What’s Your Mood Like Today? by Kyle MacDonald in Social Anxiety Someone once said to me that moods are the seasons and emotions are the weather. You can have a sunny day in winter, but it’s still winter. And it’s important to know the difference, because everyone has bad days, but if overall your mood…
Chasing the Scream: Interview with Johann Hari (Part II) by Kyle MacDonald on June 10, 2015 This week on the Confident Mind I talk with Johann Hari about his new book “Chasing the Scream: The First and last Days of the War on Drugs”. Johann is a British journalist who has written for many…
How To Have a Frightfully Good Time At a Party (When You’re Anxious) by Kyle MacDonald in in Public When fear becomes part of your daily routine it might seem strange that a festival based on being frightened can actually help. Halloween has its roots in pagan and religious festivals – but for all intents…
This is a really great little video that I wanted to share with everyone. It’s one man’s light hearted take on fear, and how he overcame his own stage fright and anxiety to perform his music in public. I hope you find it helpful. Many of Joe’s ideas and approaches are reflected in both clinical…
REPOSTED: Feelings about Feelings by Kyle MacDonald on March 10, 2016 I’ve had an unexpectedly busy week, and so rather than leave you with no Podcast to listen to, here’s an earlier episode to tide you over… In this weeks Confident Mind Podcast I introduce secondary emotions, how they contribute to escalating patterns of emotions and how panic…
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…
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…
Stop Watching the News by Kyle MacDonald on May 13, 2015 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 news broadcasts to illustrate the effects and how mindfulness enables us to…
Reposted: Online Therapy: Interview with Dr. John Grohol of psychcentral.com by Kyle MacDonald on December 23, 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…
7 Tips to Help You Cope with Social Anxiety at College or University by Kyle MacDonald in College Summer ought to be a time to relax, forget about schoolwork and kick back – but for many people living with social anxiety (perhaps like yourself) – then the sun, sea and sand simply aren’t enough to…