Mental Health & Addiction Podcast: Mind Matters by Gordon Bruin · Gordon Bruin
Facing Fear, Finding Action: Lessons from Jeremy Renner’s “My Next Breath”
August 19, 2025·19 min·1 clip
Jeremy Renner declares that emotions never built a bridge or fed the hungry—only action creates change.
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A grounded reminder that fear weakens when it meets small, practical steps.
The piece uses Jeremy Renner's memoir as a clear entry point into fear, hesitation, and the tendency to delay action until safety feels assured. It keeps coming back to a useful contrast: the more intentional mind can choose action, while fear leans toward avoidance.
Why you'd press play
If fear has been freezing you, this episode points you toward a small next move: name the fear, write one action, and try the awkward first step.
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