Welcome to Fear Itself, where actress Cressida Bonas invites guests to share their personal stories around fear. How does fear show up, how do people try to hide it, how can we harness it and what can we learn from it?<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Fear Itself with Cressida Bonas
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Podcast Overview
Welcome to Fear Itself, where actress Cressida Bonas invites guests to share their personal stories around fear. How does fear show up, how do people try to hide it, how can we harness it and what can we learn from it?<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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November 17, 2021
Not Fulfilling Your Potential - Josh Llewellyn-Jones
<p><u>About The Episode</u></p><br><p>Our exciting guest for this week’s episode of Fear Itself is extreme athlete and world record holder Josh Llewellyn-Jones. Born with cystic fibrosis, Josh has gotten used to being told what he's not capable of - what he can't do - and so he's dedicated his life to proving people wrong. In this episode, Josh reveals to Cressida the incredible story of how he earned the nickname 'Million Kilo Man', Josh explains what it means to 'defy the odds daily', and we hear some inspirational advice for parents of children with cyststic fibrosis.</p><br><p><u>About The Guest </u></p><br><p>Born with cystic fibrosis, Josh was given a 10% chance of surviving his first night. Growing up, he was told he wouldn’t make 30 but, at 32, he was a World Record Holder, Ultra Athlete and International Motivational Speaker. At 29, Josh completed the ‘Worlds Fittest Man Challenge’ - one of only 5 in the world to do so. The following year in 2018, he became the first and only man to lift 1,000,000kg’s in under 24 hours to raise awareness for cystic fibrosis, beating the old record by over 500,000kg’s. </p><br><p><u>About The Host</u> </p><br><p>Cressida Bonas is an actress, podcaster and writer. Cressida has had leading acting roles in a number of well known television and film productions - such as her role as Sheila Bamber in the critically acclaimed Netflix series White House Farm. Some of Cressida's other work include roles in the ITV series Dr Thorne, the film The Bye Bye Man, and in theatre productions Mrs Orwell and An Evening with Lucien Freud. Cressida writes a monthly column for the arts and culture section in The Spectator and her written work has been featured in The Telegraph, and The Mail on Sunday</p><br><p><br></p><p><u>Top Quotes</u></p><br><p>"That experience, of nearly dying, was a pivot in my life. A real eye opener. It made me realise life is precious." - Josh Llewellyn Jones</p><br><p>"If you can survive something you have an extreme fear of you can become mentally invisible to it." - Josh Llewellyn Jones</p><br><p><br></p><p><u>Resources</u></p><br><p>Follow Cressida Bonas on instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cressida_bonas_/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/cressida_bonas_/?hl=en</a></p><br><p>Follow Josh on instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joshlj24/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/joshlj24/?hl=en</a></p><br><p>This podcast episode is produced by<a href="https://www.onefineplay.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> OneFinePlay</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

November 10, 2021
Ski Lifts - Scott Stuart
<p><u>About The Episode</u></p><br><p>Today’s incredible guest on Fear Itself is the best-selling children's author Scott Stuart. In this episode, Scott explains how tough it's been to tackle the toxic masculinity culture and to address his own insecurities, Cressida and Scott explore the importance of placing trust and control in your children, and Cressida asks Scott about the courage he draws from creativity.</p><br><p><br></p><p><u>About The Guest</u> </p><br><p>Scott Stuart is a best-selling children’s book author. His books have appeared on numerous best-seller lists, as well as receiving nominations for Children’s Book of the Year & Picture Book of the Year. His empowering messages have been seen over 100 million times on Social Media, and he is a leading voice on fully accepting & empowering our children, exactly as they are.</p><br><p><br></p><p><u>About The Host</u></p><br><p>Cressida Bonas is an actress, podcaster and writer. Cressida has had leading acting roles in a number of well known television and film productions - such as her role as Sheila Bamber in the critically acclaimed Netflix series White House Farm. Some of Cressida's other work include roles in the ITV series Dr Thorne, the film The Bye Bye Man, and in theatre productions Mrs Orwell and An Evening with Lucien Freud. Cressida writes a monthly column for the arts and culture section in The Spectator and her written work has been featured in The Telegraph, and The Mail on Sunday</p><br><p><br></p><p><u>Top Quotes</u></p><br><p>"That's all we really want. To be fully seen and fully accepted. Yet so few of us are." - Scott Stuart</p><br><p>"Empowerment can look, in the moment, a lot like failure. As parents, you try to prepare your children for the world. And part of that preparation is letting your child try and fail." - Scott Stuart</p><br><p><br></p><p><u>Resources</u></p><br><p>Follow Cressida Bonas on instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cressida_bonas_/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/cressida_bonas_/?hl=en</a></p><br><p>Learn more about Scott and his amazing work here: <a href="https://scottstuart.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://scottstuart.co/</a></p><br><p>This podcast episode is produced by<a href="https://www.onefineplay.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> OneFinePlay</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

November 3, 2021
What Others Think - John Armstrong
<p><u>About The Episode</u></p><br><p>Today’s wonderful guest on the Fear Itself podcast is art historian and philosopher John Armstrong. In this episode John tells us about the battles he's had with shyness, Cressida and John discuss how all humans are pretty idiotic - and why that's ok! - and John shares a surprisingly emotional story about a garden centre.</p><br><p><br></p><p><u>About The Guest</u></p><br><p>John Armstrong is an art historian and philosopher and has worked closely with educational company, and youtube channel, The School of Life (TSOL) since 2013. The School of Life is a global organisation devoted to teaching people how to lead a more fulfilled life. They offer insights in the key ingredients of emotional well-being: how to form good relationships, identify a satisfying career, minimise anxiety, acquire confidence and connect properly with friends. The channel has been a huge success - accruing over 6 million subscribers. John is also a distinguished author. With his books covering a range of themes including art, beauty, and civilisation. </p><br><p><br></p><p><u>About The Host</u></p><br><p>Cressida Bonas is an actress, podcaster and writer. Cressida has had leading acting roles in a number of well known television and film productions - such as her role as Sheila Bamber in the critically acclaimed Netflix series White House Farm. Some of Cressida's other work include roles in the ITV series Dr Thorne, the film The Bye Bye Man, and in theatre productions Mrs Orwell and An Evening with Lucien Freud. Cressida writes a monthly column for the arts and culture section in The Spectator and her written work has been featured in The Telegraph, and The Mail on Sunday</p><br><p><br></p><p><u>Top Quotes</u></p><br><p>"Few people are confident all the way down. And if we realise that, it can change our perspective both on envy and intimidation." - John Armstrong</p><br><p>"I sense a tension in civilization. Often shy people are the people who have got the nicest, most helpful, most interesting things to say but who have also taught themselves to be too cautious about being assertive." - John Armstrong</p><br><p><br></p><p><u>Resources</u></p><br><p>Follow Cressida Bonas on instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cressida_bonas_/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/cressida_bonas_/?hl=en</a></p><br><p>To learn more about the School of Life click here: <a href="https://www.theschooloflife.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theschooloflife.com/</a></p><br><p>This podcast episode is produced by<a href="https://www.onefineplay.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> OneFinePlay</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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