Jacob Towery

I think you'll agree with me, David. Intellectual learning is nice, but it's largely useless if it doesn't translate into practice. understanding at the gut level and learning how to behaviorally make changes. So everything is going to be practiced. We're going to be practicing consent. We're going to be practicing how to be vulnerable with people.

I think you'll agree with me, David. Intellectual learning is nice, but it's largely useless if it doesn't translate into practice. understanding at the gut level and learning how to behaviorally make changes. So everything is going to be practiced. We're going to be practicing consent. We're going to be practicing how to be vulnerable with people.

We're going to be practicing shame attack exercises and rejection training and self-disclosure technique and talk shows technique. Everything will be practiced.

We're going to be practicing shame attack exercises and rejection training and self-disclosure technique and talk shows technique. Everything will be practiced.

You will. Yeah, you will make a fool of yourself and you will get rejected. And that would be so great. We'd love to have you if you're willing to do those things. And I will make a fool of myself and I will get rejected. And so will Michael and Rhonda and everyone else who's there.

You will. Yeah, you will make a fool of yourself and you will get rejected. And that would be so great. We'd love to have you if you're willing to do those things. And I will make a fool of myself and I will get rejected. And so will Michael and Rhonda and everyone else who's there.

Yeah, that's right. It's a fun weekend. Consent can totally be fun. It can totally be silly. And paradoxically, the more people feel relaxed and comfortable through use of enthusiastic verbal consent, the easier it is for people to ease into being vulnerable and having a good time and relaxing. Exactly.

Yeah, that's right. It's a fun weekend. Consent can totally be fun. It can totally be silly. And paradoxically, the more people feel relaxed and comfortable through use of enthusiastic verbal consent, the easier it is for people to ease into being vulnerable and having a good time and relaxing. Exactly.

So, Michael, do you have a few minutes? Can we talk for a little bit?

So, Michael, do you have a few minutes? Can we talk for a little bit?

Well, I just want to let you know that you're a fraud.

Well, I just want to let you know that you're a fraud.

Well, you're pretending to be a psychiatry resident who knows something about helping people overcome social anxiety. But all of those are just false information.

Well, you're pretending to be a psychiatry resident who knows something about helping people overcome social anxiety. But all of those are just false information.

Yeah, well said, David. Thank you. And one thing that I forgot to say earlier, but I think is worth saying is that I think one of the many challenges of social anxiety is people often feel very alone and very lonely with it.

Yeah, well said, David. Thank you. And one thing that I forgot to say earlier, but I think is worth saying is that I think one of the many challenges of social anxiety is people often feel very alone and very lonely with it.

And they think, oh, maybe I'm one of the only people that's struggling with worrying that other people are judging me or comparing myself unfavorably to others or feeling very nervous in social situations.

And they think, oh, maybe I'm one of the only people that's struggling with worrying that other people are judging me or comparing myself unfavorably to others or feeling very nervous in social situations.

Literally just today, this morning, before I came on with you guys, I had a wonderful college age student who not only had social anxiety, but felt very alone with it and thought maybe her parents challenges were unique. And when you get 100 people in a room together who all have shyness and or social anxiety, it becomes apparent very quickly that you are not the only person struggling with this.

Literally just today, this morning, before I came on with you guys, I had a wonderful college age student who not only had social anxiety, but felt very alone with it and thought maybe her parents challenges were unique. And when you get 100 people in a room together who all have shyness and or social anxiety, it becomes apparent very quickly that you are not the only person struggling with this.