The Gift of Fear
Book description
In this empowering book, Gavin de Becker, the man Oprah Winfrey calls the US' leading expert on violent behaviour, shows you how to spot even subtle signs of danger - before it's too late. Shattering the myth that most violent acts are unpredictable, de Becker, whose clients include top Hollywood…
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3 authors picked The Gift of Fear as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
On its face, this book has nothing to do with daughters of narcissistic mothers, but it has messages for everyone, especially women, and even more especially, daughters of narcissistic mothers who were taught to ignore our own boundaries and our own intuition. This book does the opposite: it gives us overt permission, and even encouragement, to trust our intuition which in turn will keep us safe.
From Danu's list on daughters of narcissistic mothers flourish and thrive.
Not only is it one of the best books I’ve ever read, but it’s also one of the most helpful and useful.
As the physically weaker sex, fear is a constant – even if it’s in the back of your mind. Reading this book empowered me. I felt stronger.
Instead of fearing the fear, I listened to it, and it became a superpower.
Safe to say, this book probably saved my life, without me even realizing it.
From Bronwyn's list on realistic horrifying thrillers.
Fear is not the problem! Fear arises to help you deal with the problem! Gavin de Becker is a security expert who declares that fear doesn’t get in our way at all. In fact, fear contains the instincts and intuition that help us stay safe in the world.
Using stories from real cases and his own life, de Becker shows us how fear works to keep us safe – and how avoiding or ignoring fear is always a very bad idea. The Gift of Fear will help you connect to the essential intelligence in your fear, and it will help…
From Karla's list on to help you develop emotional badassery.
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