4.7: Performance anxiety and stage fright - advice from Harley Street

When picturing the audience naked doesn't work...

Therapist Olivia James specialises in treating stage fright, public speaking anxiety and confidence issues. In this episode she explains the mechanics of performance anxiety, and how past trauma and the human nervous system can combine to interpret certain situations as dangerous, and how to overcome your fears.

Find out more about Olivia and her practice at https://harleystreetcoach.com/

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