Day 45 of 100 Days of Hope
Let Fear Move You Into Freedom
by Julie Burningham | The Hope Coach | Shine Bright Life Coaching
Fear Doesn’t Have to Stop You
Fear is something that can stop us in our tracks — but it doesn’t have to.
Most of us try to talk ourselves out of fear, but that rarely works. The mind knows when we’re pretending or trying to control it.
Instead of thinking your way out of fear, you can move your way through it.
That’s something I learned from Katie Hendricks, co-founder of The Hendricks Institute and creator of Fear Melters®. She teaches that when we use our body intelligence to respond to fear, we interrupt old patterns and create more choice, freedom, and flow.
What Are Fear Melters®?
Fear Melters® are simple, body-based movements that shift your energy when fear arises. Each one helps you come back to your center — where love, presence, and possibility live.
Here are four to try:
1. Ooze Instead of Fight
If your fear response is to fight, slow your body down and ooze instead.
Move like warm honey or syrup on ice cream. Feel your breath deepen and your muscles soften. When you ooze, you tell your body that it’s safe to relax and receive.
2. Ground Instead of Flee
If you tend to run away or withdraw, choose to ground down instead.
Press your feet into the floor, breathe deeply, and feel supported by the earth.
Stay present and let yourself receive that support — it’s always there for you.
3. Wiggle Instead of Freeze
When fear makes you feel stuck or frozen, wiggle everything!
Your shoulders, arms, fingers, hips, legs, toes — all of it. Wiggle until the energy moves. This breaks the freeze pattern and brings your aliveness back online.
4. Scoop Love When You Feel Overwhelmed
If you feel flooded or overwhelmed, imagine a bowl of love in front of you.
With your hands, scoop that love onto your heart, shoulders, or anywhere you need it. Breathe it in. You are reminding yourself that love is available right now.
Why Fear Melters Work
Your body holds the key to emotional freedom. When you move your body in new ways, you create space between reaction and choice.
Fear no longer needs to run your life — it becomes a messenger instead of a master.
When you choose movement over resistance, you begin to feel more peace, clarity, and confidence. You move from fear into flow.
And that’s the foundation of personal growth, emotional regulation, and true spiritual alignment.
Your Invitation
So this week, I invite you to ask yourself:
✨ What fear might be holding me back right now?
✨ Which Fear Melter could I use to move through it?
Try one — or all four — and notice how your energy shifts.
Remember: when you let fear move through you, you return to your natural state of joy and freedom.
That’s where your light shines brightest.
Here’s a short video that demonstrates each Fear Melter so you can see them in action!
With love and hope,
Julie Burningham
The Hope Coach
Shine Bright Life Coaching
Helping you move from fear to freedom and shine bright in every season of life.