Show Notes

Summary

In this episode of Live Fearlessly Free, Heather Bunch dives deep into how courage is not the absence of fear but faith in motion. Through personal stories (hello, horses and cookbooks!) and neuroscience insights from Andrew Huberman, Heather equips you with three powerful, action-packed ways to flip on your courageous circuit, get that dopamine boost, and move forward—even when your knees are knocking. If you’re tired of fear crashing your party and you’re ready to step into bold, faith-fueled action, this one’s for you.

Takeaways

• Fear often stops us at the threshold of our dreams.
• Delighting in intimacy with God is foundational for courage.
• Understanding our true identity helps us combat fear.
• Directing our imagination can empower us to take action.
• Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it.
• Fear starts in the brain and manifests physically in the body.
• There are four responses to fear: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn.
• Taking action activates the 'courageous circuit' in our brain.
• Courage is like a muscle that gets stronger with practice.
• Partnering with God is essential in our journey of courage.

Sound Bites

"Courage takes movement."

"Action disrupts fear."

"Courage is faith in motion.”

"Courage isn’t the absence of fear—it’s doing the thing afraid."

"Action flips on the courageous circuit and rewires your brain for brave."

"You don’t need to wait for fear to leave the room. It walks in anyway."

Courageous Action
Time to take one bold, messy, totally imperfect step:

• ⚡ Step 1: Name one thing fear’s been holding you back from.
• 🛠️ Step 2: Break it down to the tiniest doable action (text, call, one sentence—whatever gets the momentum going).
• 🤝 Step 3: Pray. Breathe. Move. Do it scared. Do it today.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Courageous Living

00:11 Opener - Overcoming Fear with Courage

01:15 The Three Secrets to a Courageous Life Recap

03:10 Breaking Down Fear and Courage

04:05 A Horse of a Tail on Courage

11:27 Activating the Courageous Circuit

18:37 Lesson 1 Courage Takes Movement – Action Disrupts Fear

24:17 Lesson 2 Courage Is Practiced – Consistency Builds Confidence

26:52 Lesson 3 Courage Is Partnering with God – You’re Not Doing This Alone

34:37 Recap How to Activate Your Courage Circuit

35:47 Courageous Action

Resources

Hello, Courageous! The Gal’s Guide to Delight, Discover, and Direct Your Divine Life by Heather Bunch: https://hellocourageous.com

Or get it on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP3BZ7ZP

Heather Bunch – The Courageous Coach

Heather is a certified life and Enneagram coach, speaker and author who helps women of faith close the gap between their dreams and reality by Live Fearlessly Free. Now they can stop hiding, show up fully themselves and fulfill their God-given purpose–courageously.

Heather also uses her ninja writing skills to help other coaches, speakers, and authors get their ideas out of their heads into their signature system so they can create the income and income they dream about.

Heather’s book is available on Amazon––Hello, Courageous! The Gal’s Guide to Delight, Discover, and Direct Your Divine Life by Heather Bunch: https://hellocourageous.com/hcbook

Or get it on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP3BZ7ZP

Beat Procrastination cheat sheet: https://www.heatherbunch.com/beatit

You can find Heather at https://www.heatherbunch.com.

Or email her at hello@heatherbunch.com.