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In this video we’re going to talk about three ways to retrain your brain to get better at handling social situations and the social anxiety that comes with them.
More people are feeling social anxiety than ever. The World Health Organization recently released a report stating that the Covid-19 pandemic led to a 25% increase in anxiety and depression worldwide. I know that for me, social interactions seem more awkward, that I feel more anxious around people than I did in the past, and that I have a lower tolerance for social interaction than ever. And I know that’s a common experience these days.
So why is that? In part, it’s due to having gone through more isolation than ever. It’s probably due to how the brain adapts to situations, but also how we think about social anxiety and social situations.
Social Anxiety is one of the most common forms of anxiety and affects a lot of people. But you can learn the skills to combat social anxiety and get more and more comfortable in social situations by learning the three skills I teach in this video.

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In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction.
And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/believe

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