by Michaela | Aug 18, 2014 |
How did your day go? When we have a bad day at the office, it can be tempting to blame our frustrations directly on the people who we think are the instigators. Unfortunately, this cycle of blame and spite towards our coworkers will only grind us down further as...
by Michaela | Aug 15, 2014 |
When we begin embracing our authentic self, there are consequences. Many of these consequences are surprisingly delicious, and completely welcome. They leave us asking, why didn’t I do this sooner? But authenticity also comes with some distressing side effects. ...
by Michaela | Aug 14, 2014 |
Your shadow self is comprised of all the aspects of your personality that you’ve been hiding. You hide these parts because someone has told you that they are shameful, inappropriate or “not nice”. For introverts, this can mean hiding our innate need for alone time and...
by Michaela | Aug 12, 2014 |
In the wake of the death of comedian Robin Williams, I found myself wondering, “why are so many comedians depressed?” Williams struggled with depression for a long time before deciding to (allegedly) commit suicide. And he wasn’t the only one;...
by Michaela | Aug 10, 2014 |
Introverts. And sex. We touched on this juicy topic during my Introvert Talk Sundays interview with Brenda Knowles. But I felt that this subject was worthy of deeper … ehem … penetration. Though it’s difficult to know exactly what goes on between the sheets of an...
