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Holidays Highlight Loneliness and Happiness: Using This Time to Take Inventory
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Holidays Highlight Loneliness and Happiness: Using This Time to Take Inventory

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Holidays Highlight Loneliness and Happiness: Using This Time to Take Inventory

By Brenda Knowles|2018-11-18T16:10:55-06:00November 24th, 2017|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: depression, emotions, feeling alone, gratitude, holidays, introverts, loneliness, relationships|

Photo by Val Vesa via Unsplash It's Tuesday morning and I'm working through my to do list to get prepared for Thanksgiving. I'm hosting this year. My sister and her family will be here along with my man Mark and his two sons. Mark and I both feel excited about this holiday season. We [...]

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5 Ways to Help Teens Feel Less Anxious
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5 Ways to Help Teens Feel Less Anxious

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5 Ways to Help Teens Feel Less Anxious

By Brenda Knowles|2017-11-03T12:51:57-05:00November 3rd, 2017|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: anxiety, parenting, relationships, resilience, smart phones and teens, social anxiety, technology, teens|

Last week I wrote a post about the increase in severe anxiety among privileged teens. This week I want to talk about how to reduce the anxiety. Severe anxiety debilitates. If a child (or adult) avoids everything that makes them uncomfortable their life is seriously hindered. What can we do about the trend of avoidance and [...]

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Why the Increase in Anxiety Among Privileged Kids?
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Why the Increase in Anxiety Among Privileged Kids?

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Why the Increase in Anxiety Among Privileged Kids?

By Brenda Knowles|2017-11-01T11:41:03-05:00October 27th, 2017|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: academics, anxiety, competition, fear, parenting, smart phones, Stress, success, technology, teens|

According to the New York Times article titled, "Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering from Severe Anxiety?", 1/3 of adolescents and adults suffer from overactive fight or flight responses and privileged teens are among the most emotionally distressed. Photo by Sasha Rudensky for The New York Times I've experienced first-hand the increase in [...]

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What We Measure, We Make Happen: Building Self-Discipline and Reducing Anxiety
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What We Measure, We Make Happen: Building Self-Discipline and Reducing Anxiety

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What We Measure, We Make Happen: Building Self-Discipline and Reducing Anxiety

By Brenda Knowles|2017-10-20T14:47:39-05:00October 20th, 2017|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution|Tags: anxiety, feedback, fitness, goals, insight timer, Livestrong.com, making it happen, measuring, meditation, motivation, resilience, self-discipline, success|

I read a quote recently that said, "We manage what we measure." It was from one of my favorite contemporary non-fiction Gretchen Rubin writers, Gretchen Rubin. I've been thinking about that. Do we? Do we even want to manage? I hate micro-managing. Managing a budget is no fun. Managing a household can be a [...]

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Get The Quiet Rise of Introverts, Pay What You Want and Support Charity
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Get The Quiet Rise of Introverts, Pay What You Want and Support Charity

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Get The Quiet Rise of Introverts, Pay What You Want and Support Charity

By Brenda Knowles|2017-10-19T09:28:00-05:00October 19th, 2017|Categories: Introverts and Highly Sensitive People|Tags: Banish Your Inner Critic, charity, deal, ebooks, How to Be Heard, Humble Bundles, Negotiating the Impossible, reading, Teach for America, The Quiet Rise of Introverts|

Hi Everyone! I wanted to let you know of a wonderful deal from Humble Bundles that includes my ebook, The Quiet Rise of Introverts: 8 Practices for Living and Loving in a Noisy World. Click this LINK and you will find three tiers of ebook bundles. You get to choose how much you want to pay [...]

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A Guide to Spirituality For Introverts

By Brenda Knowles|2017-10-17T18:22:32-05:00October 18th, 2017|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution|Tags: anxiety, focus, guest post, mindfulness, nature, spirituality|

This is a pop-up guest post in the middle of the week to remind you to pause and breathe. Pay attention. Reflect. Evolve. Enjoy! Spirituality is the focus on the self, personal growth and understanding. For introverts, this can be daunting. It means stepping away from the laptop or book and spending time with our inner most [...]

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