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Fear and the Importance of “Getting Back on the Horse”
One of the most important lessons I learned in cognitive behavioral therapy was that avoidance increased fear. We may think that avoiding something we are afraid of will bring us comfort, and it may for a time, but it will eventually only make our fear worse.
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Just Keep Writing: When You Find a Book Identical to Yours
“Just Keep Writing” is a series of pep talks I’m writing for myself in hopes that it will help you as well. I wrote this post in 2021 while I was working on my book, Fight or Flight. New Fearless Writing posts will be shared every other Wednesday, which include this series, book reviews, and writing […]
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How to Have Courage Through Self-Doubt
We can either see self-doubt as our mind’s way of telling us we aren’t good enough; or we can see it as our mind’s way of telling us that we can get better.
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Just Keep Writing: How to Keep Writing Through Self-Doubt
Some stories come out nearly perfect, but others need more time to simmer. That doesn’t mean that this story is bad. It just needs more work before it becomes as good as it can be.
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Remembering the Courage We Have in Christ
Everything that I could ask for, Christ has already done.
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Just Keep Writing: Resist the Shiny New Idea
When you first start a book, the newness itself is exciting. You want to explore every angle and see how it catches the light.
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How to Use Your Imagination for Hope Instead of Fear
I have come to believe that overcoming fear requires training our imaginations and letting them be redeemed.
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Just Keep Writing: Journey Before Destination
We all have to decide what success is for us. This isn’t so that we lower our standards, but so that we identify when our standards rest on a shaky foundation.
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Thoughts on Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson
Adorning the Dark is a book for artists of all kinds (which, he argues, means everyone), and people hungering for community and purpose. Peterson blends memoir with sage advice for artists, particularly songwriters and fiction writers.
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Breaking the Chain of Anxiety
If thoughts are powerful enough to affect our feelings, then that means they must be powerful enough to make us feel better, too.
Emily Brooks
faith, courage, imagination
Emily Brooks 