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Will the real introvert please stand up? Being comfortable in your own introverted skin!
Introverts can be reserved and aloof. We can be warm and demonstrative. Introverts can be funny, social and playful. We can also be serious and pensive. You cannot determine who is an introvert based on particular traits. While we do … Continue reading
Did you hear me? Why we need acknowledgement
A friend shared how frustrated she gets when she offers an idea in a group and no one responds. Then moments later a more gregarious person repeats her idea and the group goes wild. Hey that was my idea I … Continue reading
Empowered during the holidays
This week’s posts have playfully touched on the topic of overwhelm during chaos. What feels like chaos for us may not feel that way to others! My partner’s response was an example of how different introverts and extroverts may experience … Continue reading
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“Can someone please turn that music off,” yells the introverted mom (me)!
Last night felt like a perfectly orchestrated episode of the Odd Couple, with me as the odd one out. My daughter Nicki and I were hanging out coloring a winter scene together. For me the scene was nostalgic as the … Continue reading
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Embrace your inner cook
A coaching client recently told me a story. When she was in college she was so envious of friends who would show up to class without preparation and wing it and always do well. She tried to emulate this style … Continue reading
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“Mommy I am happy with one or two close friends.”
As a mom of a five year old daughter I hear a common concern among parents of introverted children around their child’s “lack of sociability.” “She tends to latch onto just one other friend.” “He doesn’t interact much with many … Continue reading
Cleaning closet triggers the Costco response!
In the first year of our relationship my partner and I worked together to clear out the closet underneath the basement stairs. Colleen reached into the closet and pulled out every last box, random tool, and miscellaneous item. Now that … Continue reading
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