Courage isn’t a personality trait—it’s a skill you can build with the right mindset and tools. It’s easy to think of courage as something you need for major life events, like cross-country moves or ...

Facing your fears can be powerful, especially when you stay in the situation long enough to learn that you can cope with it and that a catastrophe isn't likely to occur. In clinical terms, this ...

When someone casually tells a person with a real phobia to "just face your fears," it's like telling someone with a broken leg to simply walk it off. This well-meaning but misguided advice ...

Everyone has fears. They’re important, and they’ve helped keep us alive throughout our evolution. Think about the fears characters understandably feel at certain points in Game of Thrones, the hugely ...

“Create a courage memory bank,” Lee suggests. To do this, write down previous situations (both big and small) where you acted bravely. “After you’ve written your courage memory bank, keep it in your ...