Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2024-03-17

Books mentioned on 187. Is Fear Running Your Life?

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How can you summon courage when you’re terrified? Is hiking more dangerous than skiing?

Angela Duckworth recommended Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett and others, and discussed The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Lisa Damour and others, Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive by Marc A. Brackett, and Fear and Courage by Stanley Rachman.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Emotional Lives of Teenagers

    Lisa Damour, Ph.D. · at 6:31

    The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Lisa Damour is a psychological guide that helps parents understand and navigate the intense emotional experiences of adolescents with empathy and practical strategies.

    Discussed
    “you know I read this book recently by this psychologist named Lisa deore and she studies adolescent emotional health and she's clinically trained”
    Where to get it
  2. Permission to Feel

    Marc Brackett, Ph.D. · at 8:15 · mentioned 3 times

    Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett, Ph.D.

    Recommended
    “Actually, there's a really interesting author; I've just been reading a book called 'Permission to Feel.' Yes, yes!”
    Where to get it
  3. Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive

    Marc A. Brackett · at 8:16 · mentioned 2 times

    Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive by Marc A.

    Discussed
    “I've just been reading a book called permission to feel Oh by Mark bracket”
    Where to get it
  4. Fear and Courage

    Stanley Rachman · at 30:46 · mentioned 2 times

    Discussed
    “And there's a psychologist named Stanley Rachman who was a lifelong scholar of fear and courage! And he wrote a book of the same title: 'Fear and Courage.'”
    Where to get it