Authenticity vs. Approval

You walk into a room and your guard goes up. Not because anyone said anything. Not because anyone is even looking at you yet. Just the room. If this is you, you've probably called it social anxiety, or being too sensitive, or I just care too much what people think. It's none of t ...  Show more

You knew exactly what you wanted to say. Then something softer came out instead. It happens at work, with your partner, with your parents. Every time, you walk away wondering why you keep doing this. In this episode, Dr. Aziz walks through what's actually happening in that gap be ...  Show more

In this episode...

I'm sharing a tool that I used to overcome my social anxiety and use to help others do the same...

...energy psychology is what I'm talking about.

I'm taking a look back and interview with exp ...

In this episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the all-too-common challenge of social anxiety. They break down what it really means to be socially anxious (hint: it's not just being shy), where those feelings come from, and why they stick around. Rick explains the roots of social ...  Show more

A lot of anxiety hides behind being nice. Dr. Aziz Gazipura has a PhD in clinical psychology and spends his time helping people build social confidence, and his work named something I had felt for years but never had words for.We walk through four ways of explaining where anxiety ...  Show more

In this episode...

Have you ever wondered if you can be completely free of social anxiety?

In this episode, I reveal what life after social anxiety really looks like and share my personal journey toward becoming social anxiety-free.