When All Is Not Well: Beating Your Fear of Bad News and Hard Times

Jerusha Agen Fighting Fear 6 Comments

I sat in the exam room, staring at the wall, sometimes watching the door, waiting for someone to return and tell me the results of my cat’s ultrasound. I braced for her to become the third pet out of five to receive a cancer diagnosis. Lord, that would be too much, I thought. Too much. Then, for some reason (as …

Don’t Watch: 3 Tips to Beat Your Fear of Embarrassment

Jerusha Agen Fighting Fear 6 Comments

I chuckled at the funny story my friend told me, a story of being in a new situation and saying something that unintentionally garnered laughter at her expense. My friend told me this story for a laugh, but then she admitted she wasn’t ready to laugh at it yet herself. I could relate. In fact, I don’t think I’m ever …