How You Can Be Supportive of Introverted First Time Parents

By |2021-05-20T06:52:57-05:00May 21st, 2021|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Guest Posts, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Relationships|Tags: , , , , |

  Image Source: Pexels Becoming a parent unleashes a slew of different emotions. It’s exciting, wonderful, and unbelievable. It can also be overwhelming and intense, especially during a pandemic when so much of what’s going on feels unstable. Even though there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel with the pandemic, things [...]

How to Have Hard Conversations With Your Partner as an Introvert

By |2021-04-26T16:09:16-05:00April 23rd, 2021|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Guest Posts, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , |

It’s never easy to have tough conversations, especially when it’s with your partner. Things become even more difficult when you’re an introvert trying to have these conversations. Just because most introverted people tend to “go with the flow” doesn’t mean they are okay with being walked over. When it comes time to have some of these [...]

Keeping Family Connections and Boundaries Strong While Working from Home

By |2021-04-08T14:40:42-05:00April 8th, 2021|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Guest Posts, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , |

  Image Source: Pexels The mass movement to remote work that began in 2020 is showing no sign of slowing down over a year later. For many parents, the long-term prospect of remote work has left them desperate for an answer to one of the toughest work from home challenges of them all: finding balance.   [...]

Thank You for the Friendship

By |2021-03-23T16:08:55-05:00March 22nd, 2021|Categories: Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , |

I bet you didn't think you would be hearing from me so soon after my writing hiatus announcement. Well, I forgot two very important things. 1. I forgot to say how much I will miss all of you and 2. I forgot to say thank you for joining me on this path to finding space to [...]

New Focus at Brendaknowles.com: Coaching Over Writing

By |2021-03-18T16:17:33-05:00March 19th, 2021|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

February 16th marked the ten year anniversary of the blog, space2live. As with any milestone, it made me reflect. When I started space2live I was a harried, married, stay-at-home mom, who desperately needed to connect with herself and others. I like to think I am much cooler headed now. I'm still married, but to a different [...]

Establishing Boundaries in the Workplace as Well as in Your Personal Life

By |2021-03-10T18:00:08-06:00March 12th, 2021|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , |

    Image Source: Pexels Boundaries are a crucial part of life as an introvert. They’re also a critical aspect of anyone navigating the workplace. When you’re operating as an introverted employee, the importance of boundaries skyrockets.   Here are a few considerations for setting boundaries as well as how introverts can do so both at [...]

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