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"Since childhood, [Eva Holland] has been gripped by two debilitating phobias: fear of losing her mother, and fear of heights. The worst has already happened: Eva's mother died suddenly and unexpectedly in 2014. But now -- after an arduous, embarrassing, and tearful finale to her ice-climbing expedition -- Eva decides, enough. Fear may define her past, but she won't let it dictate her future. Thus begins Holland's quest to renegotiate her inhibiting relationship with fear. In stirring, raw prose, she reveals what it's like to live in the clutches of paralyzing dread. And with remarkable courage, she tests the limits of what one can do to live less fearfully -- from engaging in daring adventure to cutting-edge research ... Holland's odyssey sheds light on universal questions: How do we feel fear, and why? Is fear necessary? Is it rooted in the body or the mind? And it brings her ever closer to knowing: Is there a better way to feel afraid? Finding the nerve to face down her fears, Holla
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"A personal story about not only facing but conquering fears in the wake personal grief, with a deep dive into the surprisingly liberating science of fear. In 2015, Eva Holland was forced to confront her greatest fear when her mother unexpectedly had a stroke and suddenly passed away. After the shock and grief subsided, Holland became aware of the freedom that facing your greatest fear can grant. She began to examine the extent to which her fears have limited her in the past, and wondered whether or not is was possible to move past them. This set Holland on a deep dive into the science of fear, digging into an array of universal and personal questions: Why do we feel fear? Where do phobias come from and how are they related to anxiety disorders? Does her fear of heights have something to do with the fact that she can't dance? (Surprisingly, yes.) Can you really smell fear? (Yes again.) Why does fear seem to spread through groups and crowds like an airborne virus, making everyone it tou
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