Introverts who like conversation. Kiersten, your host, made this podcast for anyone who falls in this oxymoronic category. As a young, introverted, adulting individual, Kiersten speaks from her perspective about navigating through her experiences. Being introverted or even a bit socially anxious makes it harder to share your opinions and realizations about certain topics. This solo podcast creates a comfortable space to share these ideas!

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I&#39;ve found myself in situations where there were so many activities that I wanted to try but didn&#39;t have anyone to do them with. So I never did them. Today, I talk about pushing away anxieties about doing things by yourself and pushing yourself to experience the things you want to do.

Ep. 26| just do it BY YOURSELF

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Lately, I&#39;ve been pushing myself to speak up when I have something to say or ask an extra question that I really want the answer to. I don&#39;t want to let social angst prevent me from doing those things. Today I&#39;m talking about where I&#39;ve been practicing this in my own life.

Ep. 25| pushing away social angst

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Hello people! So, I recently took a trip to Dallas and was so caught off guard by how FRIENDLY everyone was! It almost felt like my introversion faded away. It has me questioning whether or not I&#39;m really an introvert or if it&#39;s just where I&#39;m currently living. Is that something you ever question?

Ep. 24| am i shy or is it where i live?

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Today I&#39;m talking about my unintentional social media break and why I felt like I could not bring myself to participate in social media these last few weeks.

Ep. 23| my accidental social media detox

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Hello! Today I&#39;m talking about how and why I spent my birthday alone. I also talk about the difference between being alone and being lonely.

Ep. 22| i spent my birthday alone

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Welcome or welcome back! Today, I&#39;m talking about being the bigger person and standing up for yourself.

Ep. 21| be the bigger person

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Hello! I know there are a lot of people who want to get started on social media. Social media is, especially now, a really intimidating space to jump into. Today I&#39;m talking about how I am getting over my social media fears as an introverted person.

Ep 20| introverts vs. social media

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Hello! Today, I&#39;m talking about being intentionally positive and how it&#39;s shifted my perspective on a few different things.

Ep 19| intentional positivity helped me

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If you&#39;re an introvert you may have felt the feeling of guilt because you canceled a plan or didn&#39;t respond to a text. Today, I talk about introvert guilt, strengthening my social battery, and becoming too comfortable with my own company.

Ep 18| introverts feel guilty?

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Today I&#39;m talking about some recent social changes in my life. From getting comfortable recording videos in public to starting a new job. I am trying to gain confidence in many areas.

Ep. 17| new friends, new job & confidence

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I&#39;m realizing that in the career field that I want to go into, I&#39;m going to have to advocate for myself. A lot! As an introvert, sometimes I struggle with putting myself out there. In this episode, I talk about my realizations on this topic!

Ep. 16| don't sell yourself short

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VIDEO VERSION AVAILABLE NOW ON YOUTUBE @INTROVERTSTALKTOOPODCASTToday I&#39;m talking about facing my social fears. I share some stories of recent events that made me want to talk about this. Feeling awkward at the gym, post office anxiety, and more things like this.

Ep 15| facing my social fears

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Hey! Accepting your &#39;weird&#39; is extremely important. Period. Doing it sooner than later is super helpful. Today, I talk about my journey of accepting my qualities that I never felt fit in. (also, to be clear, I&#39;m not driving while recording this.)

Hey! Accepting your 'weird' is extremely important. Period. Doing it sooner than later is super helpful. Today, I talk about my journey of accepting my qualities that I never felt fit in. &nbsp;(also, to be clear, I'm not driving while recording this.)

Ep 14| accepting your weird

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You ever feel like something that is usually second nature to you, starts to become difficult? Or, that you are having an experience that is supposed to be enjoyable but deep down, it&#39;s not? I feel like I&#39;ve been dealing with imposter syndrome lately. So today, I talk about the different things that have led me to believe that this is what I&#39;m dealing with.

Ep 13| imposter syndrome

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Today, I am talking about my thoughts on social media. It&#39;s scary. The power of it, what it could do to your mental health, etc. I talk about what made me start to consider this. Let&#39;s unpack it!

Ep. 12| social media is scary

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Hello! Let&#39;s have a casual chat about talking. What happened to conversation? I don&#39;t know if I&#39;m the only one but I feel like social interaction is getting so strange lately. Let&#39;s unpack it.

Ep.11| what happened to conversation?

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So, I originally had another topic planned to talk about. But after several tries recording and editing it, I decided to maybe save it for another time. So instead, I decided to talk about my REAL intentions for my podcast.

Ep. 10| the REAL reason i'm podcasting

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Hello! It&#39;s a new year. I&#39;m the same introvert. And I was so ready to podcast again. Recently, my spring semester started at college and it was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. Here&#39;s what happened.

Ep 9.| my 1st day back at college

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Okay, so I haven&#39;t always been so introverted. Let&#39;s take a little journey on the growth of my introversion. How did I go from super social to super socially anxious in a matter of a couple of years?

Ep. 8| super social to super socially anxious

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Today I&#39;m talking about the pros and cons of being introverted. I&#39;m also deciding whether or not being an introvert is a good or bad thing based on my experiences.

ep. 7| is introversion a bad thing?

Introverts who like conversation. Kiersten, your host, made this podcast for anyone who falls in this oxymoronic category. As a young, introverted, adulting individual, Kiersten speaks from her perspective about navigating through her experiences. Being introverted or even a bit socially anxious makes it harder to share your opinions and realizations about certain topics. This solo podcast creates a comfortable space to share these ideas!