26. Immigrating to the United States with Matthieu Villate

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26. Immigrating to the United States with Matthieu Villate

What does it mean to “be yourself” when you’re learning a new language and living in a new culture? Some of us find it hard to do even in our own language!

In the latest episode of The Vibrant Introvert, Matthieu Villate shares his story of immigrating to the United States from France and the struggle to be himself as he struggled to communicate, be heard, connect to others, and convey his unique sense of humor.

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25. Public speaking & finding your voice with Debbie Jacob

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25. Public speaking & finding your voice with Debbie Jacob

If you are an introvert, public speaking can be quite the challenge.

But, what if you have public speaking anxiety or social anxiety? The challenge can be even higher because those anxieties can feel like a real physical barrier to showing up and speaking up.

In the latest episode of The Vibrant Introvert, Debbie Jacob shares a pivotal public speaking experience after many years of avoiding any forms of public speaking.

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24. A writer's journey with Marcus Harrison Green

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24. A writer's journey with Marcus Harrison Green

In the latest episode of The Vibrant Introvert Podcast, our storyteller is Marcus Harrison Green, a man from South Seattle. He is also a writer, publisher, and founder of a local new source, The South Seattle Emerald.

Several years ago, after trying out an unfulfilling career in finance, Marcus trekked back to his hometown of Seattle. From there, he pursued his passion for writing. In his story he tells us about how this passion led him on a journey to start a publication—a publication that would become the South Seattle Emerald. All he had was a decision—the decision to start on his journey…and from there, the adventure began.

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21. A mother's story of colic and stillborn birth with Dr. Diana Hill

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21. A mother's story of colic and stillborn birth with Dr. Diana Hill

Our storyteller, Diana Hill, dealt with discomfort as a mother…in a few different ways. Diana is an ACT-based psychologist, a mom, a fellow podcaster, and author. Diana shares how she experienced a colicky baby and the many discomforts that it came with…and learned how to form a new relationship with the crying, with the discomfort, with her son, and with her past grief. See how she made space for discomfort and how that little bit of space changed everything.

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17. Tuning into anxiety as a sleep deprived mom with Hilary McClinton

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17. Tuning into anxiety as a sleep deprived mom with Hilary McClinton

Today we are going to explore sleep, behavior, and a mental health condition that is not often talked about: postpartum anxiety. Our guest, Hilary McClinton, is a behavior analyst and sleep specialist who has her own story about anxiety…and how all of this is a product of her context as mom to child with sleeping difficulties, and a product of her own sleep deprivation.

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16. "Being more me": Growing into authenticity with Summer Mingo

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16. "Being more me": Growing into authenticity with Summer Mingo

In this episode I talk to fellow introvert Summer Mingo. We talk about how we’ve learned to not only come “out” of our shells but to grow into them.

I relate our experience to that of a hermit crab. It’s shell might be mistaken as any other shell, but it is uniquely the environment, the context in which the hermit crab resides.

We all have our own space and, own context by which we are living our life right now. You too have an experience that is different from anyone else's, and different from what it looks like 5 or 10 years ago. Your shell is your life, right now.

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15. Breaking the introvert bubble with Rebekah Perez

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15. Breaking the introvert bubble with Rebekah Perez

This is the first episode of the new season of the podcast formerly called ACT-Inspired Behavior. The show is now titled The Vibrant Introvert!

To start off our season, I want to ask you a question. What IS an introvert? How would you define the term? Of course there are many definitions out there, books written, blog posts…but what is YOUR definition?

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