Tip 1: Use open-ended questions

In this solo episode, Anna shares her tried and tested top tips for taking the stress out of small talk.

As a social anxiety sufferer, Anna has direct experience of the physical and mental symptoms that mingling can cause but in this episode she also ponders the impact of our reliance on surface level conversations has on our ability to dig for deeper connection, even though we crave it and we need it.

Remember you can take advantage of more of Anna's therapeutic advice on social anxiety in her £20 sofa session here.