Leaving your comfort zone, leaning into fear and anxiety and how we have learnt to use it all to better ourselves - with Maddy and Rochelle

Nobody likes leaving their comfort zone, yet spoiler... all the successful people do! This week we talk about why don't we like leaving our comfort zone, how it can create anxiety leaving it and how can we become better at stepping outside of it?Fear comes in many different forms and can often create anxiety. Your brain doesn't know good from bad, it only knows uncomfortable and comfortable. This week we delve into the psychology behind fear, where it comes from and share our personal experiences with how, for us, fear has lead to anxiety. Maddy shares her deep, raw experiences with anxiety in the past and how she has leant into it, to help her level up and become a bigger, better version of herself. We normalise those anxious thoughts that are experienced no matter what stage of life you are at.Trigger warning: We lightly talk about anxiety and mental health. If you are currently on your own mental health journey and don't think you are in a place where you will benefit from this episode, please skip over it. Lifeline number: 13 11 14You can download the Once Upon App and create your own photo book here: https://onceuponapp.onelink.me/PtX4/kijxxpalFollow us at @those.twomums on instagram to stay up to date with our daily life and behind the scenes x