What is the volume knob problem? Well it’s a way I think about the fact that some people experience their emotions more intensely than others. This is what the psychologists call “emotional dysregulation” or problems regulating emotions. All sorts of things can cause it. Some people are born more sensitive to their emotions. Upbringing also…
Thank You! Thank you for requesting a copy of The Social Anxiety Survivor’s Handbook. I really hope you enjoy it and find it helpful! All the best, Kyle CLICK HERE to Download the Social Anxiety Survivor’s Handbook > You can print the handbook or save the pdf file to your computer. If you have any issues downloading…
The Egotist – Interview with Jesse Bogner by Kyle MacDonald on August 12, 2015 In this episode of The Confident Mind I talk with Jesse Bogner, a twenty-seven year old graduate of Bard College with a BA in Creative Writing. He is an author, screenwriter, and blogger for Shatterproof. His latest book, The Egotist, tracks…
REPOSTED: There’s no such thing as normal by Kyle MacDonald on May 26, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind I talk about “normal” and how as it’s an abstract concept, no one is actually normal. I explore how we all tend to act like out there, somewhere, are normal people that we are comparing…
Who is Kyle? Hi, I’m Kyle, and I’m here to help people like you on their path to Overcoming Social Anxiety, and you’ve just taken your first step! If you have Social Anxiety, or feel that your Shyness gets in the way of you achieving what you want in life, then you’re in the right place….
Congratulations to The Nutters Club! by Kyle MacDonald on May 28, 2015 in Awards A few weeks ago The Nutters Club won The New Zealand Radio Awards for “The Best Daily/Weekly Series” ! For those of you who are not aware, The Nutters Club was founded on 8 August 2009 by Mike King and his…
We are all Hypocrites by Kyle MacDonald on April 9, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind, I talk about how I’m a hypocrite. In fact, we all are. I explore the ways that hypocrisy can be a useful driver of behaviour and attitudinal change, and also a hurtful and unhelpful way of thinking about…
Freedom by Kyle MacDonald on October 7, 2015 How to be free? That’s what I talk about this week on The Confident Mind podcast. True freedom comes from feeling free to think and feel what ever we like, or need to. We are not our thoughts, as the saying goes. I explore how to achieve…
Reposted: Chasing the Scream – Interview with Johann Hari (Full interview) by Kyle on December 30, 2015 Over the next five weeks I’ll be taking a break for the Southern Hemisphere Christmas and Summer Holiday. So each week I’ll be posting one of my interview podcasts from the last year. New Episodes from the 20th…
REPOSTED: Freedom by Kyle MacDonald on June 8, 2016 How to be free? That’s what I talk about this week on The Confident Mind podcast. True freedom comes from feeling free to think and feel what ever we like, or need to. We are not our thoughts, as the saying goes. I explore how to…