In her latest book, Braving the Wilderness, Brene Brown talks about the importance of inhaling and exhaling when it comes to our social energy rhythms in our lives. This is a beautiful idea, which carries a flip-side…if we’re going to get the true benefits and joys of inhaling, which introverts and sensitive types need, we need to understand the importance of exhaling. The question is, how can do we find the right balance.

Have you ever found yourself energised by other people?

Answering yes to that question isn’t necessarily a sign that you’re an extrovert. In fact, my friend Brenda Knowles suggests that as introverts we can find a sweet spot in certain relationships with our “special people”. When we develop safe, healthy, secure relationships we can create the infrastructure to make energising connections.

This involves learning to regulate and be receptive within relationships. To be alone together. Trust, ease, and non-judgement.

I recently spoke with Brenda Knowles, and this week’s podcast is the result of our conversation.

Slow Down, Grab a Cuppa and Enjoy a Chat About:
European cafe culture and how we are missing out on something vital when we subscribe to the view that we need to be busy and fill every moment to prevent boredom
The drudgery of that kind of busy life when there’s no time to stop and laugh and chat and live.
Making peace with the need to exhale as an introvert/HSP, and balance it with an enriching and healthy inhale
How to counteract that and become more present in those moments when the mind is tense and running at 100 miles an hour.