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Almost everyone finds job interviews anxiety-provoking to an extent. People that suffer from social anxiety can have a difficult time landing jobs. Many interviewers misinterpret signs of anxiety during a job interview for lack of competencies. It can be pretty upsetting. But there is good news for people that have difficulty with social anxiety and…

This may seem like nonsense, but actually one of the best ways to cope with stress is to allow your self to feel a little bit of it, and to take on moderate and realistic challenges. In doing so we inoculate our body and our brain to stress. A lot of people who struggle with…

When Mindfulness Doesn’t Work – Interview with Nathan Consedine by Kyle MacDonald on November 12, 2015 This week on the Confident Mind I talk with Nathan Consedine about the research into the limits of mindfulness.  He is as an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and has…

So, You Want To Be Invisible? by Kyle MacDonald on June 8, 2015 in Avoidance One of the most basic instincts when confronted by triggers for your social anxiety, is the desire to become invisible. Have to talk in front of a large group of people? You wish they couldn’t see you. Have to walk…

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…

Managing Social Anxiety At Work 28 January 2015 Social Anxiety at Work, Stress / Kyle MacDonald Social anxiety interferes with all aspects of normal life, from relationships with friends and family to how we experience the world around us. And with the Christmas holidays well and truly over, no doubt a lot of you have…