INTERVIEWEES

Facing Fear features some of the world’s leading experts on fear, and fear management. Bill Bennett sought out a wide range of people, from Dr Joe Dispenza and Dr Bruce Lipton – both internationally renowned speakers and teachers – to Dr Richard Schwartz, a Harvard Medical School professor and creator of the Internal Family Systems, a modality of psychotherapy used by medical professionals throughout the world. There’s also Judith Richards, who’s developed a unique process for clearing trauma, and Lt Colonel (retired) Barney Miller, a former US Army Ranger and later a highly paid mercenary sniper. He discusses real fear in combat. Together, the 27 experts bring their own unique perspectives on fear, giving the film an extraordinary array of viewpoints and ways of managing fear.

Featuring in order of appearance:

Michael Sandler, Dr Bruce Lipton, Dr Milly Diericx, Dr Joe Dispenza, Paul Selig, Natalie Ledwell, Sister Jenna, Michael Tamura, Dr Linda Bender, Lee Carroll (Kryon), James Van Praagh, Reverend Zoe Inman (RevZo) Judith Richards, Caroline Myss, Dr Matt McKay, Diana Lang, Dr Rita Louise, Dr Anita Sanchez, Tanya Edwards, Lt Col (Retired) Barney Morris, Dean Sluyter, Foster Gamble, Kimberly Carter Gamble, Peter Smith, Dr Dean Radin, Dr Richard Schwartz, Dr Lissa Rankin.

