My Friend Fear: Finding Magic in the Unknown

As a person who experiences pretty steady anxiety, I am always searching for ways to calm my irrational thoughts and cultivate a healthier relationship with myself and the world around me. This is what led me to My Friend Fear. MFF challenges you to pull all of those uneasy feelings closer and use them as a tool for creating new possibilities, rather than allowing them to steer you away from the things you really want. This very idea sounded scary to me... However, through Meera Lee Patel's insight, experiences, and helpful exercises, I've discovered new ways of looking at the emotion that I've typically avoided. Now when fear presents itself I listen to it closely, and respond in a way that reflects my true hopes and desires. I feel relieved. I feel excited! Fear and I are becoming dear old friends. P.S. this book is BEAUTIFUL. Meera's artwork is honest and refreshing.

Meera guides you through her life of wrestling with fears, and soon you realize you're walking right beside her, looking back on all the times when fear paralyzed your life, and wondering how you can undo that. Beautifully written and illustrated. A must-read, especially for entrepreneurs, business owners, coaches and creatives.

A friend recommended it and I bought it instantly. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. Wonderful conditions wonderful colors. So exited to read it! 💚

I devoured this book in only a few sittings because it is not only beautifully written but visually stunning. Meera Lee's paintings and lettering accompany her words in such a way that you really feel like you become part of the book as you read it. As someone who has dealt with anxiety and fear for as long as I can remember, her honesty around how she has befriended her fear encouraged me to do more of the same. I typically do a lot of underlining in my books, but this one is so gorgeous that I didn't want to mark up the pages. Quotes that especially stuck with me... "If the pull of fear is holding you back from cultivating your dream, spend more time listening." "Where there is self-awareness and surrender, there is no shame in blooming alone." I really recommend this book if anxiety and/or fear are holding you back from experiencing your best life.

Beautiful book, beautifully written and illustrated. The quotes are uplifting and the author has an interesting perspective on fear and how to overcome. The only thing I wish was that this was more interactive like some of the other Merra Lee Patel works.

So many of us are controlled by fear, and we don't even notice it. We just do the same things, over and over again, without examining how often we make choices simply because they keep us safe. The author takes you by the hand and shows you, gently, how many fears you have, and what you can do about them. And her art work is incredible. This book changed my life.

Once I opened this book, I couldn't put it down. Everyone has fears, but Meera really inspires you to handle what scares you most and overcome it through her own relatable feelings of fear and life experiences. Her honesty will keep you engaged and you will end on a feeling of success- that you too have the ability to friend your fear and see what's on the other side!

I enjoyed reading this young lady's take on fear. Her book itself is beautiful, filled with her own water paintings and different artistic thoughts. The information within is thought provoking and helpful!