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EPISODE · Feb 16, 2026 · 15 MIN

How To Talk To Strangers

from The Calm Confidence Podcast: Social Anxiety and Being Yourself · host Charles Perry

The smallest interactions can consume us with anxiety. I know firsthand how a simple "hello" can turn the nervous system into hyperdrive. We assume the worst of people and the worst of ourselves. The truth is, most people want to talk to you. Most people will be pleasant, and the ones who aren't, aren't for us. In this episode I discuss how you can take a gradual approach to overcoming your fear of approach, and eventually how to turn absolute strangers in to conversation buddies.

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