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How to Be Yourself
- Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety
- Narrated by: Ellen Hendriksen
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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Summary
How to Be Yourself is the best audiobook you'll ever listen to about how to conquer social anxiety.
"...a groundbreaking road map to finally being your true, authentic self." - Susan Cain, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of Quiet
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 unsure.
If you get nervous in social situations - meeting your partner's friends, public speaking, standing awkwardly in the elevator with your boss - you've probably been told, "Just be yourself!" But that's easier said than done - especially if you're prone to social anxiety.
Weaving together cutting-edge science, concrete tips, and the compelling stories of real people who have risen above their social anxiety, Dr. Ellen Hendriksen proposes a groundbreaking idea: you already have everything you need to succeed in any unfamiliar social situation. As someone who lives with social anxiety, Dr. Hendriksen has devoted her career to helping her clients overcome the same obstacles she has.
With familiarity, humor, and authority, Dr. Hendriksen takes the listener through the roots of social anxiety and why it endures, how we can rewire our brains through our behavior, and - at long last - exactly how to quiet your Inner Critic, the pesky voice that whispers, "Everyone will judge you." Using her techniques to develop confidence, think through the buzz of anxiety, and feel comfortable in any situation, you can finally be your true, authentic self.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
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- surreymum
- 17-10-18
Fully recommend - the best Social Anxiety resource I have come across
Having utilised many resources on the topic of social anxiety, this book is the first that really felt like it was talking to me. Dr Hendriksen’s relaxed and humorous approach made it very easy to listen to the audiobook and it is backed throughout by scientific research which makes the insights and tools extremely credible. It has helped me understand myself better and there are many “ah ha” moments throughout. It doesn’t claim to cure social anxiety and convert you to a confident extrovert, but to help you recognise and manage Social Anxiety and to stop it controlling aspects of your life. If, like me, you’ve struggled to find a resource that really helps you understand why you struggle to be yourself in group or social situations and how to deal with it, then I recommend this book.
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- Zoe Austen
- 06-02-20
Buy it Buy it Buy it!!!!
Absolutely phenomenal book - the right mix of psychology, research/validity, basic explanation, humorous asides and personal stories. I loved “Jim”’s story and Ellen’s own supermarket story but equally all stories resonated with me for different reasons. I will re listen and select particular chapters when I need to. I would really recommend this - Ellen “gets it” in a very real way. What are you writing next Ellen??
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- Anonymous User
- 07-02-20
Great book
This book came up as a sponsored link all the time on my Facebook for months on end and I thought why not give it a go
Best decision, this book will provide you with enough tools to quieten your anxiety as well as equip you to handle any social situation
Highly recommend!
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-05-20
Brilliant listen to a social anxiety
This audiobook was intriguing to listen to and mainly because I understand and have had many social anxiety situations. Really had some good points that I will take with me and change my thinking to get over the anxiety. I will listen to this every now and then. The author was fantastic!
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- M. Harvey
- 22-04-19
it's not just me!!
Fantastic, so many of the stories are relatable, the things we do to protect ourselves are actually holding us back and causing our anxiety and lack of confidence. I highly recommend this, it gives you tools and methods to break through the social anxiety that keeps you down and prevents the world from seeing the real you.
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- Amal
- 12-04-20
My first audiobook and am so glad
This book is a must read. I have realized so much about my personality type and along the way I have learned tips and ideas for how to build relationships. But most importantly, Being you is the best way to achieve happiness. I feel confident starting up conversation in groups because after reading this book, I know it’s ok to be awkward and that people don’t always notice the things I thought they did. But rather they are also busy in themselves (waaaw). Additionally everyone at some time feels socially awkward and you may not notice it as they look cool and confident, but inside they have a lot going on and so the same is true hopefully for me, the internal meltdowns I have won’t always be so visible 🤩🤩.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-06-20
Great listen and useful takeaways
Really enjoyed this book, some really useful tips to take away and I liked the stories that were told alongside which brought everything to life. I am for sure going to start putting some of the tools into practice and the book has helped me to understand the why and how of social anxiety - a good starting point.
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- Zoë Beddows
- 11-02-20
Great book!
Amazing I’ve learnt so much in this book I will read it again and again!
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- Barnacles
- 15-09-19
Thoroughly enjoyable narration
First of all, I didn't want to listen to this book as I already thought I was "myself". However, I now think this is my favourite audiobook yet. The example used in this book to describe social anxiety were told in such a way that you want to meet these fabulous characters. After completing this book, I made phone calls and spoke in meetings, something I'd usually dread, but I did these with little hesitation (enjoyment even!). Thank you Ellen.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-06-18
I will listen to it many times, I'm sure of it!
The author clearly knows the subject well, one of the best reads on social anxiety
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