Space2live Then and Now: Nine Year Anniversary for the Blog

By |2020-02-13T17:34:47-06:00February 14th, 2020|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Space2live original imagePhoto by Rona Keller This Sunday, February 16th commemorates the ninth year of space2live. As I reflect on where I was in 2011 and where I am now, I see a lot of similarities. Much like in 2011, I am squeezing the writing of this post into a tiny time slot that [...]

Socializing Gives Introverts Energy? How Having Fun with Others Benefits Us

By |2019-03-17T15:39:25-05:00May 25th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is the 400th post on space2live (blog) and brendaknowles.com (website)!! That's a lot of writing on my favorite topics: introversion, sensitivity, relationships, parenting, divorce, anxiety, resilience and connecting. I am so happy to have this outlet. I've met so many wonderful people through writing. Thanks for reading and sharing with me! Please enjoy the latest [...]

Why We Act Introverted: It’s Not Just Our Nature

By |2018-02-04T15:32:44-06:00January 26th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Photo by Alexandru Zdrobau on Unsplash Many clients come to me wanting to understand their introverted partner or child. They want to be considerate of their partner or child's temperament but they have no idea why they spend so much time in their room, don't want to see them this weekend or don't return [...]

The Beginning of a Sensitive Person’s Trek Toward Wholeness and Writing

By |2017-04-07T08:23:31-05:00April 7th, 2017|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Intuitive Living, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Relationships, Sensuality|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

2011. Space2live came to life in February of that year.  I wanted a venue to post my writing, receive feedback and generally administer self-therapy. I needed a foundation of work to leap from to even consider writing for a living. I wanted to improve and shape my writing. I wanted to see how consistent I could [...]

Introvert Prefers a Sense of Ease to a Sense of Urgency: Making Space for Creativity, Connecting and Authenticity

By |2015-10-02T20:02:48-05:00October 2nd, 2015|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Photo credit to Rona Keller Half of the real problem of exhaustion comes from distraction. The problem is not being too tired. The problem is having a divided mind. — James L. Walpole, You're Not Too Tired to Create. You're Too Distracted. My mind has been divided lately. Creating and (softly) promoting the new website [...]

Someone All Introverts Should Know: Brenda Ueland on Solitude, Creativity and Relationships

By |2016-03-19T18:06:40-05:00May 31st, 2013|Categories: Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships, Spacious Artists|Tags: , , , , , , |

In 2008 I began to wake up from the deep sleep of 'supposed to'. I was married, living in the suburbs with three children, a loyal husband, part-time nanny and weekly personal training sessions.  It was what I wanted (it's what most people want, right?) and it was wonderful in many ways, but something was missing. [...]

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