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Welcome to Your Social Anxiety Bestie, a podcast that shares the truth about what it’s like to live with social anxiety and celebrates the messy courage it takes to show up scared in the world. Whether you consider yourself shy, introverted, socially anxious, socially awkward, or your own special mix of some or all of the above, you are welcome here.

Your Social Anxiety Bestie with Sadie Sadie Hall

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings

Welcome to Your Social Anxiety Bestie, a podcast that shares the truth about what it’s like to live with social anxiety and celebrates the messy courage it takes to show up scared in the world. Whether you consider yourself shy, introverted, socially anxious, socially awkward, or your own special mix of some or all of the above, you are welcome here.

    S2. E20. Why I Take Medication for Social Anxiety

    S2. E20. Why I Take Medication for Social Anxiety

    *Super important disclaimer: This post is not meant to influence your medication decisions one way or another. I just remember wishing I could find some first-person accounts of what life was like before and during medication. That's all this is. At all times, trust your doctor's expertise over mine.*
    Medication is not a magical cure-all. But for me, it's been a science-backed help-a-lot.
    I was afraid to take medication because of the potential side effects I read about online... until I realized that untreated anxiety had its OWN side effects, and those side effects sucked.

    This episode shares some insight into my medication journey and opens the floor to questions and discussion!

    Blog post version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-i-take-for-65593428

    Links mentioned: 
    The 9 Best Anxiety Podcasts for 2022: https://psychcentral.com/health/best-anxiety-podcastsJOIN THE CLUB: www.patreon.com/yoursocialanxietybestieSend me a voice message! https://podinbox.com/yoursocialanxietybestieBOOK A FREE, NO-PRESSURE PEER COACHING MEET AND GREET: https://calendly.com/sadie-hall/meetCheck out our Google Calendar for the Besties Club here!Intro/outro music: Move Your Body (Hallman Remix) by Loving Caliber, Hallman
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    S2. E19. How courage, connection, and practice help this dad chip away at social anxiety [Social Anxiety Besties Club interview: Chris]

    S2. E19. How courage, connection, and practice help this dad chip away at social anxiety [Social Anxiety Besties Club interview: Chris]

    Today you'll be hearing from Chris, a 29-year-old husband, dad, and software developer.

    Chris shares how he has had social anxiety and OCD since high school, and how he pushes himself to incorporate mini-exposures and "experiments" into his busy day-to-day life as a dad.

    He also candidly discusses how social anxiety impacts his parenting and what it was like to tell his wife about his anxiety and depression.

    We touch on sweating as well, which I know many listeners will find reassuring (nope, it's super not just you). 
    JOIN THE CLUB: www.patreon.com/yoursocialanxietybestieSend me a voice message! https://podinbox.com/yoursocialanxietybestieBOOK A FREE, NO-PRESSURE PEER COACHING MEET AND GREET: https://calendly.com/sadie-hall/meetCheck out our Google Calendar for the Besties Club here!Intro/outro music: Move Your Body (Hallman Remix) by Loving Caliber, Hallman
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    • 35 min
    S2. E18. 15 lessons I learned about social anxiety from therapy

    S2. E18. 15 lessons I learned about social anxiety from therapy

    Here's the written version of this list: Click here. 
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    • 19 min
    E2. S16. The One Where an Awesome Introvert Brings Together 12 Other Awesome Introverts

    E2. S16. The One Where an Awesome Introvert Brings Together 12 Other Awesome Introverts

    A warm welcome back to Roxana! Roxana (@honestrox and @growintrovert) has organized a truly special online summit to introverts. It's totally free and super high-value. And I had the honour of being asked to speak on how to lead a community when you have social anxiety. In today's episode, we talk about all the summit and what's it been like for Roxana to organize it behind-the-scenes as an introvert with social anxiety herself.  SUMMIT DETAILS: The summit runs from July 4th-9th, and I will be there to talk about how to lead a community when you have social anxiety, because having social anxiety doesn't mean we can't or don't want to be leaders! The sessions are pre-recorded, so you don’t need to wake up at 3:00 AM to watch (hurray!).  I’ll be joined by other amazing introverted leaders who are making an impact in their space, and I would love for you to hear all the insightful conversations that are going to take place. And it's totally free with the option to purchase lifetime access to replays! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!* :) All you have to do is register here https://sadiehall--honestrox.thrivecart.com/sadie-hall-online-summit-discount/ and that’s it! *this is an affiliate link, which means that if you upgrade to lifetime access to the summit, I'll get a small commission at no extra cost to you. thank you so much!


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    • 18 min
    S2. E15. Confessions of a Socially Anxious Introvert (Social Anxiety Besties Club interview: Nicole)

    S2. E15. Confessions of a Socially Anxious Introvert (Social Anxiety Besties Club interview: Nicole)

    "Welcome to my hiding place. Shhh… Don’t tell anyone you found me..." Nicole is a member of the Social Anxiety Besties Club who grew up being told she was "shy" before she eventually learned that she experiences social anxiety. Today, she candidly shares her social anxiety journey on her blog and Instagram account (see below for links!). She has a background in theatre, is a mom to twin teens, and enjoys writing on a variety of topics. 


    Nicole's IG: @sociallyanxiousconfessions
    Nicole's blog: https://sociallyanxiousintrovert.wordpress.com/ 
    Nicole's Social Anxiety at Home series: https://sociallyanxiousintrovert.wordpress.com/2022/04/30/social-anxiety-at-home-welcome/ 

    More links!


    Join the Social Anxiety Besties Club on Patreon! www.patreon.com/yoursocialanxietybestie
    Submit questions and topics for future episodes here: https://forms.gle/iDu7AwWki7Rs475R8  
    Google Calendar for the Social Anxiety Besties Club: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=2tt56s7hkdklfviakck8cp4rsk%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FToronto  








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    • 58 min
    S2. E14. Would you rather pick up the phone or bathe in lava? (let's talk about phone anxiety)

    S2. E14. Would you rather pick up the phone or bathe in lava? (let's talk about phone anxiety)

    I get asked about phone anxiety all the time -- you are NOT alone!!!

    Here's the article we're discussing: https://www.iesohealth.com/en-gb/blog/social-anxiety-and-phone-calls#:~:text=Feeling%20anxious%20about%20speaking%20on,phone%20conversations%20can%20be%20difficult. 
    Previous episode on phone anxiety: https://anchor.fm/yoursocialanxietybestie/episodes/16--Phone-tips-for-social-anxiety-enj6lb
    Submit questions and topics for future episodes here: https://forms.gle/iDu7AwWki7Rs475R8 
    Google Calendar for the Social Anxiety Besties Club: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=2tt56s7hkdklfviakck8cp4rsk%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FToronto 
    Join the Social Anxiety Besties Club on Patreon! www.patreon.com/yoursocialanxietybestie 
    Check out my “Videos mentioned on the podcast” playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCq7hPWn3jm-XY6jTEGNPoQFBXH9Pesgs 
    EXPERT RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL ANXIETY: https://www.ellenhendriksen.com/free-resources and https://www.bashfulandbright.com/


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    • 23 min

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