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…

How Big Bird Helped Mr. Snuffleupagus Overcome Shyness by Kyle MacDonald in Shyness I loved Sesame Street when I was young. But I remember Snuffie (full name Aloysius Snuffleupagus) was pretty shy for a long time.  When I was a kid he used to hide away and everyone thought he was Big Birds “imaginary friend”….

REPOSTED: The Egotist – Interview with Jesse Bogner by Kyle MacDonald on December 3, 2015 I’ve had a super busy week, so I gave myself some time off podcasting.  In the meantime this episode is one of my personal favourites… In this episode of The Confident Mind I talk with Jesse Bogner, a twenty-seven year old…

Can eBooks Really Cure Social Anxiety? by Kyle MacDonald in Social Anxiety “Your cured”. Google “Social Anxiety” and you’ll find plenty of websites promising to cure your social anxiety, most of them with clever tips and tricks, ideas, false promises and an eBook. Yes, I have an eBook (you can find my ebook here), but…

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…

Listen to the Voices by Kyle MacDonald on August 26, 2015 This week on The Confident Mind, I talk about the quality of the relationship we have with ourselves, and how we are always having a conversation in our head.  Mindfulness allows us to listen to the voices in our head, and assess and make changes…