Getting Stuck in Sadness by Kyle MacDonald on May 12, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind I talk about sadness and how one of the ways that depression happens is when we get stuck in sadness, and allow it to define our sense of ourselves. I discuss research that shows that when we practice mindfulness…

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: Getting Stuck in Sadness by Kyle MacDonald on August 14, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind I talk about sadness and how one of the ways that depression happens is when we get stuck in sadness, and allow it to define our sense of ourselves. I discuss research that shows that when we practice…

I am interviewed every other week on Radio Live, with Wallace Chapman. Late last year I spoke with Wallace about the fear of public speaking, and how most people would rather be dead than give a speech! That’s what most surveys say, time and time again when asked about their fears, people rank public speaking…

Why Do I Have Social Anxiety? (Video Blog) 30 May 2013 / Social Anxiety / admin Why. Why. Why? I hear this question a lot. Such questions as; Why do I have social anxiety? Why do I experience social anxiety? Why is social anxiety such a problem for me? Why is avoidence such a big problem for me?…

A couple of weeks ago I was recently really pleased to be part of a panel for the Social Media Club (#SMCAKL), here in my home city of Auckland, New Zealand. The panel consisted of Louise Campagnone, General Manager of Find Someone (New Zealand’s largest and longest running online dating website), Trak Gray, Digital Social…