Relationships Can Energize Introverts: Brenda’s Podcast Interview with Andy Mort

By |2018-09-11T13:02:33-05:00January 31st, 2018|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Guest Posts, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Podcast, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Andy Mort     Brenda Knowles   Hi Everyone, I'm experimenting with different mediums in 2018. I've done podcast interviews (where I am the interviewee) for a while, but I hope to do more in the future. Here's the link to the newest interview with Andy Mort. I also am daring to [...]

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 [...]

How We Move from Insecure to Secure Relationships: 3 Stages

By |2018-01-09T18:57:36-06:00January 12th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Processing Divorce, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Photo by Katherine Chase on Unsplash For those of us with attachment trauma or insecurity in our pasts, there is often a pattern we follow on our way to finding satisfying and secure relationships. If you don't remember what attachment trauma or an insecure relationship are, here are definitions. Secure attachment with a caregiver [...]

5 Best Reads of 2017: Relationships, Raising Kids and a Psychological Thriller

By |2017-12-28T16:36:39-06:00December 22nd, 2017|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I wanted to share the books that moved me this year. I set a goal to read 25 books by December 31st. I didn't make my goal. I read 20. I know some people can read a book in a few days. I've always been a good reader but a slow reader. I take my time [...]

How to Build Healthy Relationships as an INFJ: A Podcast

By |2018-09-11T12:50:45-05:00December 20th, 2017|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Podcast, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

    Hi Everyone! I wanted to share the latest collaboration I did with Bo Miller of The INFJ Personality Show. Some of the questions I answer in this podcast are: How important are healthy relationships to an INFJ? What is one of the biggest benefits of having solid, dependable relationships? How will you know when [...]

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