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‘Don’t talk to strangers!’ you were told as a kid. That’s all very well, but now that you are all grown up, you actually have to talk to strangers all the time, be it in a social or professional context, when, really, you wish you didn’t have to! Human interaction is part of our everyday…

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Inferiority (is) Complex by Kyle MacDonald in Mindfulness, Social Anxiety It’s a bit on an old idea now, but saying someone has an “inferiority complex” is one of those psychological terms that has made it into everyday language, but what does it actually mean? Technically inferiority complex is defined as: “…a lack of self-worth, a…

REPOSTED: How to Increase Your Wellbeing: Interview with Aaron Jarden by Kyle MacDonald on July 7, 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…

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…

Three Types of Jobs for Someone With Social Anxiety by Kyle MacDonald on April 18, 2015 in Social Anxiety at Work   I’ve written before about how to deal with social anxiety in the workplace and how to tackle job interviews when you have social anxiety – but what type of jobs should you go for…