confidence

  • How To Help Your Kids Build Self-Esteem

    Your child really is a special, fantastic little human. They’re an incredibly poised dancer or outgoing in a way you could never be or gifted in maths. You know your kids are great; you just want to make sure they know how great they are. And it’s natural to want to praise them for all…


  • How To Stop Feeling Like An Impostor

    In this episode of The Upgrade, we’re discussing impostor syndrome, the psychological phenomenon wherein people question their successes and have an internalized fear of being discovered as a fraud.


  • How To Do Box Jumps Without Freaking Out

    How To Do Box Jumps Without Freaking Out

    Every box jump involves a leap of faith. You’ll probably land on top of the box, on your feet, and not make it into one of those box jump fail compilation videos (seriously, do not Google). But how do you convince your brain and body that a solid landing awaits?


  • Pretend You’re Good At It 

    Pretend You’re Good At It 

    A while back, I met up with my pal Jenny Lawson, who was in town recording the audiobook version of her memoir, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened. I asked her how it was going and she told me that it had been going horribly — until, in a panic, she reached out to a writer…