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The Flourishing Introvert Talks
by Joanna Rawbone
Even though around half of any population identify as introverts, this is one aspect of diversity and inclusion that is often overlooked. Every Thursday join flourishing introvert and TEDx speaker Joanna Rawbone MSc, as she explores the costly challenges that introverts face on a regular basis. With her typically pragmatic approach, Joanna's show includes a mix of 10-minute topics, interviews with inspirational introverts and episodes on how to get the best from introverts. If you are an introvert who is ready to begin or continue flourishing, a manager looking to access the potential of the introverts in your team or the loved one of an introvert wanting to understand how to improve your relationship, this is the podcast you've been waiting for.
Episodes
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Ep 346 The Rules We Never Agreed To
I was quite the rebel in my younger years, although my good girl tendencies had a habit of keeping that wild child trussed up in her Sunday best. It took me time to recognise how many unwritten rules I had accepted, from believing I had to be entertaining to thinking that challenging authority...
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Ep 345 The Receipts We Hoard
I know I have a drawer full of mental receipts, and I suspect I am not alone. They are the bits of evidence we keep to remind ourselves of what we did or did not do, particularly when the experience has acquired a meaning involving regret, shame or embarrassment. But memories are reconstructed…
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Knowing Yourself Is Only the Beginning | Becoming Braver Adventure
Knowing myself has been a lifelong project, and I suspect it will remain one because I'm still discovering things about me that I thought I already knew. But knowing why I do something doesn't automatically mean I am going to do anything differently. Self-awareness is useful information, but it...
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Ep 344 The Permission We Keep Waiting For
This feels like a fitting way to bring season 29 to a close because, when I look back over 344 episodes, I can see that the permission I was waiting for was not always as obvious as I thought. Years ago, I had the idea to start a podcast, but my limiting beliefs had me dawdle and doubt myself…
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Successful And Still Frustrated? | Becoming Braver
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...
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Ep 343 What Is Mine to Change
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...
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Becoming Braver is Messy - But Worth It
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...
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What Is Frustration Telling You? | Becoming Braver Bonus
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...
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Ep 342 The Performance of Certainty
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...
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Ep 341 When Guilt Can F*** Right off!
There was a time when I would quietly hunt for the nearest escape route whenever my mental, social or emotional batteries were running down, and then feel guilty as hell for needing to leave. It took me a surprisingly long time to realise that protecting my energy was not making a fuss, being...
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Ep 340 The Strengths We Outgrow
For much of my early career, I felt like the shiny ball in a pinball machine, bouncing from role to role and team to team, trying to work out where I truly belonged. Along the way, I became very good at being flexible, adaptable and reliable, but I eventually had to ask whether those qualities…
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Ep 339 How Reasonable is TOO Reasonable
I am a trusting soul, so for rather too long I assumed that everyone else played by the same rules I did. The reality turned out to be a bit of a shock to the system. I have come to realise that the qualities that make we introverts thoughtful, calm, empathic and accommodating can also leave us...
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Ep 338 The Reliability Trap
Being reliable is one of those qualities we introverts are often praised for, and there is plenty to admire about being our word. But when being the dependable one becomes the role everyone expects us to play, it can cast a rather long shadow over what else we might be capable of. I have found...
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Ep 337 The One-Way Street
I have been thinking about the one way streets we introverts can find ourselves travelling along without ever realising that we are on one. The signs are rarely visible, yet somehow we are expected to know the rules, follow the flow and adapt ourselves accordingly. I have accumulated a fair few...
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Ep 336 The Identities We Weave
I have worn more labels than I care to admit, some earned, many borrowed, and a fair few accepted far too readily. Looking back, I can see they only became powerful because I wove their meaning into the fabric of who I believed myself to be. That quiet habit can keep we introverts living inside...
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Ep 335 Possibilities Know No Bounds
Last week I asked whether we had written ourselves off. This week I want to take that conversation one step further because I wonder how often we have quietly allowed other people's words to shrink what we believe is possible. We introverts are often encouraged to be realistic long before we are...
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Ep 334 Have You Written Yourself Off
A few struggling sweet peas reminded me how quickly we can decide something has reached the end of its usefulness. I was convinced mine had given their last flowers, yet with a little care they surprised me all over again. It made me wonder how often we do exactly the same thing with ourselves.…
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Ep 333 Facing Your Frustrations
There was a time when frustration was something I quietly packed away because it felt easier than dealing with it. After all, many of us were brought up to be strong, be nice, keep the peace and certainly not inconvenience anyone with uncomfortable emotions. Yet I have come to realise that...
