Shy - Annie Ridout

Shyness is not a gift.

Shyness is not a positive.

Shyness is not a strength.

It’s time we changed how we talk about being shy.

Partly genetic, partly environmental, shyness is largely viewed as a character flaw. Annie Ridout is here to teach us how to embrace shyness, instead of trying to fix it.

Interweaving personal experience with expertise from clinical psychologists, Annie explores why shyness affects some of us more than others, and offers tried-and-tested tools to help deal with elements of shyness that can feel debilitating

The result is a celebration of shyness as a pathway – rather than a barrier – to success and happiness.