Seriously. In fact, this is one of the best things you can do. You can say, “Brain, thanks for trying to keep me safe and protect me, but I don’t need to be afraid of swimming anymore. These are new lessons with a new teacher, a new pool, and I’m a new kid who already knows how to swim. So, brain, I’m just going to blow out the butterflies from my stomach with some big, slow breaths, like this. And I’m going to focus on the good stuff about swimming.” Does that seem weird, to talk to your brain like that?
