Ellen Hendriksen || How To Be Yourself

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Today we have Dr. Ellen Hendriksen on the podcast. Dr. Hendriksen is a clinical psychologist who helps millions calm their anxiety and be there authentic selves through her award-winning Savvy Psychologist podcast, which has been downloaded over 5 million times, and at Boston University’s Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. Her latest book is called “How to Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety.” What is your real self? What is social anxiety? What is the opposite of social anxiety? What’s the goal of therapy to treat social anxiety? How to be comfortable when you are “caught being yourself” The importance of self-compassion The difference between introversion and social anxiety Techniques to overcome social anxiety The Orchid-Dandelion Hypothesis The relationship between the highly sensitive person and openness to experience The importance of going out and living your life first, and letting your confidence catch up The importance of turning attention “inside out” How perfectionism holds us back The importance of “daring to be average” The myth of “hope in a bottle” Gender differences in the manifestation of social anxiety Thanks!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Psychology Podcast, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.
0:13.0	I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman,
0:15.0	and in each episode I have a conversation with a guest
0:18.0	who will stimulate your mind
0:19.0	and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others,
0:22.0	and the world we live in. Hopefully we'll also provide a
0:24.7	glimpse into human possibility. Thanks for Hendrickson on the podcast. Dr. Hendrickson is a clinical
0:40.0	psychologist who helps millions calm their anxiety and be their authentic selves through her award-winning
0:45.1	savvy psychologist podcast, which has been downloaded over 5 million times and at Boston University's
0:50.7	Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders.
0:53.5	Her latest book is called How to Be Yourself.
0:55.6	Quiet, your inner critic, and rise above social anxiety.
0:59.4	Hi Ellen, how's it going?
1:01.3	Really well, thanks for talking with me.
1:03.0	Oh, thanks for talking to me.
1:05.0	Sure.
1:06.0	Love your book and I love the title of the book,
1:08.0	How to Be Yourself.
1:09.0	You know, there's like, it's very hotly debated in psychology what yourself is. First of all, you know, what that word even means, and I like how you define it. So maybe you could do that for the audience a little bit. What does it mean to find yourself? How do you know when you found that?
1:24.4	Sure. So without getting too much into like philosophy or like deep existential definitions.
1:29.7	So the way I define it for the purposes of the book and for social anxiety is that
1:34.9	yourself is the self you are without fear. So you know we all feel comfortable
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