Highly Sensitive – Interdependent – Empowered

By |2021-10-14T16:56:04-05:00October 15th, 2021|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Podcast, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Hey All! Here is a link to my latest podcast interview with Valeria Teles of Fit for Joy. In this talk we discuss finding balance between our inner and outer worlds. We discuss what it means to be interdependent and why that is the ideal state for ourselves and our relationships. In this interview, Valeria asks [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

High Sensitivity Means Feeling High Annoyance and Irritation?

By |2021-02-22T11:06:18-06:00February 26th, 2021|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Time together during the Covid quarantine has really amped up my level of annoyance and irritation. I have found myself griping under my breath and out loud about everything from too much noise in the kitchen to too much clutter on the counters. At this point, it does not take much to set me off. Sensitive [...]

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