REPOSTED: This is Your Brain on Fear by Kyle MacDonald on October 21, 2015 So this is my most popular episode so far, so I thought it was well worth a replay. Back next week! In this episode of The Confident Mind Podcast I explore the ways in which mindfulness changes how our brain is…
Introducing “The Confident Mind” Podcast 23 April 2015 Podcast / Kyle MacDonald Well it’s here and I’m very excited about it – my new social anxiety podcast! I have called it “The Confident Mind”, and every week I will now be publishing a new podcast as well as my regular blog article. I’ll be interviewing…
Social Anxiety Body Language (Video Blog) 21 October 2013 in Public, Posture / Kyle MacDonald There’s a lot of information out there about social anxiety body language, how it affects your state of mind and emotions, and certain physical behaviours that are typical for people who suffer from social phobia. I think the first thing…
Early Christmas Present – International Blog Awards 2014 Winner! by Kyle MacDonald on December 17, 2014 in Awards, PR, Shyness, Social Anxiety, Social Phobia As the year comes to an end, it’s time to take stock of how far we’ve come in the past 12 months, so it was wonderful to hear from psychotherapy website…
Rise and …. Breathe by admin on June 10, 2013 in Mindfulness When was the last time you noticed the first thing you thought of when you woke up? You may never have deliberately paid attention to what your mind and body does on waking, and if you do it’s probably only because you can’t…
Group approaches for social phobia can be among the most challenging for people who struggle with Social Anxiety Disorder as it often requires people to confront their anxiety to just attend a group. Generally group approaches to help people overcome social anxiety either teach skills and Cognitive Behavioural Treatment (CBT) approaches to help people manage and…
Panic Attacks and Social Anxiety Disorder by Kyle MacDonald in Panic Attacks Among all the automatic responses our bodies have to stress, panic attacks are certainly one of the most difficult to deal with. If you suffer from social anxiety, it is an additional challenge: you may not only worry about a situation itself, but…
What mask are you wearing? by Kyle MacDonald on November 25, 2015 This week on the Confident Mind I talk about the masks we all wear, and how anxiety can make us hide who we truly are. I explore the difference between masks, and the ways we might naturally be different in various roles in…
Breakups are tough. It’s not just the stuff of country and western ballads or soft-focus romantic comedies, it’s a visceral and often debilitating pain to end a relationship in which you’ve most likely invested a great deal of emotional energy. Even if you don’t live with social anxiety, healing a broken heart can be a…
Are You a Perfectionist? (Video Blog) 10 October 2013 Perfectionism / Kyle MacDonald One of things that’s tricky with social anxiety is understanding what ‘getting it right’ actually looks like. What do you think it means to get it right, or get it wrong, in a social situation? Do you think that it’s important to be perfect…