Sep 27, 2026
Have you ever caught yourself saying, “Well, I can’t grumble, I’m doing alright really”, whilst another part of you is quietly thinking, “Are you sure?”
Sometimes everything on the outside suggests we are doing just fine. We have the career, the position, the experience. We have worked hard and perhaps...
Sep 24, 2026
We introverts do not need fixing, but that does not mean there is no room for growth, development and becoming braver. I have been thinking about what actually needs to change, what I want to change, and what is within my control or influence to change, because those are not necessarily the same thing. There is also...
Sep 22, 2026
What if becoming braver isn’t about finally reaching a point where we can say, “Right, that’s bravery sorted”? I’m still becoming braver myself, still getting the collywobbles, and still having to choose bravery when fear would make staying put so much easier. My messy journey has made me curious about the...
Sep 21, 2026
Have you ever caught yourself sighing with frustration, accompanied by an eye-roll, and wondered what on earth that was about? Sometimes there is no single catastrophe to point at. Just years of adapting, being reasonable, giving someone else the benefit of the doubt, pushing through and thinking probably not worth...
Sep 17, 2026
I have been thinking about certainty, and the curious pressure we seem to feel to know, or at least pretend to know, when life itself gives us very little guarantee. I explore why we introverts can be particularly susceptible to this, given how much we value getting our facts straight and knowing that our contribution...