About this quote

Giving a fear a name pulls it out of the dark and into reach. Say the thing aloud or write it down and you turn guessing into facts you can respond to. That makes the next step clearer: a question to ask, a boundary to set, or a tiny experiment to try. Who or what are you avoiding naming right now?

When to use it

• Work — before a performance review you tell yourself: 'I'll call it out, I'll say