Today we're talking with the one and only Dr. Ellen Hendriksen, author of my all-time favourite book on social anxiety disorder, How To Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety.

WE TALK ABOUT:

Building a genuine connection with others and making friends

Social anxiety in young children

Behind-the-scenes of writing How To Be Yourself

Managing social anxiety at work

Post-lockdown anxiety

Social anxiety versus shyness and introversion

Social anxiety versus narcissism and self-centredness

Social anxiety treatment

The unexpected positive qualities that accompany social anxiety

How to start being yourself in the world

ABOUT ELLEN HENDRIKSEN, PHD

Dr. Ellen Hendriksen is a clinical psychologist who helps millions calm their anxiety and be their authentic selves. She serves on the faculty at Boston University's Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) and, as I already mentioned, she is the author of HOW TO BE YOURSELF: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety. Her scientifically-based, zero-judgment approach has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC News, New York Magazine, The Guardian, Harvard Business Review, Scientific American, O: The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Business Insider, Psychology Today, Quiet Revolution, and many other media outlets. Dr. Hendriksen earned her Ph.D. at UCLA and completed her training at Harvard Medical School. She lives in the Boston area with her family.

FIND ELLEN ONLINE

Book, course, and other shenanigans: ellenhendriksen.com

Instagram: @ellen_hendriksen

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Release Date: 12/06/2021, 15:30:06