HSP Podcast 23: Kindred Spirits

December 16, 2014 by 4 Comments

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“Kindred Spirits” are intimate friends, people with whom you are comfortable being your true self. HSPs are often on the hunt for kindred spirits, especially at parties, gatherings, or networking events. Having a deep, intense, shared connection with someone else is essential to meeting the emotional needs of sensitive people.

In this episode 23, I also talk about Anne of Green Gables, Susan Cain, and why it’s ok to let go of friends you don’t truly connect with.

Resources mentioned in this episode: The Susan Cain & Marie Forleo interview. (The “kindred spirit” part is around 13:00)

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Let’s “get some drinks”

September 19, 2014 by 4 Comments

drinksAfter going to a party, a group dinner, or hanging out with people, extraverts will often say: Where are we going next?

It reminds me of something my super-extravert husband does that drives me up the wall.

We’ll have a lovely dinner with friends, and we’ve paid the check and are ready to leave, and he says, “Let’s go get some drinks!”

Arrghhhh….no! [Read more…]

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Why I’d rather just sit and listen

September 20, 2013 by 14 Comments
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why can’t we all just get along

“I don’t know what to talk to people about. I’m okay with just sitting there and listening to others. Then if I try to interject, people shut me out, like I don’t exist (depending on the people.) So, It’s best to just sit quietly.”

I got this paragraph in an email from an acquaintance recently and I totally understood where she was coming from. [Read more…]

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