Tag Archives: introverted parent

Mondays bring me back home

In our house week-ends are a free for all.  The well orchestrated schedule of the week days are out the window.  And that’s partly what make week-ends so delicious.  We lounge in the mornings, do family activities together, hang out … Continue reading

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Step out of the limelight: Stop this is too much attention!

Last year I was working with a client who signed-up for a teleclass on how to honor your style as an introvert.  She was the only student on the call so I shifted out of lecture mode and into a … Continue reading

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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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We are learning to make regular visits to ourselves.

My house as a kid was lively and filled with juicy personalities.  As much as I loved that I also felt overwhelmed by the big energy and longed for something I couldn’t quite name.   Years later when I discovered meditation … Continue reading

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How privacy and solitude allow an introvert to give birth Zen style

Five years ago I gave birth to my daughter Nicole.  We did as most modern couples today do and signed up for a partner coaching birth course and learned the endless ways the partner and others can assist the woman … Continue reading

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The vulnerability of putting myself out there

Dear friends – today I want to try that thing Brene Brown does so well – vulnerability (gulp!) – and share with you my turbulent inner journey these last few weeks.  Deep breath.  I can do this. Blogging for the … Continue reading

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