# 161: 5 Ways To Overcome Your Fears - Epictetus (Stoicism)

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Published: 2026-04-01T15:00:00+00:00
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5 Ways To Overcome Your Fears - Epictetus (Stoicism) In this podcast, we will be talking about 5 Ways To Overcome Your Fears from the philosophy of Epictetus. Epictetus was one of the most influential teachers of the later years of the school of Stoicism. So with that in mind, here are 5 ways we can overcome our fears the wisdom of Epictetus - 01. Make Sense of Fear 02. Embrace life trials 03. Believe in your ability to do wonders 04. Don’t fear other people’s judgment 05. Get rid of the fear of death We hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope this podcast will help you to overcome your fears. Epictetus was a Greek/Roman philosopher of the Hellenistic period. He managed to overcome huge obstacles in developing from a crippled Roman slave to become one of the most popular and sought after philosophers of his time. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways.

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