One of the things that can be quite confusing about Social Anxiety Disorder is that it has a couple of names. And people often have trouble distinguishing shyness and social anxiety. So what’s the difference? Social Anxiety: Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is the psychiatric diagnosis and has been used as the official term in the…

Fear of Failure by Kyle MacDonald on March 23, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind, I talk about failure, what it means and how fearing failure leads us to avoid engaging in activities.  I talk about how mindfulness can help us to be more open to the emotions that happen around failure, and how…

Just stop by Kyle MacDonald on June 17, 2015 In this episode of The Confident Mind Podcast Kyle talks about the art of “just stopping”, how to take small moments of mindfulness through out a busy day and how this can help with stress and anxiety.  Included is a simple mindfulness exercise to try and…

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Overcoming Social Anxiety Wins Another International Award – Healthline.com by Kyle MacDonald in Awards The other day I opened my emails and received the email below from Nicole at Healthline.com, congratulating me for being voted by their panel as one of the Best Anxiety Blogs for 2015: While I certainly don’t set out to win any…

The Courage to Give a Speech by Kyle MacDonald in Anxiety, Fear, Public Speaking “There are two types of public speakers. Those who get nervous and those who are liars.” ― Mark Twain Would you rather be dead than give a speech? That’s what most surveys say anyway. When asked about their fears people rank…