It's easy to spiral and feel anxious when you're on a first date, at your office holiday party or heading to your high school reunion. The stakes feel high and you want to make a good impression. But social anxiety can get in the way of connection, fun and feeling good. In this episode, we give you tools to survive small talk, practice social courage and embrace the awkward. Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nprlifekit/?hl=en"target="_blank" >@nprlifekit</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/life-kit"target="_blank" >Sign up for our newsletter here.</a>Have an episode idea or feedback you want to share? Email us at <a href="mailto:lifekit@npr.org"target="_blank" >lifekit@npr.org</a>Support the show and listen to it sponsor-free by signing up for Life Kit+ at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/lifekit"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org/lifekit</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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