Psychotherapist Thom Rut-ledge combines compelling anecdotes from his practice and his own struggle with addiction and depression as well as exercises and tools in this empowering book. Throughout, he uses the acronym F-E-A-R as a model to guide readers through the process. Instead of running, repressing or ignoring the voices of panic and dread, we learn that it is only through facing, exploring, accepting, and responding to fear that we become free from its paralyzing grip. June.