The Self-Esteem Trilogy : From Social Anxiety to Social Ease by Akanksha Srivastava

There are experiences that quietly shape the way we enter a room, greet a new person, or take up space. Moments from childhood, subtle dismissals, unspoken expectations, or years of guarding ourselves can leave an imprint on how we show up socially. For many, being around others becomes less about connection and more about managing discomfort. The heart wants to participate, but the mind begins to map every move, every sentence, every expression. Social anxiety grows here, not out of weakness, but out of an old instinct to stay safe.

This final chapter of The Self-Esteem Trilogy turns toward this very place the space where your inner world and the outer world meet. Social self-esteem is not confidence in the loud, glossy sense of the word. It is the quiet readiness to be yourself even when others are watching. It is the ability to breathe naturally in conversations, to speak without rehearsing, to rest inside your own presence rather than monitor it. It is the shift from “How am I being seen?” to “Can I simply be here?”

In this session, Akanksha creates a gentle environment where you can explore your relationship with visibility at your own pace. Instead of analysing the fear, we look at the spaces where it began. Instead of pushing toward comfort, we learn how comfort grows. Together, we explore things like
How do you treat yourself when attention comes your way
What makes your body tense in social settings
What helps you feel grounded enough to stay present instead of retreating inward

On December 23rd, 2025 at 6:00 PM (online), you are invited to an evening that is honest, spacious, and deeply human. You don’t have to be outgoing. You don’t have to be “ready.” You only need to be curious about what life could feel like when social moments stop feeling like tests and start feeling like connection.

Come with your stories or with none at all. Leave with a sense of steadiness that doesn’t rely on approval, and with practices that help your nervous system relax into being seen.

  23 Dec 2025
18:00  -  19:00
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Description

Join us for an evening of gentle exploration and grounded connection an onsite gathering where presence becomes a place of comfort, and being around others begins to feel less like a performance and more like a natural rhythm.
There are phases in life when social spaces feel heavier than they appear. When the mind overthinks every gesture, every pause, every word. When the heart wants to engage, yet the body quietly retreats. Social self-esteem grows here in the gap between who we are and who we think we need to be in front of others.
The Self-Esteem Trilogy arrives at its final chapter with Part III on social self-esteem. In this session, Akanksha Srivastava opens a compassionate space to explore what it feels like to be seen without tension, to speak without rehearsing, and to belong without shrinking. This evening is an invitation to understand your social patterns with softness and to slowly build ease where anxiety once lived.

The Benefits of This Experience:

  • Ease in Social Spaces – Learn relational tools that help conversations feel more natural and grounded.
  • Releasing Hypervigilance – Understand and transform the inner monitoring that makes social interactions exhausting.
  • Authentic Presence – Cultivate a sense of self that feels steady even when attention is on you.
  • Nervous System Support – Explore practices that help your body stay regulated during social engagement.
  • Confident Connection – Build a form of self-esteem that supports openness, warmth, and genuine interaction.

 

With Akanksha Srivastava
A skilled facilitator and deeply attuned guide, Akanksha brings clarity, empathy, and grounded wisdom to the final part of The Self-Esteem Trilogy. Through reflection, gentle somatic awareness, and interactive practices, she supports participants in moving from social self-doubt to a sense of relational ease that feels natural, sustainable, and deeply human.

Reserve Your Spot
Whether you’re someone who feels drained in social settings, finds it hard to relax around people, or simply wishes to show up more comfortably in your relationships, this in-person session offers a reassuring space to understand yourself without judgment. No preparation is needed just your presence and the willingness to experience social ease at your own pace.

The Self-Esteem Trilogy: From Social Anxiety to Social Ease (Part III — Social Self-Esteem)
📅 December 23rd, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM
Because life changes quietly when being seen no longer feels like something you need to manage, but something you can meet with ease.

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