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Ep 332 Mind the Perception Gap
Perception has a habit of masquerading as truth, particularly in the workplace where people make sense of us through remarkably little evidence. We introverts often leave gaps that others are only too happy to fill with their own assumptions, and that can quietly shape our reputation long before…
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Ep 331 Why is Trust so Difficult?
After talking about respect, I realised trust deserved a conversation of its own because without it, very little flourishes for long. I explore why we introverts may unintentionally give the impression that we do not trust others, even when that is far from the truth, and why trust deserves more...
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Ep 330 The Introvert's Route to Respect
Many of us were taught that being good meant being compliant, agreeable, and easy to manage. The trouble is those same lessons can quietly erode our self-respect in adulthood. In this episode, I unpack why respect begins with how we treat ourselves, especially when workplace bias leaves us…
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Ep 329 Vulnerability hangover? What will people think!
We introverts often wear our independence like a badge of honour, convincing ourselves that figuring everything out alone is somehow noble. Yet beneath the resourcefulness can sit something far less comfortable: a fear of what happens after we ask for help, share honestly, or allow ourselves to…
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Ep 328 Drive without Direction becomes Drift
What happens when you can feel the passion coursing through your veins but the heartbeat of your direction drops to a murmur? That is the question I have been wrestling with recently. In this episode, I chose to be quietly gutsy and share a deeply personal reflection on how drift can quietly ebb...
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Ep 327 Does Everything Deserve Your Depth?
If you have ever complained that someone stole your energy, this episode may feel a little uncomfortable. I explore a possibility that challenged me too. What if nobody robbed us of our energy at all? What if we willingly handed over access and then blamed the recipients? Together we look at...
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Ep 326 Who and What Are You Leading?
We introverts have often been conditioned to underestimate our leadership potential by people who understand very little about inclusion, equity, or quiet capability. Frankly, there is enough poor leadership advice floating around to sink the Titanic several times over. In this episode, I explore...
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Ep 325 Introverted Leaders are not Passive
Somewhere along the line, leadership became confused with theatrics. The loudest voice wins. The quickest answer dominates. The person craving the spotlight gets handed the microphone. Frankly, look where that has got us. In this episode, I make the case for a different kind of leadership. One...
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Ep 324 Is Silence Your Safe Option
I used to believe silence gave me the air of sensibility, helping me to appear professional which would keep me safe. In reality, much of it was old conditioning dressed up as maturity. We introverts are often rewarded for staying quiet long before we ever understand the cost of it. In this...
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Ep 323 Authority is Evidenced in Moments (not Titles)
One of the unique things about we introverts is that we prefer to contribute only when we have something of value to add. I have little desire to change this, but we need to acknowledge that it may impact how our authority (or lack of it) is perceived. Expertise that is not visible or…
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Ep 322 Quiet Does Not Mean Silent
If you have ever held back thinking silence was the right or polite choice, this episode may challenge that assumption. I explore the difference between interrupting and contributing with intention, and why that distinction matters more than we admit. We introverts have options that allow us to...
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Ep 321 When Standards Remain Unspoken
I spent years believing my standards were simply part of who I was, quietly upheld and best left unspoken. Yet what I uncovered was far less comfortable; many of them were shaped by a need for approval rather than genuine choice. We introverts can fall into the trap of assuming others will just...
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Ep 320 Will You Ever Feel Ready?
I want to start with a question that has quietly shaped more of my decisions than I care to admit. How often have you held back, convincing yourself you are not quite ready? I know that pattern well. The waiting, the overthinking, the quiet erosion of momentum. What landed for me was…
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Ep 319 Quiet Authority of Inclusive Decisions
Making better decisions is crucial for us all and we introverts are well placed - more so than we give ourselves credit for. Quiet authority is not passive. It is deliberate, observant, and grounded in understanding people beyond surface level. Inclusive decision making is not about having to...
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Ep 318 Dealing With Disappointment
We introverts often carry disappointment as if it proves something about us. I do not believe it does. In this episode I unpack how that belief forms and how it quietly shapes our choices. There is a cycle many of us enter without noticing, where we brace, contract and then confirm our own fears....
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Ep 317 An Introvert's Guide to Change
Change does not ask for our permission, yet it quietly tests our sense of self. We introverts can find ourselves pulled between staying true and being seen, especially when the environment becomes uncertain. In this episode I walk through the questions that stop us from reacting blindly and…
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Ep 316 When Uncertainty Shakes Capability
We introverts can feel deeply unsettled when certainty disappears, especially when we know how important preparation is for us. Yet uncertainty does not strip away our capability, it simply removes the comfort of knowing what comes next. So what if capability is not about certainty at all. What…
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Ep 315 She's Got No Personality
A throwaway comment can reveal more about workplace norms than the person chucking it around ever realises. Recently I heard one that made me pause. It sparked a line of questioning about personality, perception and the curious ways quieter people are sometimes judged. We introverts are familiar...