  • Dr Linda Bender
    Dr Linda Bender is a world renowned animal rights advocate and conservationist. A veterinarian by profession, she’s the author of the best selling classic, Animal Wisdom. Known around the world as “the voice of animals,” she’s much sought after on the international speaking circuit.
  • Dr Milly Diericx
    Dr Milly Diericx is a hypnotherapist, alternative health facilitator, speaker and author of Befriending the Wolf, an account of how, given two days to live by her doctors, she healed herself of the devastating auto-immune disease, lupus. Based in Mexico City, she now uses her unique therapeutic techniques to heal others throughout the world.
  • Lee Carroll
    Lee Carroll is better known to his millions of followers as Kryon, which is a spirit guide that he has channelled for nearly thirty years. He has published sixteen books and has been invited to channel at the United Nations several times. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest modern channellers.
  • Dr Joe Dispenza
    Dr Joe Dispenza is an internationally renowned speaker, and author of multiple NY Times #1 best sellers, including Becoming Supernatural. He has a BA in Science and is a Doctor of Chiropractic. His post graduate training included neuroscience and neuroplasticity, epigenetics, mind-body medicine, and brain/heart coherence. As a researcher, lecturer, author, and corporate consultant, his interest lies in demystifying the mystical so that people can make measurable changes in their lives.
  • Foster Gamble
    Foster Gamble is co-creator of the one of the most watched documentaries of all time – Thrive. The film looks at how global consolidation of power impacts us all. Foster has spent decades on a scientific journey exploring how we can successfully navigate the various challenges that threaten our survival. Thrive II will be launched later in 2020.
  • Tanya Edwards
    Tanya Edwards, a mother of four, describes herself as a proud Kanja First Nation woman. She works in indigenous communities in Australia’s Central West, helping those impacted by poverty and domestic violence. She doesn’t speak of fear, she speaks of shame.
  • Kimberly Carter Gamble
    Kimberly Carter Gamble is the Producer, Director, and Co-Writer of the highly successful documentary THRIVE: What on Earth will it Take? A former investigative journalist, she spent decades travelling the world exploring problems plaguing humanity and the planet, investigating innovations in health, energy and consciousness. She is currently working on her latest film THRIVE II.
  • Reverend Zoe Inman
    Reverend Zoe Inman, known as RevZo, is a self-confessed mystical warrior, teacher and author. Her book Let God Love You Up “lays down a fierce path to self-acceptance, liberation, and love.” As a teacher, she offers rescue from “spiritual ponzi schemes” and a redirection towards God.
  • Sister Jenna
    Sister Jenna is renowned throughout the world as a spiritual leader, and keynote speaker. She is founder and director of the Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museums in Maryland and Virginia, and host of the popular online radio show, America Meditating. She’s also recipient of The President’s Lifetime National Community Services Award.
  • Diana Lang
    Diana Lang is a spiritual counsellor and teacher, and runs the LifeWorks Center for Growth in Los Angeles, California. She conducts workshops and seminars throughout the US, and around the world. She teaches meditation and stress reduction.
  • Natalie Ledwell
    Natalie Ledwell is the co-founder of Mind Movies, a hugely successful online Personal Development company. A self proclaimed “serial entrepreneur,” she is a founding member of the Association of Transformational Leaders Southern California, and is currently creating an international Social and Emotional Learning curriculum for children called Personal Growth Studies. 
  • Bruce Lipton
    Dr Bruce Lipton is a world renowned cell biologist and researcher – recognized as a leader in bridging science and spirituality. He’s been at the forefront in the new science of Epigenetics. His book, The Biology of Belief, has become a best-selling classic.
  • Dr Rita Louise
    Dr Rita Louise is a naturopathic physician and highly regarded medical intuitive, teacher and counsellor. She is the founder of the Institute of Applied Energetics, and author of several best-sellers, including The Dysfunctional Dance of the Empath and Narcissist.
  • Dr Matt McKay
    Dr Matt McKay is a world renowned clinical psychologist and a Professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley California. He specialises in dealing with anxiety, stress and depression. He has authored many books, including Seeking Jordan, a remarkable account of his communications with his deceased son, Jordan.
  • Lt Col (Rtd) Barney Morris
    Barney Morris is a decorated combat veteran – a retired Lt Colonel in the US Rangers and later a mercenary and trained sniper stationed in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Iraq. He’s spent nearly three decades in military service, and has faced real fear many times.
  • Caroline Myss
    Caroline Myss is regarded as the world’s most prominent medical intuitive. She is a five-time NY Times #1 best selling author, and internationally renowned speaker. She has a masters degree in theology and describes herself as a mystic. She is perhaps best known for her two books, now regarded as classics in spiritual literature: Anatomy of the Spirit, and Archetypes: Who are You?
  • James Van Praagh
    James Van Praagh is one of the world’s most celebrated and respected “evidential” mediums, meaning that he’s been able to prove over decades that he can talk with the dead. A multiple New York Times best selling author, he’s in constant demand world wide as a speaker and teacher. He now runs his online School of Mystical Arts.
  • Dr Dean Radin
    Dr. Dean Radin is the Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and a Distinguished Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He has published hundreds of scientific articles, and is author of several best sellers, including his most recent Real Magic. He’s regarded as one of the world’s leading researchers into human consciousness.
  • Judith Richards
    Judith Richards is the creator of a unique process that helps resolve trauma, anxiety, depression and fear. She teaches psychiatrists, psychologists and health professionals around the world. Herself a victim of extreme physical and emotional abuse at an early age, she is living testament to the effectiveness of her process.
  • Dr Lissa Rankin
    Dr. Lissa Rankin is a medical doctor and author of several books, including the international best seller, The Fear Cure. Highly sought after as a speaker and teacher, she’s spent the past decade traveling the world researching her latest book, Sacred Medicine - A Doctor’s Quest To Unravel The Mysteries of Miraculous Healing.
  • Dr Anita Sanchez
    Dr. Anita Sanchez is author of the best selling book, The Four Sacred Gifts, Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times. She has woven her knowledge of indigenous wisdom, business, and science into a global enterprise in which she trains and consults world and corporate leaders in matters that include diversity and inclusion.
  • Michael Sandler
    Michael Sandler is host of the top-rating podcast / YouTube show Inspire Nation, which deals with issues concerning human consciousness and transformational growth. An avid bike rider and hiker, he’s nearly died several times from accidents, and has faced true fear.
  • Dr Richard Schwartz
    Dr. Richard Schwartz is one of the world’s leading clinical psychotherapists. He’s renowned for having developed the Internal Family Systems Model, which has been adopted by therapists around the world. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Harvard Medical School.
  • Paul Selig
    Paul Selig is considered one of the world’s foremost channels. A former Masters graduate from Yale, and later an academic at New York University for many years, he has authored eight channelled books, including the best seller I am the Word. He now travels the world, holding workshops and seminars.
  • Dean Sluyter
    Dean Sluyter is an acclaimed author, speaker and teacher of stress management and meditation. His best sellers include Natural Meditation and Fear Less: Living Beyond Fear, Anxiety, Anger and Addiction. He’s conducted workshops throughout the US for large corporations, Ivy League colleges, and maximum-security prisons.
  • Peter Smith
    Peter Smith is a world renowned hypnotherapist. For ten years he was President of the Michael Newton Institute, and is now Director of the Institute’s Legacy. A former Change Management consultant to large corporations around the world, he’s now regarded as a leader in the field of Quantum Consciousness.
  • Michael & Raphaelle Tamura
    Michael Tamura is one of America’s most highly respected psychic healers and spiritual teachers. Raphaelle Tamura is a renowned clairvoyant reader and also a spiritual teacher. Together they conduct workshops and seminars around the world.