Out of My Shell

Overcoming Social Anxiety from Childhood to Adulthood

De: Natasha Daniels

Narrado por: Lauryn Allman

Look around you at all the people connecting and socializing. And you are just standing here alone, like a social reject, again. Nobody likes you. Why would they want someone like you around?

For years, social anxiety whispered its way into Natasha Daniels' mind and quietly sabotaged her life. Even while working as a therapist, helping children to cope with their own anxiety, insecurity lurked in the shadows pointing out the stares, the rejection, the vicious comments from online strangers.

In this memoir, Natasha takes on the therapist's role with her past selves to drag her social anxiety into the open. From feisty Miss 6, lonely Miss 14 reeling from a tumultuous childhood, and defiant Miss 18 pushing back against a world where she didn't fit, through to her present self, Natasha explores the way social anxiety colored her experiences and finds healing through self-acceptance.

©2024 Natasha Daniels (P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

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'Natasha Daniels' memoir Out of My Shell perfectly intertwines her social anxiety journey with psychoeducation and invaluable tools. Full of hope and healing, Out of My Shell is a must-read for individuals with social anxiety, loved ones, and providers wanting to better understand the nuances of this disorder.' (Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LCPC, LPC, LIMHP - @anxietyocdtreatment and Author of The Compulsive Reassurance Seeking Workbook)

'Out of My Shell is a painful yet beautifully inspirational memoir. A lifetime of quiet torment and suffering, filled with social anxiety and self-doubt, is met with vulnerability, grace, and perseverance. Natasha Daniels is the epitome of bravery and self-compassion, witnessed firsthand with her toughest and most important therapy client of all, her younger self.' (Josh Spitalnick, Ph.D., ABPP, CEO/Owner of Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta, co-author of “The Complete Guide to Overcoming Health Anxiety”)

'With truth, kindness, and compassion, Natasha Daniels shares what healing from social anxiety can look like in a real life. In Out of My Shell, her lyrical writing brings the reader close, and her ultimate self-acceptance helps to heal the reader along the way. Don't miss this gorgeous memoir.' (Rachael Herron, bestselling memoirist)

'Out of My Shell is a profound and transformative exploration of the journey from social anxiety to self-acceptance.
Her vivid storytelling captures the raw emotions associated with growing up feeling different in a way that is both deeply personal and universally relatable.' (Kimberley Quinlan, Author of The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD)

'In this unflinching memoir, Natasha Daniels lays bare her agonizing struggle with crippling social anxiety. Her intimate narrative charts a powerful metamorphosis from a lifetime of inner turmoil to hard-won self-acceptance. Fusing poignant storytelling with invaluable psychological insights, this book inspires courage to shed one's protective shell. An uplifting read for anyone longing to blossom into their most authentic, luminous self.' (Amanda Stern, author of Little Panic: Dispatches from an Anxious Life)

A powerful story of resilience

The way Natasha writes this memoir from the then and now perspective is very powerful. This is a story of someone with unbelievable resilience.

Wonderful book about social anxiety

This book is helpful for me not only as a therapist who treats social anxiety and OCD, but also personally as someone with similar lived experiences. Thank you Natasha for your bravery in sharing your story to help others. I admire you so much!

Fantastic blend of information and drama

I enjoyed Natasha's story and the creative way she jumped from present day to the timeline of her past. It made the plot intriguing and I was unable to put the book down/stop listening!! But the great part is that not only did I get enjoyment and entertainment . . . I learned SO MUCH about social anxiety that I hadn't understood before. By sharing her inner voice, Natasha allowed her readers incredibly deep insight into how social anxiety works on a day-to-day basis. She also teaches us clear and effective ways to deal with it in our own lives and the lives of our children and loved ones.