Ana wrote to me saying that she began having social anxiety two years ago. She said she’s ashamed because she wishes she was strong enough to let this go.

She went on to talk about how things are for her, but that first statement alone reveals a lot. She’s ashamed of something that has nothing to do with her, something she has zero control over. And she believes that if she possessed some sort of strength, she could let this go.

I speak to many points in Ana’s message about social anxiety, claustrophobia, her body physically reacting to fear, and more in a very direct way, trying to point out and clarify the assumptions and misunderstandings behind her suffering. 

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Beginning September 5th, I will be leading a very small group through The Little School of Big Change Guided course.

You may know that I don’t lead this course anymore but because there were a number of people on the waitlist, I thought I would lead a small group through the curriculum this fall. You’ll get lifetime access to the full curriculum of video lessons, interviews, and animations, 6 live coaching calls with me, and access to our private forum for the 6 weeks.

If you’ve been wanting to do the live version of this course with my support, or you know someone who has, this is the time to do it!

Go to The Little School of Big Change to register.  

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