Hello John, It’s Great to See You Again! by Kyle MacDonald on April 8, 2015 in Social Anxiety, Social Anxiety at Work About 18 months ago I decided to create John (a fictional character) and wrote some posts about his experiences with social anxiety. The stories were all made up of real clinical experiences from…

Selected as a Top Website for 2015 for Relaxation, Stress Relief and Anxiety 9 September 2015 Awards / Kyle MacDonald Last week I opened my emails and received an email from Richard & Lilliana at Relaxation Ways – a website dedicated to providing helpful information about Relaxation Techniques, Stress Management and Wellness in the 21st Century….

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or “CBT” is a well-established treatment approach of many mental health problems including Social Anxiety Disorder. It helps people observe their thoughts, ideas and beliefs that tend to support or intensify the emotions of anxiety.  At it’s core CBT believes that our thoughts create our emotions, and our thoughts are influenced by…

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…

Freedom by Kyle MacDonald on October 7, 2015 How to be free?  That’s what I talk about this week on The Confident Mind podcast.  True freedom comes from feeling free to think and feel what ever we like, or need to.  We are not our thoughts, as the saying goes.  I explore how to achieve…

So, You Want To Be Invisible? 8 June 2015 Avoidance / Kyle MacDonald One of the most basic instincts when confronted by triggers for your social anxiety, is the desire to become invisible. Have to talk in front of a large group of people? You wish they couldn’t see you. Have to walk down a…