Social anxiety is an interesting topic. Natasha Daniels is a social anxiety therapist and mom who joined us recently to discuss OCD and kids; today, we are exploring another form of anxiety as Natasha helps us understand social anxiety. She wrote a memoir, Out of My Shell, detailing her personal experience. 

Show Highlights:

• Natasha’s background, personal experience, and book about social anxiety
• The neuro-divergent affirming movement
• The difference between social anxiety and introversion
• Do we ALL have some degree of social anxiety?
• Thoughts on “bed rot,” social anxiety, and what’s “normal”
• Social anxiety as a defense mechanism
• The isolation that comes with social anxiety
• OCD, social anxiety, and autism—a common connection?
• “A paralyzing fear of others’ perceptions and a preoccupation with managing those perceptions”
• The difference between a defense mechanism and a personality trait
• An overview of Natasha’s experience with social anxiety and why she wrote her book
• Social anxiety is NOT a self-esteem issue.
• Outsmarting the negative critic in your head
• Dr. Kristin Neff’s concept of “fierce self-compassion,” which is “a feistiness of advocacy”

Resources and Links:

Future Fans:Helping little kids become BIG fans

Connect with Natasha Daniels: Website (and book) and Instagram

Connect with KC: Website, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook

Get KC’s book, How to Keep House While Drowning

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