Exploring Fear

Episode Notes This episode features Robyn, an industrial engineer turned mental health educator, who breaks down the ways fear and shame quietly run our lives. She draws on meditation, attachment theory, and cognitive science to help people move through fear instead of avoiding it, often pointing back to the insight that shifted her own life almost overnight. Robyn runs a growing platform and community focused on attachment styles, ego, and self honesty, supporting people who feel stuck in cycles of avoidance, people pleasing, or chasing external validation. In this conversation, we explore the difference between love and attachment, why shame attaches itself to pain, and how building internal values instead of external ones can create a more secure, grounded sense of self. Links Robyn Humphrys Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thestopsufferingclub/reels/ Substack https://thestopsufferingclub.substack.com/ Exploring Fear Website www.exploringfear.com Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@exploring_fear Instagram https://www.instagram.com/exploring_fear/ Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/exploring-fear/312615a0-9c95-4de7-856c-ce3bbd89c8e7

Episode Notes This episode features Jonny Thomson, a philosophy teacher and the creator of Mini Philosophy, who deconstructs the narratives that fuel our modern anxiety. He advocates for using philosophical frameworks as a pathway to courage, drawing on ancient schools like Epicureanism to cultivate resilience, deeper self-understanding, and a more meaningful life. Jonny hosts a popular platform dedicated to making complex ideas accessible, often supporting individuals who feel overwhelmed by existential dread, attachment issues, or the pressure of "the good life." In this conversation, we explore his work and underlying philosophy, and discuss practical ways to engage with courage and vulnerability to create greater psychological space and support sustained growth and development. Links Jonny Thomson Instagram https://www.instagram.com/existential.hormesis?igsh=MXg4a3R2NnpidnFkNw== TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@philosophyminis Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@philosophyminis Substack https://miniphilosophy.substack.com/ Big Think https://bigthink.com/mini-philosophy/ Exploring Fear Website www.exploringfear.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/exploring_fear?igsh=NjE4d2c3OWZocnF3 Youtube http://www.youtube.com/@exploring_fear

Episode Notes This episode takes a closer look at the history of Louis and Exploring Fear and then dives into the whys and hows of working with fear. When people think about fear its easy to just see it as that thing that happens when watching a horror film, doing extreme sports or in various emergency situations. The reality of fear is much more subtle and it plays out on a daily basis in all of our lives. Links Exploring Fear www.exploringfear.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/exploring_fear?igsh=NjE4d2c3OWZocnF3 Youtube http://www.youtube.com/@exploring_fear

Episode Notes This episode features Eric Haas, a therapist who integrates psychedelic-assisted work and embodiment-based practices into his clinical approach. He advocates for working through the body as a pathway to healing the mind, drawing on movement disciplines such as long-distance running and dance to cultivate awareness, resilience, and deeper self-understanding. Eric facilitates psychedelic retreats and works with clients in one-to-one settings, often supporting individuals who have found limited benefit from traditional talk therapy or medication alone. In this conversation, we explore his work and underlying philosophy, and discuss practical ways to engage with embodiment practices to create greater psychological space and support sustained growth and development. Links Eric Haas Instagram https://www.instagram.com/existential.hormesis?igsh=MXg4a3R2NnpidnFkNw== Website https://www.primalnature.eu/exp/ Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/3WM3Ic0MxWVVbI1yqfVWRS?si=K8njsdjnRVqGBXjuLvQbbg Exploring Fear www.exploringfear.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/exploring_fear?igsh=NjE4d2c3OWZocnF3 Youtube http://www.youtube.com/@exploring_fear

Episode Notes This episode features David Bajramovic. David is a writer and content creator with a background in Western philosophy and psychology. In addition to his writing and content creation he also has an online community called Sisyphus society and does 1:1 coaching, applying all the knowledge and wisdom he has in helping people find meaning and actualise their potential. In this episode we talk about all things related to these existential topics such as life, death, anxiety, courage, meaning and suffering. Links David B. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recovering.overthinker/ Substack https://substack.com/@existentialespresso YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RecoveringOverthinker Exploring Fear Website www.exploringfear.com Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@exploring_fear Instagram https://www.instagram.com/exploring_fear/