Sparta Chicks Radio: Mindset | Confidence | Sport | Women

Kate is a psychologist, mountaineer and ‘free spirit at heart’. A rock climber and mountaineer (who also served in the Army for 10 years), Kate has a unique perspective on how to manage fear, the thoughts we believe and the stories we tell ourselves. We dive deep into the topic of fear on this episode and discuss: - why spending time in nature is such a powerful source of confidence for women (hint: it’s about the facades we carry in our everyday life), - why fear is actually a good thing, and being fearless is bad, - the physiological response that occurs in your body when you feel fear - whether that fear is real/immediate or perceived, - why you can’t think straight when you feel anxious, and tactics you can use to calm your anxiety and get your brain functioning again (I’ll vouch for the 4 second breathing exercise she mentions; I’ve been using it a lot in the last week or two), - why mantras and affirmations work and why you should ‘let the body climb’ (or swim or run or ride or whatever it is you love t