Social anxiety
Subject in Mental Health
Social anxiety has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Julie SmithBritish clinical psychologist, social media educator and author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? and Open When
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
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
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
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.