Dr Poffenroth outlines the physiological triggers for these kinds of fears—often set off by problems in the world around us—and then offers an array of tools to manage them. Think of this book as a Shadow Work Journal but built from personal experience and years of multidisciplinary research, with science-based, proven strategies for charting a course through tough inner challenges.The mental health crisis is upon us: A recent study from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) found that anxiety rates have increased threefold since 2019 while rates of depression have grown fourfold. One cause of the underlying crisis: fear. Because we’re not adapted to managing lingering fears, we do it all wrong, allowing them to damage us physically and emotionally. Poffenroth reveals that the answer is not to become fearless, or treat fear as a private, disgraceful moral failing, but to unlock one’s inner bravery with a deeper understanding about the nature of our fears. Poffenroth suggests doing this by way of “neurohacks,” or surprisingly easy-to-use tools for living with our fears. Because our brains are not fixed but capable of immense change and growth, neurohacks work like cheat codes that help us update and refresh how we think, feel, and behave in response to life’s stressors. For example, Poffenroth created the RAIN method—which stands for Recognize, Assign, Identify, and Navigate—based on her own and other’s research as a fully accessible, easy-to-remember (and use!) framework to deal with everyday fear and includes multiple coping skills so that it is customizable for each person’s unique brain. The first three steps are about observing, articulating, and classifying physical (biological reactions) and emotional experiences, while the last uses neurohacks to navigate through the discomfort. BRAVE NEW YOU helps readers chart a path to navigate today’s most common fears, serving as a compass to help navigate the turbulent waters of worry, unease, and panic.BRAVE NEW YOU is A groundbreaking guide to understanding anxiety, stress, and other everyday fears that hold us back—complete with step-by-step instructions for managing those fears and living a fuller, happier life.