The Introverted Misfit Podcast: Connection & Communication with an Awkward, Introverted Twist

Happy New Year! 2025 is officially here, and I wanted to share with you some useful advice that I think every introvert — especially shy and socially awkward introverts — can use to become more socially confident this year. Join me as I talk about the 4 limiting beliefs that you should stop having as an introvert, including how introverted qualities are just as valuable as extroverted ones, why it...

As an autistic woman, I know rejection like the back of my hand, and even if you’re not autistic, I’m betting your fears of rejection have been holding you back from so many opportunities and potential connections. Living in debilitating fear is no way to live, and is bound to cause bouts of anxiety and depression. The good news is that no matter who you are, your fear of rejection does not have t...

We’re getting closer to the end of this year and about to enter the new year in just a little over a month. Can you believe how fast time is flying? That alone should tell you that the best time to get after your goals is right now — not next week, not next year, but as soon as possible. In the spirit of getting closer towards our goals, this podcast episode explores how you can use small, consist...

This podcast episode explores the different types of introverts, including 2 broad categories and 4 more specific categories, and we’re going to dispel 7 common misconceptions about introverts. Just like not all extroverts are the same, not all introverts are the same, but sometimes labels like “introvert” and “extrovert” can cause us to create false assumptions about each other, like the followin...

Many of us had a few bullies in our past middle and high school days, but what happens when you encounter fully grown adults who use those same, immature tactics from grade school? As someone with extensive experience with being bullied and excluded and who struggled to stand up for myself back then, I’ve learned a thing or two about how to deal with them in adulthood, and if you are as conflict-a...

Introverts are fundamentally different from extroverts in that our knowledge and ideas are not as immediately visible to others due to our quiet, reserved nature. When an extrovert walks into a gathering, you’ll know it because you often hear them before you see than, but when an introverts walks into a gathering, they might slip right by you going unnoticed. Because of this, there are some specif...

Lucy Todd, CPC, is a fellow introvert and career coach, is the coach for folks desperate to start a new career but stuck on what to do next. She knows firsthand that indecision is the enemy of change! So after breaking out of the corporate stress cycle in 2021, she made it her mission to help others do the same. Now a Certified Professional Coach, she started Lucy Todd Coaching to help clients bui...

It’s a common misconception that introverted means you are automatically shy and scared of socializing with people, but those terms are actually not synonymous. You can be introverted and not shy at all, shy or anxious but not an introvert, or simultaneously shy and introverted which comes with its own set of issues. This episode explores the key differences between introversion, shyness, and soci...

Being bullied in childhood, adolescence, and teenage years can cause the victims to experience varying degrees of emotional withdrawal and mental illness much later on in life, but there are some ways we can cope with our past. Join me as I discuss my personal experience with bullying in my schooling days, how it affected me into my early adulthood, and how I came to accept my past without letting...

Sometimes it can be easy for introverts to feel out of place in the world, especially when the personality with the most visibility seems to be more extroverted people. In this episode, we discuss the valuable role that introverts have in the balance of introversion and extroversion in the world by exploring how the two opposing personalities create stability in human societies and how both introv...

Socially awkward women are no strangers to feeling out of place in social settings and interactions, but those feelings can be even worse when the people with whom you’re trying to interact are exhibiting behaviors that are purposefully excluding you. In this episode, I react to the viral Jubilee YouTube video titled “Whose Girlfriend is the Most Attractive | Ranking” and point out the discreet an...

Welcome to The Introverted Misfit Podcast with me, Caroline Smith, where we discuss topics related to the human experience of connection and communication — from an introverted misfit’s perspective. Growing up as a neurodivergent introverted woman with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - a combination that fueled my severe social anxiety for almost a decade - I used to think the only way to be a pa...