Overcoming Social Anxiety | WalkTheTalk | Conversations with Experts and Peers

What might anxiety be telling us? | Mark Vernon

Overcoming Social Anxiety | WalkTheTalk | Conversations with Experts and Peers

Show Notes

Mark Vernon is a psychotherapist and writer, with a keen interest in ancient philosophy, as well as the illumination of inner life. He’s one of my favourite thinkers. Mark unpacks psychotherapy, opening the door to big questions:

What’s the meaning of anxiety? Can it tell us anything? What are the benefits of engaging with our distress?

I hope it’s as fruitful for you as it is me.

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