The Confident Mind - Social Anxiety Podcast

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Sinopsis

Welcome to The Confident Mind: the weekly Podcast of www.overcomingsocialanxiety.com, in which psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald explores the science, news and reality behind the use of mindfulness to help overcome social anxiety, social phobia and shyness. As well as having a relaxed and sometimes lighthearted look at the research into and the reasoning behind mindfulness, Kyle offers a series of practical exercises to help you learn the skills to become more confident.

Episodios

  • How Not to Use Facebook

    24/02/2016 Duración: 20min

    This week on the Confident Mind I talk about research that suggests that Facebook use is related to depression, and how a recent study suggests that these results are driven by the impact of social comparisons.  I explore what social comparisons are and the down sides of social media, as well as giving some tips […] The post How Not to Use Facebook appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • How to Increase Your Wellbeing: Interview with Aaron Jarden

    18/02/2016

    On The Confident Mind this week I spoke with Aaron Jarden.  Aaron is a Senior Lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology, President of the New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology, lead investigator for the International Wellbeing Study and co-investigator of the Sovereign New Zealand Wellbeing Index. We talked about how to measure wellbeing, and […] The post How to Increase Your Wellbeing: Interview with Aaron Jarden appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • Anger Management

    09/02/2016 Duración: 20min

    Do you have a problem with anger?  On this episode of The Confident Mind I discuss how to best manage anger, the ways we respond to anger that don’t tend to work, and those that do.  In this research focussed but practical look, I give some very clear concrete tips about how to best manage […] The post Anger Management appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • The Anxiolytic: Interview with Social Anxiety Survivor Hamish Lou

    02/02/2016 Duración: 18min

    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 and is launching a new blog about his journey facing anxiety. Check out and subscribe to […] The post The Anxiolytic: Interview with Social Anxiety Survivor Hamish Lou appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • The Problem of Perfect

    28/01/2016 Duración: 22min

    This week on The Confident Mind I talk about the problem of perfectionism, and how to think about being “perfect” as a way to avoid failure, feeling wrong or anxious.  I introduce some ideas from mindfulness and acceptance to help you combat perfectionism.  A brief mindfulness exercise that can help focus on emotions is included. […] The post The Problem of Perfect appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • How to have a good day

    20/01/2016 Duración: 22min

    In this, the first episode of The Confident Mind of 2016, I talk about how to have a good day and how to do a series of small things that help to keep our mood on track and not leave space for anxiety.  I talk about how to keep focussed on the present moment and […] The post How to have a good day appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • REPOSTED: When Mindfulness Doesn’t Work – Interview with Nathan Consedine

    12/01/2016 Duración: 25min

    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 January. Happy Holidays everyone! This week on the Confident Mind I talk with Nathan Consedine about the research […] The post REPOSTED: When Mindfulness Doesn’t Work – Interview with Nathan Consedine appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • REPOSTED: Why Addiction is not a Disease – Interview with Marc Lewis

    07/01/2016 Duración: 21min

    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 January. Happy Holidays everyone! This week on the Confident Mind I talk with Marc Lewis about his […] The post REPOSTED: Why Addiction is not a Disease – Interview with Marc Lewis appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • Reposted: Chasing the Scream – Interview with Johann Hari (Full interview)

    29/12/2015

    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 January. Happy Holidays everyone! This week on the Confident Mind I talk with Johann Hari about his new […] The post Reposted: Chasing the Scream – Interview with Johann Hari (Full interview) appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • Reposted: Online Therapy: Interview with Dr. John Grohol of psychcentral.com

    22/12/2015

    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 January. Happy Holidays everyone! In this episode of The Confident Mind Podcast I talk with Dr. John […] The post Reposted: Online Therapy: Interview with Dr. John Grohol of psychcentral.com appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • REPOSTED: The Anxiety Trance: Interview with Mark Tyrrell

    15/12/2015

    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 January. Happy Holidays everyone! In this episode of “The Confident Mind” I talk to Mark Tyrrell an experienced therapist, […] The post REPOSTED: The Anxiety Trance: Interview with Mark Tyrrell appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • There’s no such thing as normal

    08/12/2015

    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 ourselves to.  I also talk about how to use the ideas of mindfulness and […] The post There’s no such thing as normal appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • REPOSTED: The Egotist – Interview with Jesse Bogner

    03/12/2015

    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 graduate of Bard College with a BA in Creative Writing.  He is an author, screenwriter, […] The post REPOSTED: The Egotist – Interview with Jesse Bogner appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • What mask are you wearing?

    25/11/2015

    This week on the Confident Mind I talk about the masks we all wear, and how anxiety can make us hide who we truly are.  I explore the difference between masks, and the ways we might naturally be different in various roles in our lives.  A short mindfulness exercise that can help us connect to […] The post What mask are you wearing? appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • REPOSTED: Stop Watching the News

    18/11/2015

    It seems a good week to re-visit this episode of the Confident Mind.  So if you missed it the first time around, enjoy… In this episode of “The Confident Mind,” I talk about how our mind is defined by what we pay attention to, and I use the research into the impact of watching daily television […] The post REPOSTED: Stop Watching the News appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • When Mindfulness Doesn’t Work – Interview with Nathan Consedine

    11/11/2015

    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 directed the highly successful Master’s in Health Psychology Program since 2011. He is an international expert […] The post When Mindfulness Doesn’t Work – Interview with Nathan Consedine appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • Why Addiction is not a Disease – Interview with Marc Lewis

    03/11/2015

    This week on the Confident Mind I talk with Marc Lewis about his new book “The Biology of Desire“.  Marc is a neuroscientist and professor of developmental psychology, recently at the University of Toronto, where he taught and conducted research from 1989 to 2010, and presently at Radboud University in the Netherlands. The Biology of […] The post Why Addiction is not a Disease – Interview with Marc Lewis appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • How to do hard things

    28/10/2015

    On this weeks episode of the Confident Mind Podcast, I talk about how I’ve taken the week off to start a project I’ve been procrastinating about for quite some time.  It got me thinking about the role of anxiety and avoidance in procrastination, and how we can use the skills of mindfulness to help us […] The post How to do hard things appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • REPOSTED: This is Your Brain on Fear

    21/10/2015

    So this is my most popular episode so far, so I thought it was well worth a replay.  Back next week! In this episode of The Confident Mind Podcast I explore the ways in which mindfulness changes how our brain is wired, including the research into the positive effects of regular mindfulness practice.  Included is […] The post REPOSTED: This is Your Brain on Fear appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

  • The World in Black and White

    13/10/2015

    In this weeks episode of The Confident Mind I talk about what black and white thinking is, how it drives certain kinds of behaviour and the problems it can cause.  I talk about how all or nothing approaches: right and wrong, fair and unfair, tends to lead to fighting with reality, unhelpful emotions and a […] The post The World in Black and White appeared first on Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness.

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