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Are you afraid of loneliness or failure, confrontation or facing the unknown? Fear Traps equips readers to heal trauma and take on new challenges with confidence and resilience. Dr. Stella shows us that fear is normal, but fear does not need to control you. If you're feeling trapped in a cycle of coping mechanisms that just keep making things worse, there is a way out. With over thirty years of experience as a clinical psychologist, Nancy Stella, PsyD, PhD, helps us get unstuck by teaching us how our brains store painful memories. Her Courageous Brain Process (CBP) provides six science-based steps you can take to successfully manage your fears. Nancy Stella holds a PhD in social psychology and a PsyD in clinical psychology. For more than twenty years, she has been a leading psychologist in her community, co-owning one of Ohio's largest private multispecialty mental health practices and employing over fifty psychiatrists and psychologists.

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Dr. Stella integrates cutting edge neuroscience, millennia old meditation practices, and decades of clinical experience to provide hope and concrete guidance to anyone trapped in the revolving door of their own fears. Fear Traps provides breakthrough understandings and clear guidance for adolescents, adults, and seniors to systematically free themselves from what can feel like inescapable anxieties and fears. -Richard Reckman, PhD Past President, Ohio Psychological Association Dr. Stella is a master of self-esteem. She makes even our most closely held fears feel approachable and surmountable. When we feel small and paralyzed, she reminds us that we are the adult in the room, and we are capable of so much more than we think. -Marian Rubin, LISW Licensed Independent Social Worker A must-have resource for anyone stuck in a cycle of fear. -Celia Oliver, PhD, PsyD President of the New Hampshire Psychological Association In her book, Fear Traps, Dr. Stella captures the very foundation of common fears. Beyond that, she lays out a fantastic, detailed framework to attack it. This is an excellent resource for any therapist or patient wanting to improve their sense of self-esteem and self-efficacy. -Ryan Schmidtz, MD Schmidtz Psychiatry LLC Dr. Stella's book is one of hope. It chronicles the lives of several of her clients as they use the Courageous Brain Process to identify, navigate, and overcome the patterns that are stifling them. I've used Doctor Stella's process to remake my own emotional matrix. I can personally attest to its transformational power. I experience greater resilience, wellbeing, and deep swells of spontaneous happiness as a direct result of the practice. It's been a lifesaver for me. -David Forrester Creator of the Matrix, The Art of Emotional Healing Dr. Stella takes away the stigma often associated with trauma responses. She focuses on strengthening individuals-reminding them that they do have the power and inner resources to create positive changes in their lives and relationships. This book takes approaches I already use and combines them in a powerful way that someone can use on their own or to more easily participate in their therapy process. -Dianne Latimer, PsyD Licensed Psychologist Dr. Stella's Courageous Brain Process makes complex ideas so easy to understand. Her method has given me a sense of courage to face life's inevitable challenges without being constantly triggered by hurts of the past. I have used her strategies to free myself from perfectionism and fear of rejection that kept me living small. Now I am able to pursue my new opportunities and share myself freely. -Carolyn Walters Teacher of the Matrix, The Art of Emotional Healing You really can change the way your brain processes fear. Fear Traps shows you how. -Lynda McConn, LPCC Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Dr. Stella read my mind so many times in these pages, but she never made me feel ashamed of my struggles. She has this unflappable, nothing-surprises-me type of attitude that calls others to live out what they're capable of. To those feeling constantly anxious, take a deep breath and start reading this book. This book is for you. It's precisely effective at calming us down because it's indelibly rooted in both brain research and real life. Dr. Stella shows us how to actually change the physical structures of our anxious brain, but she delivers this scientific discovery in a way that helps us feel lighter already. -Carmen Berry, MSW New York Times Bestselling Author Easy yet life-transforming for everyday situations. -Lucy Allen, MSW, LISW Former Chief Clinical Officer PsychBC

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