In this week’s episode we talk social anxiety or what we sometimes refer to as social anxiety, that dread of going to that office party or that family function; the expectations we put on ourselves to be the social butterfly, and the last to leave the party.

We consult psychologist, TEDx speaker and best-selling author Joanna Fortune about what’s really going on when we feel that dread, what social anxiety is and isn’t.

We talk about the desire to hibernate and why that’s not only OK but also fairly natural and we also dicuss coping mechanisms and strategies to get through this so-called party season.