Why Being Kind Makes You Feel Better by Kyle MacDonald in in Public, Shyness We’re constantly bombarded with reasons why our dog-eat-dog world requires us to be more driven, more selfish and more competitive if we want to succeed. And, conversely, shy people or those with social anxiety are therefore less likely to get ahead…

How to get Motivated by Kyle MacDonald on March 2, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind, it’s all about motivation: what it is and how to get more of it.  Or more specifically how mindfulness can help us overcome a lack of motivation, and do hard things.  I talk about the paradox of motivation,…

The Anxiolytic: Interview with Social Anxiety Survivor Hamish Lou by Kyle MacDonald on February 3, 2016 On The Confident Mind this week I talk with Hamish Lou, a survivor of Social Anxiety, and a blogger. Hamish is a 4th year pharmacy student who has had success dealing with his social anxiety. He loves to write…

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…

My New Column: Ask Me Your Questions! 20 February 2016 PR / Kyle MacDonald I’m pretty excited about having been invited to be a regular weekly columnist for New Zealand’s biggest daily newspaper, the New Zealand Herald. This week I was interviewed and talked my views about therapy and what I hope to acheive with…

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