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Ep 314 I am NOT Your Patsy
Right now many people are feeling battered by decisions made by those in power while the rest of us are expected to simply absorb the consequences. For thoughtful introverts this can create deep stress, clouded thinking, and a painful sense of disempowerment meaning we struggle to know where to...
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Ep 313 Introvert Resilience vs Resigned Compliance
Have you ever been praised for being steady and dependable while quietly drowning under impossible demands? We introverts are often labelled resilient because we do not complain, yet our calm focus is misread as limitless capacity. In this episode I unpack how resilience has been misunderstood…
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Ep 312 Maintenance - Erasure or Power
For the first time in over 300 episodes, I bring you a conundrum rather than a conclusion. A single phrase triggered me far more than I expected and it exposed how quickly this introvert can slip back into being easy, agreeable, and compliant without noticing. Low maintenance. Compliment or quiet...
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Ep 311 Introvert Authority Through Listening
This episode is a direct response to the current culture of haste that keeps asking we introverts to hurry up, speak up, and toughen up. I explore how being hustled strips us of one of our most powerful strengths, listening. It is neither quiet compliance, nor polite nodding, but intentional...
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Ep 310 How Hustling Breaks Introverts
Hustle culture rewards speed, noise and constant output, then acts surprised when we introverts burn out. In this episode, I challenge the assumption that faster means better and louder means capable. I unpack how hustle destabilises our thinking and why it robs us of the strengths we are known...
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Ep 309 Breaking the Sound Barrier
This episode began with a phrase that refused to be ignored and it led me to something much closer to my heart and my way of being. This is not about breaking the sound barrier but about breaking my sound barrier and inviting we introverts to examine our own. I reflect on how people culture and...
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Ep 308 Always Work in Progress
I have said for years that we are all a work in progress, yet over the break I realised I had not stopped to ask how that really lands with you. In this episode I unpack a very real dilemma about the tension I feel holding credibility,and expertise whilst still learning. I share why I resist the...
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Ep 307 Intentions Built on WHY
If goal setting leaves you cold, you are in the right place. In this episode I challenge the idea that louder, pushier goals create better outcomes. For we introverts flourishing begins with intention built on why, not on external measures or pressure. I talk about inner compass, motivating...
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Ep 306 The Plague of Short-Term-ism
We introverts are wired for depth, yet the world keeps rewarding shallow immediacy. Short-Term-ism has slipped into our calendars, inboxes and expectations, leaving us braced, reactive and exhausted. I see it in my clients and I have felt it myself. When urgency takes over, perspective is lost…
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Ep 305 Why Most Employees Quit
Here we are at the start of a new year and in the lead up, so many of we introverts have felt end of termish, end of yearish and for some end of jobish. This episode explores why so many thoughtful employees reach the point where quitting feels like the only sane option. It is rarely about money...
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Ep 304 Solitude Is Sacred Fuel
This episode lands on December twenty fifth for a reason. When the world is loud and crowded we introverts often feel surrounded by it as though it's out there rather than in here. We crave quiet yet feel guilty for needing it. I want to be clear that our need for solitude is not a flaw or...
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Ep 303 Say No Without Guilt
Saying no can feel risky, heavy and selfish, especially for we introverts who were taught to be agreeable and accommodating. In this episode, I gently challenge that conditioning and name the hidden cost of all those quiet yesses. Every time we override our inner no, we erode our confidence…
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Ep 302 The Cult of Busyness is OVER
In this episode I finally say what many of we introverts have known for quite some time. The cult of busyness is over. At least it is for me and I suspect many of you are more than ready to join me. We introverts have been bullied by hustle culture into believing that our pace, our boundaries and...
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Ep 301 Network by Design not by Chance
Networking only becomes painful when we follow a model that was never designed for we introverts. In this episode I show how we introverts can design a networking practice that honours our nervous systems and builds real trust over time. I share three practical strategies used by fellow…
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Even though around half of any population identify as introverts, this is one aspect of diversity and inclusion that is often overlooked. Every Thursday join flourishing introvert and TEDx speaker Joanna Rawbone MSc, as she explores the costly challenges that introverts face on a regular basis. With her typically pragmatic approach, Joanna's show includes a mix of 10-minute topics, interviews with inspirational introverts and episodes on how to get the best from introverts. If you are an introvert who is ready to begin or continue flourishing, a manager looking to access the potential of the introverts in your team or the loved one of an introvert wanting to understand how to improve your relationship, this is the podcast you've been waiting for.
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