GrownUpLand

59. Anxiety

'Don't worry be happy'? It's really not as easy as that. Sophie Duker, Heidi Regan and Ned Sedgwick are joined by actress, writer and ukulele whizz Amy Booth-Steel to talk about how feelings of anxiety can be understood and overcome. Sophie investigates imposter syndrome, Heidi looks at how we can deal with the day-to-day worries that hold us back, Ned faces his anxieties in the swimming pool and Steve Ali swings by to put everything into perspective.Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4.Produced by Al Riddell.Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon.Clips:
Insecure Overachievers (26/09/2018)
All in the Mind (22/04/2016)
Bringing Up Britain (11/07/2019)
Front Row (05/07/2018)

"Now I’m a grown up… do I have to get married? Do I have to scrimp and save?? Do I have to host a dinner party??? GrownUpLand poses the most frustrating questions. Luckily, Sophie Duker, Heidi Regan and Ned Sedgwick are here to guide you through the bewildering pursuit of adulthood.
 
Through stupid challenges, useful facts and personal stories of rich victory and miserable failure, your guides will ensure you don’t feel alone in your hopeless endeavour to be a legit grown up. Plus, every week a special guest candidly shares their experiences, from failed dates and drunken mistakes to moments of clarity and pet hates. And the very handsome Steve Ali, a refugee from Syria now a writer and silversmith in the UK, helps to put a listener’s dilemma into perspective.
 
Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4.
 
Produced by Al Riddell."