The Fear Facer: An Update

<p>In 2019, Julia Longoria, then a Daily producer, traveled to Nashville to speak with Ella Maners and her mother, Katie Maners.</p><p>Ella, 8 going on 9, was terrified of tornadoes and getting sick. So she did something that was even scarier than her fears: confront them at Fear Facers camp.</p><p>We revisit her story and catch up with Ella, now 12 and in the fifth grade, who has since returned to the camp.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Three years ago, Ella spent a week at Fear Facers Summer Camp, a day camp in Florida that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/well/family/children-anxiety-ocd-camp-therapy.html?smid=pc-thedaily">helps children learn to deal with obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>