Dr Kristy Potter, Clinical Psychologist

What you'll explore in this article: How one person moved from believing "this is just who I am" to boarding a flight home, and what shifted for him along the way. Tom hadn't been home in three years. He'd emigrated to Canada a few years earlier. The flight out went fine. But after that, he didn't come back. Not for a wedding. Not for a milestone birthday. Not for any of the moments he would have wanted to be there for. It wasn't that he didn't want to. It was that the thought of getting on a...

Most turbulence advice stops at 'stay calm.' Here's what to actually do with your hands, breath, and body when the seatbelt sign comes on, anxiety included.

What you’ll explore in this article: Why waiting to feel confident before flying can keep you stuck, and what actually helps you get on the plane. It is very common to believe that confidence needs to come before action. That in order to get on a plane, you need to feel ready, calm, or certain. So you wait. You try to build confidence first, hoping that once you feel different, flying will become easier. For many people, that moment does not arrive. Or if it does, it does not last. Confidence...