Dr. Julie Smith

Yeah, so then it becomes, because on that first day, if you had said, I'm going to go out and talk to somebody, you wouldn't have done it. So you've got to scale it right back. to, you know what, I'm just going to go out with a friend, not even the idea of kind of meeting new people or anything like that. I'm just going to practice being out there.

Yeah, so then it becomes, because on that first day, if you had said, I'm going to go out and talk to somebody, you wouldn't have done it. So you've got to scale it right back. to, you know what, I'm just going to go out with a friend, not even the idea of kind of meeting new people or anything like that. I'm just going to practice being out there.

Yeah, so then it becomes, because on that first day, if you had said, I'm going to go out and talk to somebody, you wouldn't have done it. So you've got to scale it right back. to, you know what, I'm just going to go out with a friend, not even the idea of kind of meeting new people or anything like that. I'm just going to practice being out there.

So that might be taking back another layer, practicing being out there, even with the person you trust the most, you know, the closest friends, not even trying to date again. And then maybe I'm going to allow myself to go out with friends when there are other people there that I don't know yet. And

So that might be taking back another layer, practicing being out there, even with the person you trust the most, you know, the closest friends, not even trying to date again. And then maybe I'm going to allow myself to go out with friends when there are other people there that I don't know yet. And

So that might be taking back another layer, practicing being out there, even with the person you trust the most, you know, the closest friends, not even trying to date again. And then maybe I'm going to allow myself to go out with friends when there are other people there that I don't know yet. And

And then maybe a few sort of events in, maybe I'm going to speak to someone that I don't know and I'm going to introduce myself. But it's really about doing it at your own pace. But when you do that, you're much less likely to give up. If you go for it, you know, and you...

And then maybe a few sort of events in, maybe I'm going to speak to someone that I don't know and I'm going to introduce myself. But it's really about doing it at your own pace. But when you do that, you're much less likely to give up. If you go for it, you know, and you...

And then maybe a few sort of events in, maybe I'm going to speak to someone that I don't know and I'm going to introduce myself. But it's really about doing it at your own pace. But when you do that, you're much less likely to give up. If you go for it, you know, and you...

expect too much of yourself in one go, then you're much more likely to just, you know, if things go wrong, then you retreat again and then you're having to start from scratch again. So it's making it manageable and not expecting it to be, you know, oh gosh, you know, nature takes its time. So why shouldn't we, right?

expect too much of yourself in one go, then you're much more likely to just, you know, if things go wrong, then you retreat again and then you're having to start from scratch again. So it's making it manageable and not expecting it to be, you know, oh gosh, you know, nature takes its time. So why shouldn't we, right?

expect too much of yourself in one go, then you're much more likely to just, you know, if things go wrong, then you retreat again and then you're having to start from scratch again. So it's making it manageable and not expecting it to be, you know, oh gosh, you know, nature takes its time. So why shouldn't we, right?

It still happens, but you have to give yourself that time to do it layer by layer. You Then speak to someone when you're comfortable in the coffee shop. And then, you know, whatever comes next.

It still happens, but you have to give yourself that time to do it layer by layer. You Then speak to someone when you're comfortable in the coffee shop. And then, you know, whatever comes next.

It still happens, but you have to give yourself that time to do it layer by layer. You Then speak to someone when you're comfortable in the coffee shop. And then, you know, whatever comes next.

I think it has always been the knowledge that you do not have to be at the mercy of your own emotional experience. Hmm. that there are so many things you can do to influence it. And that's one of the first things I teach people in therapy is this idea that emotion is influenced by so many things. So we can't necessarily wake up and go, I want to choose to feel love and pleasure today, right?

I think it has always been the knowledge that you do not have to be at the mercy of your own emotional experience. Hmm. that there are so many things you can do to influence it. And that's one of the first things I teach people in therapy is this idea that emotion is influenced by so many things. So we can't necessarily wake up and go, I want to choose to feel love and pleasure today, right?

I think it has always been the knowledge that you do not have to be at the mercy of your own emotional experience. Hmm. that there are so many things you can do to influence it. And that's one of the first things I teach people in therapy is this idea that emotion is influenced by so many things. So we can't necessarily wake up and go, I want to choose to feel love and pleasure today, right?

We can't kind of choose it and then make it happen. But we know that emotion and emotional experience is influenced by what we do, what we say, who we're around, what we eat, how we move and whether we move and the work that we do, all of those things. So those are the things that we can influence and control. And when we do, our emotional experience starts to change as well.

We can't kind of choose it and then make it happen. But we know that emotion and emotional experience is influenced by what we do, what we say, who we're around, what we eat, how we move and whether we move and the work that we do, all of those things. So those are the things that we can influence and control. And when we do, our emotional experience starts to change as well.