13/02/2026
There was a time when I was genuinely afraid of the dentist.
As a child, the sound of the drill, the smell of the clinic, the feeling of not being in control, it all felt overwhelming.
And yet, life has a gentle way of inviting us back to the very places we once feared.
This is how growth often looks.
We don’t eliminate fear by pretending it isn’t there.
We meet it.
We sit with it.
We work through it.
Over time, something shifts.
Sometimes we befriend our fears.
Sometimes we simply learn how to live alongside them.
But either way, we build new strategies, new resilience, new stories about ourselves.
Today, standing here smiling, I’m reminded that fear is rarely the enemy. Avoidance is.
Healing isn’t about becoming fearless.
It’s about becoming more present, more resourced, more compassionate with ourselves even in the dentist’s chair.
If there’s something in your life you’ve been avoiding, maybe this is your gentle invitation.
Growth doesn’t mean the fear disappears.
It means you don’t disappear because of it.
