163: New Life Perspectives with Liz Larson and Bill McKenna - about Break through Fear163: New Life Perspectives with Liz Larson and Bill McKenna - about Break through Fear
UK Health Radio Podcast
Bill McKenna explains how hidden fear patterns influence decisions, health and relationships, and shares a striking story of financial change after fear was released. He also outlines how methods like Cognomovement and events such as Cognoconscious aim to clear fear, shame and guilt to allow more ease and love in everyday life.
45:49•1 Jun 2026
Breaking Through Fear: New Life Perspectives with Bill McKenna and Liz Larson
Episode Overview
- Fear often operates like an invisible boundary that limits what people attempt in finances, relationships and health.
- Short, targeted exercises can shift intense fear responses stored in the body and nervous system.
- Childhood experiences strongly programme automatic fear reactions that later shape adult behaviour.
- Reducing non-helpful fear tends to open up perception, energy and creative options in everyday life.
- As fear subsides, expressions of love and compassion become more natural, improving how people relate and communicate.
“All of us are trying to change our mindset when really what we should be doing is changing our fear set.”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This UK Health Radio episode of *New Life Perspectives* with Bill McKenna zooms in on one thing that quietly runs the show for many people: fear. Speaking directly to those interested in health, consciousness and major life change, Bill explains how fear can shape finances, relationships, wellbeing and even recovery choices. He talks about fear as an invisible "performance envelope" that limits what you’ll attempt, much like an aircraft’s safe flying range.
While there’s a useful kind of fear (like jumping back from an oncoming truck), he focuses on the chronic, low-level fear that keeps people stuck. Bill shares a striking story about the very first Cognomovement session he ever did with a friend who was terrified about retirement. During a brief exercise, the man felt intense physical sensations moving through his body, then suddenly couldn’t connect to his biggest worry anymore.
Months later, that same man had bought several positive-cash-flow properties, created new income streams and completely changed his financial life. As Bill puts it, “All of us are trying to change our mindset when really what we should be doing is changing our fear set.” He explains how early-life programming, the nervous system and the brain’s fear circuits lock in automatic reactions like fight, flight, freeze and fawn.
Once those stuck fear patterns ease, people often see more options, feel more energy and find it easier to act differently. The conversation also links fear and love as opposite emotional poles: remove fear and, according to Bill, love and its offshoots begin to surface naturally. He touches on how this can soften communication, deepen relationships and make it easier to see the good in yourself and others.
He finishes by talking about Cognoconscious, a five-day event with Liz Larson that aims to release layers of fear, shame, guilt and resentment so people can live with more ease. If fear has been calling too many of the shots in your life, could changing your "fear set" be the next step?
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