Growing at the Speed of Fear

How to Stretch and Expand in a Way Your Nervous System Can Handle

Prologue — One Lamp, One Question

Growth is a tug‑of‑war in the mid‑brain—safety’s brake against curiosity’s accelerator. Feel that brake‑pedal heartbeat: steady proof you’re alive.

At 4:30 a.m. Yosemite Valley is velvet‑still. The river murmurs. Firs hold their breath. El Capitan slides from star‑silver to gun‑metal gray. One headlamp blinks on at the ba…