I highly recommend the book: "Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha"
by Tara Brach.

In this book Tara presents the Buddhist teachings from a personal perspective making it relevant to our personal lives.  To learn more about Tara's work visit:http://www.tarabrach.com/

A meditation for relating wisely to fear:
http://www.tarabrach.com/audio/2010-05-26-Pt1-Relating-Wisely-to-Fear-TaraBrach.mp3