What Julie Smith has said about Social anxiety
2 quotes · 1 episode · Mar 13, 2025
Julie Smith, British clinical psychologist, social media educator and author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? and Open When, has been quoted on Social anxiety 2 times in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on March 13, 2025. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Smith explains that socially anxious people focus inward on how they are perceived, and advises redirecting attention to others.
“when you're socially anxious, your focus will be inward. It will be on how are other people perceiving me?”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: If You’re Feeling Uncertain & Anxious, You Need to Hear This (Mar 13, 2025) · Listen from 38:05
Smith argues that confidence is a byproduct of repeated action because the brain learns from evidence.
“And that's what you need is your brain learns through evidence of action. So you've got to kind of build up as many of those experiences as you can”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: If You’re Feeling Uncertain & Anxious, You Need to Hear This (Mar 13, 2025) · Listen from 40:25
Episodes
If You’re Feeling Uncertain & Anxious, You Need to Hear ThisThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Mar 13, 2025 · 1 h 21 min
Mel Robbins talks with clinical psychologist Dr. Julie Smith about her book Open When and practical tools for handling emotions, anxiety, self-criticism, uncertainty and avoidance.
Julie Smith on other topics
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- Avoidance behavior · 1 quote
- Values clarification · 1 quote
- Marriage and long-term partnership · 1 quote
- Self-compassion · 1 quote
- Exposure therapy · 1 quote
- Social comparison · 1 quote
- Resentment · 1 quote