How to overcome fear: Ryan wants the idyllic country life but is afraid to quit his job

In this episode of Partners in Sublime, host Shagun Chopra unpacks the psychology and spirituality of fear. She explains how fear arises from the ego and how our personas are formed through childhood conditioning to ensure acceptance and belonging. When we begin to step outside that persona, the ego triggers fear to keep us “safe,” even if it limits our growth. Shagun explores two pathways for working with fear: one more action-oriented and the other more introspective. Drawing from Jungian concepts of the persona and the shadow, she emphasizes the importance of integrating disowned qualities in order to feel whole and access our deeper spiritual nature, pure consciousness. The episode includes a powerful live coaching segment with a client (“Ryan”), who faces fear around leaving a secure job to pursue a more adventurous and nature-connected life ...