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Introvert Moments in Love and Traveling: Navigating Extroverted New Orleans

By |2016-01-09T14:48:35-06:00January 8th, 2016|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Intuitive Living, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I found myself in Walgreens on Canal Street in New Orleans looking at rows of nail polish but not really seeing them. My mind working at warp speed going over every nuanced word and intense reaction that occurred between my man and me over the last few days. I was on vacation in New Orleans with him but after a [...]

Top 5 Space2live Posts on BrendaKnowles.com 2015

By |2016-01-01T11:00:57-06:00January 1st, 2016|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Intuitive Living, Personal Evolution, Popular Posts, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Happy New Year Dear Readers!! I hope you are all well, feeling peaceful and finding ways to be true to your nature. This year brought a lot of changes to space2live including a website makeover and the addition of personal coaching services with me, Brenda. I've loved helping clients reveal and revel in their true selves. I [...]

Permission to be Introverted, Sensitive and Different:Thanks to Adele, Jason Mraz and a Non-Mainstream Upbringing

By |2017-01-18T15:10:30-06:00December 18th, 2015|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Intuitive Living, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

  Adele I sit watching Adele Live in New York City. I should be working but I can't resist the chance to get lost in her voice and presence. The British singer's return after a four-year absence, feels like a much-needed drink for the authentically and artistically thirsty. I watch and listen as the curtain goes up and she [...]

Do You Rescue or Empower People? How to be Most Helpful

By |2015-12-11T15:07:44-06:00December 11th, 2015|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have a tendency to rescue people. I want to protect them from negativity and emotional hurt. As a sensitive person, it is easy for me to empathize with anyone falling victim to sarcasm or cutting remarks. If I perceive someone's light being dimmed or snuffed out, my claws come out and Mama Bear arrives. I know a certain [...]

How Hopeful Are You? The Keys to Getting Unstuck

By |2015-12-11T15:01:03-06:00December 4th, 2015|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Intuitive Living, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I had felt a little stuck. A little down. BrendaKnowles.com was up and running but not quite meeting my high expectations. The relationship with my man wasn't shiny and new anymore (but still good!).    Winter was edging in and bringing colorless days, coldness and snowblowing sessions. I was missing warmth and light. Turkey with a [...]

Entertaining as an Introvert: Surviving the Critics and Chaos of Thanksgiving

By |2015-11-28T00:01:54-06:00November 27th, 2015|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Intuitive Living, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , |

  So you are spending Thanksgiving with friends and family. Are you ready dear introvert? Are you ready to be ON for long periods of time? Are you prepared to have dinner ready at exactly 2:00PM so the minute-minders don't get hangry and critical? Are you ready to receive countless pointers on how you should cook/clean/raise your [...]

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This is me. This is me from the day I was born. For so long I felt misunderstood and rejected, even by the people closest to me, because they could never understand my need for solitude, and I had no idea how to explain it to them. Even now that I know more about Introversion and have a more informed understanding of my hard-wired need for solitude, it’s still very difficult sometimes to help my loved ones understand this profound craving for time and space all to myself. This is one of the best… Read more
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