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Oct 2019
23m 11s

104. Performance Anxiety

KARA LOEWENTHEIL
About this episode

It can be absolutely crippling and produce more anxiety than necessary, especially when we preemptively think about how we’ll feel when we have to get out there and perform. So this week, I’m approaching this concept from a slightly different perspective to show you what it really is, how we often exacerbate this negative feeling, and how to start resolving it.

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