Fixable Quick Fixes on Confidence: How to feel less awkward at the office, stay strong during a job search, and build up your team (w/ Morra Aarons-Mele)
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Sep 29, 2025 In this enlightening conversation, Morra Aarons-Mele, a workplace mental health expert and author of The Anxious Achiever, shares her insights on overcoming workplace anxiety. The discussion covers practical strategies for easing back into in-person interactions after remote work. Morra also offers advice for job seekers facing rejections, emphasizing the importance of maintaining confidence and seeking constructive feedback. Listeners are encouraged to embrace small steps and build a positive mindset in their professional lives.
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Anxiety Is Part Of Confidence
- Anxiety and confidence coexist; anxiety often accompanies growth and keeps us alert.
- Treat anxiety as a source of wisdom and manage it rather than expecting to eliminate it.
Practice Grace And Exposure
- Give yourself grace because showing up in an office is a learned skill you may not have practiced during remote work.
- Practice exposure: try small social steps like asking a coworker to lunch and reward yourself for progress.
Hiding In The Bathroom To Regroup
- Morra shared that early in her career she often hid in the bathroom to regroup during the day.
- That small coping story normalized common office overwhelm for listeners.
