What is Fear Coaching? what can I expect?

Fear Coaching is an intense, fun and unique process and philosophy developed by me, Saint Nightmare, to help people experience peak states of pleasure, embodiment and oneness with nature. This work takes place in the context of long term, one on one relationships built on trust and care, as well as in classes and workshops I host.

You can expect to be able go for a walk in the woods alone carrying profound and honest awareness of the possibility of both danger and serenity.

You can expect to be able to swim in cold water exploding with loud shrieks and glee.

You can expect to sleep better knowing you have left no stone in your storehouse of desire unturned.

You can expect to hear others exclaim on your fresh new radiance.

You can expect to inhabit your being and mission more completely than ever before.

In what timeframe can I expect to see results?

I honor that nature brings change and growth through cycles and timelines far beyond our limited human awareness.

I also honor that facing fear creates an urgent and demanding imperative.  So while our work together may be non-linear, you can expect breakthroughs and results at a digestible and inspiring pace, usually after a few months of committing to receiving support and engaging in practice.

How do I know if Fear Coaching is right for me?

Fear Coaching is right for you if you have been lying in wait a very long time, postponing a dream or squashing down hopes.

Fear Coaching is right for you if you have committed to spending your resources, time and energy for your own expansion and the betterment of our culture and planet. 

Fear Coaching is right for you if you have been craving deep witnessing, support, knowledge and skills about how to navigate a scary world that you have been unable to find elsewhere.

Fear Coaching is not for you if you are actively inhabiting states of phobia, paranoia, addiction, extreme anxiety, eating disorders or contemplating suicide. The body comes first.

How did you become a fear coach?

I begged my dad to take me rock climbing with him until, at age 10, he finally said I was old enough to tie a rope around my waist and follow him up the wall. I was so excited, and so, so scared. Even though my dreams were coming true as we scaled the tallest cliffs in my little hometown, I also dreaded it. Why was I so scared of doing my favorite thing? Why was my dad making us do such scary hard stuff, when I could be home on the couch reading a book!? But as I grew up, I kept climbing, getting my photos in magazines and a little bit famous working with climbing companies to keep my dreams alive. Even when climbing demanded so much of my time, emotional and physical resources, I couldn’t escape its powerful pull. After many years spent feral, exhausted and broke cliffside, I developed a deep sense of spirituality in relationship to my fear, body and nature. My work as a Fear Coach crystalized when I realized what I had learned from fear and climbing reflected near universal human experiences embedded in wisdom traditions from around the world and across time, bound to an intimate and sacred relationship with the Earth.  All humans, it turns out, have had to learn to live with fear.