It Takes a Village, Even for Introverts: Diffusing the Pressure of Being Everything to Your Mate

By |2015-09-22T16:06:02-05:00January 30th, 2015|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , |

  We sit around the wooden kitchen table laughing our asses off. The Happy Birthday banner hangs over the window. The smell of homemade chicken soup lingers in the air. There are seven of us gathered for this casual party. We play Cards Against Humanity and find out just how sick and lewd we truly are. [...]

What Happens When You Take an Introvert to an Exquisite Party? The Before, During and After Effects of Socializing Gallantly

By |2015-12-03T11:26:53-06:00December 26th, 2014|Categories: Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , |

Getting there Was I dressed appropriately? My date said, Jeans and a nice sweater, but it was a holiday party at a grand home on Lake Minnetonka with live music provided by a one-of-a-kind Steinway and an upright bass. That sounded like old-school cocktail attire to me. I wore a tasteful red cardigan with a pair of expensive jeans [...]

The Engaging Introvert: Socializing Admirably with Exes, Extroverts and Complete Strangers

By |2015-11-10T16:58:37-06:00October 18th, 2013|Categories: Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Processing Divorce|Tags: , , , , , , |

I dreaded the end of season party for my son's football team.  I actually lost sleep over it.  Here's why: 1. I didn't know any of the other parents. It was the first middle school team my son had played on and the families came from all different neighborhoods and elementary schools. 2. I was going [...]

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This is me. This is me from the day I was born. For so long I felt misunderstood and rejected, even by the people closest to me, because they could never understand my need for solitude, and I had no idea how to explain it to them. Even now that I know more about Introversion and have a more informed understanding of my hard-wired need for solitude, it’s still very difficult sometimes to help my loved ones understand this profound craving for time and space all to myself. This is one of the best… Read more
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