by Michaela | Nov 30, 2015 |
Have you ever had an extroverted family member who really didn’t get your introversion? This might have made family events uncomfortable, the holidays pure torture. Maybe you’ve thought that life would be less complicated if you were born into a family of...
by Michaela | Oct 20, 2015 |
The two most common fears people have in relationships are engulfment and abandonment. Usually, it is one or the other. We fear being swallowed up by another, dissolving into the relationship. Or we fear the opposite. We are terrified of being left behind. The...
by Michaela | Sep 30, 2015 |
Many introverts find fun and friendship in the company of extroverts. We have extroverted family members, colleagues, friends and partners. We might love the extroverts in our lives – or at the very least, lovingly tolerate them. As much as we appreciate our...
by Michaela | Aug 30, 2015 |
It’s raining where I live in Canada. On this grey morning, I want to talk about something that feels just as dismal as a rainy day. It has to do with an activity many of us innies love to do most when it’s storming outside: Curl up with a good book and get lost...
by Michaela | Aug 16, 2015 |
Do you think introverts are hard to love? If so, it’s probably because many people don’t understand how to love an introvert. Even introverts struggle to make sense of our own needs and behaviors. We’ve been handed the extrovert’s blueprint...
by Michaela | Jul 15, 2015 |
There is a place where introverts feel right at home. It is a wonderland that allows us to experience the world without leaving our house, or even putting on pants. I’m talking, of course, about the Internet. It is thanks to this magical invention that we met. In...
