Communication: My mother is afraid of dying, how can I help?

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Written By Fei Wu

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We receive great questions about one of the hardest things to do: communicate. In this video, BJ Miller answers the question: "My mother is suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder and is afraid of dying. How can I help her?"

Show Notes:

0:00 Introduction

1:15 Generalized Anxiety Disorder

2:00 It may be too much to move past the fear of death/dying

2:50 Acceptance vs. fixing can unlock people

3:45 Acknowledge fear and difficult emotions

 

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Fei Wu

Fei Wu is the creator and host for Feisworld Podcast. She earned her 3rd-Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, persisting when the other 8 year-olds quit the hobby. Now she teaches kids how to kick and punch, and how to be better humans.

She hosts a podcast called Feisworld which attracts 100,000 downloads and listeners from 40 different countries. In 2016, Fei left her lucrative job in advertising to build a company of her own. She now has the freedom to help small businesses and people reach their goals by telling better stories, finding more customers and creating new revenue streams.

https://www.feisworld.com
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