Getting Real with Daisy Morris: The ride from social anxiety to TedX speaker | Ep 104

Amira sits down with Daisy Morris, a social media strategist and founder of social media consultancy and online community, The Selfhood. She is also a TEDx speaker and author of Community Is Your Currency, a book which has been dubbed as ‘the social media bible’ by Refinery29. Clients and collaborators of Daisy range from tech companies such as Microsoft and Adobe, to mental health organisations such as Mind and The Selfspace. Daisy is on a mission to make URL feel as human as IRL and has a community first approach to her work. Daisy takes us through her journey from social anxiety to now hosting regular workshops as a speaker. She opens up about her experience with self-doubt, and imposter syndrome, and how she teaches people the method to microdosing their confidence. Our conversation explores the importance of self-love, embracing alone time, and recognising why we might be avoiding our own company. Catch the insightful discussion about the shift from hustle culture to slow living and the advocacy for creating content from a place of love and joy. We hope you leave this episode feeling inspired and knowing you're not alone. In this episode Daisy and Amira discuss: The power of taking a timeout, healing and how to be alone The shift from hustle culture to comfort creators How to make new friendships and connections Her 3 step framework to microdosing your confidence Her practica coping mechanisms for social anxiety Navigating a panic attack before her TedX talk Daisy's Links: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_self_hood/ Website https://www.theselfhood.com/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@the_self_hood Follow me: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_communicationexpert/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/amiramansour/ 06:17 Mix things up for inspiration and creativity. 12:46 Constantly creating and adding value to others. 22:08 Focus on creating meaningful content, not quantity. 35:32 From feeling lonely to finding myself, exploring new experiences. 38:21 Prepare with purpose, stay open, people are kind. 45:24 Embrace vulnerability, find inspiration, and be kind. 48:50 Conquering fear of public speaking and anxiety. 55:32 Boost confidence with small actions and affirmations. 58:33 Success takes time and authenticity really matters. 01:04:37 Totally obsessed with Dr. Joe Dispenza's mind-blowing insights.