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How to Be Yourself Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety

Ellen Hendriksen

Picking up where Up to 40% of people consider themselves shy. You might say you’re introverted or awkward, or that you're fine around friends but just can't speak up in a meeting or at a party. Maybe you're usually confident but have recently moved or started a new job, only to feel isolated and un...

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10% Happier with Dan Harris

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The book, which discusses techniques to combat social anxiety, was mentioned as the work Ellen Hendriksen had authored.

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So the book is called How to Be Yourself, Quiet Your Intercritic and Rise Above Social Anxiety.

— Episode: Ellen Hendriksen, Rising Above Social An...

Episode: Ellen Hendriksen, Rising Above Social Anxiety

The book, which discusses techniques to combat social anxiety, was mentioned as the work Ellen Hendriksen had authored.

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So the book is called How to Be Yourself, Quiet Your Intercritic and Rise Above Social Anxiety.

Episode: Ellen Hendriksen, Rising Above Social Anxiety

This book was mentioned as being written by the guest, Ellen Hendriksen, who detailed techniques she developed to combat her own social anxiety.

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The book is called How to Be Yourself, Quiet Your Intercritic and Rise Above Social Anxiety.

Chasing Life

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Chasing Life

The hosts highlighted the book as a clinically grounded guide that addressed common unhelpful advice for socially anxious people and offered practical strategies for managing self‑doubt and fostering authentic connections. Dr. Ellen Hendriksen explained how the work draws on her experience with patients, describing social anxiety as "self‑consciousness on steroids" and illustrating how re‑framing thoughts can calm the amygdala’s over‑reactivity. The host Harry Enten recommended it as a useful tool for quieting the inner critic and rising above social anxiety.

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Episode: Escaping the Grip of Social Anxiety

It was inspired by the author's work with socially anxious patients and addresses common unhelpful advice given to those experiencing social anxiety. It offers strategies for managing self-doubt and improving social interactions.

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So how to be yourself is based off of the advice that a lot of socially anxious people will get when they're feeling nervous or anticipating social interaction.

But at the same time, being genuine, being authentic really is the best way to connect and to create a positive feedback loop of less anxiety and more connection.

In your book, you basically say that social anxiety is sort of self-consciousness on steroids.

The classic example, which I use in my book is if we text a friend and then nothing, they don't text us back. Our amygdala might say, she hates me. And our prefrontal cortex can kind of logic it down and say, you know, she's probably in a meeting. She's probably busy. She'll get back to you soon. It's fine.

So when we encounter a threat for someone with social anxiety, that threat sensor, the amygdala might be calibrated like just a little too sensitively.

Episode: (Don’t) Call Me, Maybe

It was mentioned by the host as a book written by a clinical assistant professor at Boston University Center for anxiety and related disorders; the book helps people to quiet their inner critic and rise above social anxiety.

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That's dr Ellen Hendrickson a clinical assistant professor at Boston University Center for anxiety and related disorders and the author of how to be yourself Quiet your inner critic and rise above social anxiety

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