I wonder – what was your earliest experience of social awkwardness?
One of mine was at preschool, aged three. Every day I would play with a girl called Ruth, and I was very happy playing with my one friend.
Until that dreaded day when everything changed!
If you’ve ever been told to “fake it ’til you make it” as a strategy for overcoming shyness, you’re not alone. This common piece of advice suggests that by pretending to be outgoing and confident, you’ll eventually become just that.
Do you have shy regrets?
Moments you wish you could go back and replay?
And do you want to know how to avoid that in future?
There are 3 main pillars which work together to keep us feeling shy and behaving shyly: what we think, how we feel and what we do.
Did you know that that 75-80% of our thoughts are negative?
And that 95% of those thoughts are repetitive?
That’s what psychologists and neuroscientists tell us.
That we think about the same negative or worried or stressful things over and over.
Does that surprise you?
Pause for a moment and what is the first thought that pops into your brain?
The Shy Woman's Coach, guiding shy and sensitive women from nervous stress and FOMO to calm, confidence and connection. With playful curiosity and self acceptance, come and take small steps towards living with joyful flourishing.
