?” Openness doesn’t come from resisting our fears but from getting to know them well.’

Pema Chödön is one of the most renowned spiritual teachers in the West today. She is the resident teacher of Buddhism at Gampo Abbey, in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America. She is the author of four bestselling books, including The Wisdom of No Escape, Start Where You Are and When Things Fall Apart.