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\nIn this episode I speak to author Laura Jane Williams. We chat about:
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\n* The ups and downs of work* Her experiences with anxiety and mental health * Giving yourself the recognition you deserve * When your life is “amazing” on the outside but inside you’re struggling* The complexities of adulthood
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\nTranscript
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\nChloe: Hello, and welcome to the comedy podcast. This is your host Chloe Brotheridge. I am a coach. I'm a therapist and the author of the Anxiety Solution and Brave New Girl. I welcome you to this podcast. Thank you so much for listening. Thanks for being here. I'm talking to the wonderful, brilliant Laura Jane Williams. Laura Jane Williams is an author. She has written several books. The latest of which is called Our Stop. If you’ve read her books or you follow her online, she is just one of these people who has an amazing way of putting words to things that so many of us experience but find it hard to express.
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\nShe's got an incredibly
\nmagnetic personality, an amazing way with words and she talks a lot about
\nmental health. We get into discussions about the ups and downs of work and this
\nthing that can happen so often when our life seems really amazing from the
\noutside. Maybe people are congratulating us on how well things are going and
\nyet inside, we're really struggling. This can happen to so many of us and we
\nchat about this.
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\nWe talk about her
\nexperiences of her journey with her mental health and anxiety. We talk about
\nwhy it's so hard to give yourself recognition for things. She shares a practice
\nand an example of the experiences she's had where she's really been able to
\ngive herself that recognition. I think in having this discussion, it also gives
\nus, the listeners, the permission to give ourselves recognition as well. We
\ntalk about the complexities of adulthood and just get into that whole topic,
\nwhich I think all of us will be able to relate to.
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\nI love this conversation
\nwith Laura. I think you’re going to love it as well and get loads from it. So,
\nI just want to let you know that my amazing, if I do say so myself, confidence
\nchallenge is coming up at the end of February 2020. I would love you to join us.
\nIt’s completely free. It's a five-day challenge. I am confident that if you
\njoin us, you will notice a change in your life and how you feel.
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\nHere's what Michelle said,
\nsomeone who joined the last on that around there. She said, “This challenge
\ngave me the courage to go out of my comfort zone and try something new. It also
\ngave me the nudge I needed to reach out to some old friends and reconnect. More
\nimportantly, it's made me realize I'm not alone. I now understand it's okay to
\nbe open, honest and vulnerable.” So many people have said this from this free
\nchallenge that I run, they met new friends. They took action that they wouldn't
\nhave taken before. They learned things about themselves.
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\nThey took a step outside of their comfort zone and I would love all of these things for you and more. You can sign up for free if you head to my website calmer-you.com/confidence. Pop your email address in there and I'll send you all the details about the challenge. That's calmer-you.com/confidence and I hope to see you there. Let's get into the interview with Laura Jane Williams. Welcome, Laura, thank you so much for joining me. How are you today?
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