Facing Fear

Did the person who wrote the "fear this doco" see the same film as me, and the audiences that have given the film resounding applause at countless screenings across the country?

This is a powerful film that will change lives and save lives.

The photography is stunning, and the interviewees include such luminaries as Dr Joe Dispenza, Dr Bruce Lipton, Caroline Myss, Dr Lissa Rankin, Professor Matt McKay and the celebrated creator of the Internal Family Systems modality of psychological therapy, Harvard Professor Richard Schwartz.

The person who wrote the "fear this doco" review rates these esteemed and highly respected medical professionals as "third rate new age gurus" who make assertions they have no clue on. Clearly this person doesn't have a clue, and is threatened by the life-changing keys that this film holds.

Facing Fear is a film that will make you view fear from new perspectives. I recommend it highly.

You'd imagine that if you gathered a panel of leading experts from across the spectrum of biological science, psychology, spirituality, metaphysics, and mystics that you'd find a fair bit of disagreement. Well, not here. Even though each of filmmaker Bill Bennet's interviewees stated what they were saying in a slight different way, there was an obvious sense of agreement on the subject of fear. What it is, how it affects us, how to respond to it.

Yep, there were some real crackpots featured in it (and depending who you are who they are will probably differ), but honestly, even the people whose worldview was not mine made sense and said helpful things. I genuinely found the theme of this film and the information shared helpful.

I was also delighted to discover that for the most part, my life is no longer marked by fear. It had been previously, but thanks to TRTP - the trauma therapy featured in the film - fear, phobias, anxiety, depression, and stress no longer rule me like they did in the past. It was such a delight to watch a film on fear, find incredible agreement with so many of what it is, but also know that I've found an effective way to face it.

Anyone who gives this film anything less than 10 stars is being very harsh and negative. I'm a hardcore critic of all entertainment, and this was a stellar film! This is a subject that more people need to be talking about. I was happy to see so many wonderful spiritual authors and public figures, whom I love, featured in this movie. Also, the cinematography is amazing! I left feeling more hopeful and I have a new, healthier way of looking at fear. This is a must-see! Bill is great. Very gracious and quite funny.

I'm very much looking forward to seeing any future films like the next one on HOPE.

I strongly feel that this is the most important conversation for us to be having, now more than ever. We are so societally conditioned by fear, so deeply that we're not even aware that it is what drives us.

This excellent documentary gives us such insight into how we can begin to free ourselves from the chains that fear keeps us enslaved in & break out into living our lives authentically, from a place of trust.

I'm so very grateful to Bill & all those involved in this film, who have shown us a path into the light of awareness & freedom. It is so beautifully made and so very inspiring.

I would highly recommend this film to all.

A beautiful, thought-provoking film, filled with lots of information and perspectives about fear. This film was useful to me on both a personal level as an individual and on a professional level as a Counsellor. It was so interesting to learn about fear from many different practitioners and experts. I feel that this film has contributed to my ever growing knowledge base as a trauma-informed therapist. Fear affects us all, at some point in our lives. I found this film ultimately comforting; and I really loved going along on the journey with Bill in his pursuit of knowledge and information. I highly recommend this film to be watched by everyone, not just those that work in this field.