The Quiet Warrior Podcast with Serena Low

In this episode of the Quiet Warrior Podcast , workplace culture consultant and solopreneur success coach Summer Turner challenges the conventional advice to introverts to “step out of your comfort zone”, and makes the case for why introverts should stay inside their comfort zone instead.   Serena and Summer discuss: What drew Summer to work with introverts The tortoise way to introvert success Ho...

In this episode of The Quiet Warrior, we welcome Tracy Fields, RSW, MSW, a therapist who works with introverted sensitive teens and adults.  As an avid follower of Tracy's work and an introverted parent with introverted children, I decided to ask the questions that I knew other parents would be curious about: What it was like growing up as a more quiet child and student.  The discovery of int...

Who are you by yourself, away from the expectations and influences of others? What do you say when someone says "Tell me about yourself"? Identity means different things to each of us, and questions of identity go deep and have many layers. How much of us is created and chosen consciously, and how much is a by-product of those around us, the influences we have been exposed to, and the ex...

How do we as introverts excel at presenting and speaking in the face of impostor syndrome, nerves, and "brain freeze" moments? Join me and Susan Weser for a fun and insightful conversation on how to overcome the common fears and anxieties around being in the spotlight, how to manage your energy before and during your presentation, and how to leverage your introversion to be an outstandin...

One of the common challenges introverts tell me they face is in communication. We want to be better at communicating with others, including making conversation, whether it's at a social gathering, networking event, or at work. Perhaps the real problem is not that we are not good communicators, but that there are differences between how introverts like to communicate, and how we are expected t...

Thrilled to have Steve Friedman join me to share about growing up as the quiet one among his siblings, his journey of self-discovery, his experience working in a corporate environment for 30 years and the challenges he faced, how introverts are disadvantaged in the workplace, what he sees as the introvert's greatest strengths and weaknesses, and why he wrote The Corporate Introvert . Access q...

Do you have team members who don't talk much, stay silent when asked for their views, and seem reluctant to contribute to discussions? They may be introverts. Here are 10 things they wish they could tell you about how they think, work, and communicate. You will have a whole new appreciation for the power of introversion in the workplace, and be better informed about what it takes to create a...

Just as it is said that good fences make good neighbours, so too healthy boundaries are necessary for us to flourish. When our boundaries are weak or absent, we expose oursellves to the possibility of overuse, misuse and abuse.with dire consequences for our physical, mental, financial and emotional wellbeing. Tune in for  practical examples of how to let someone know what you will and won't a...

We may know what we're supposed to do to step up in our career, relationships, finances, but what holds us back is a lack of trust. We don't trust others, we don't trust that problems can be resolved, or that things will work out for the best. More insidious is that deep down, we don't really trust ourselves. Maybe we have a pattern of letting ourselves down, giving up too quic...

Did you grow up being told that you were not smart enough, not good-looking enough, not hardworking enough, not lovable enough? How did that affect you? As a mature adult and now as a parent, do you find yourself sometimes repeating dysfunctional old patterns even though you want something better for yourself and your family? How do we find healing from past painful memories and experiences, and c...

It's the classic advice we give as parents, friends, colleagues. "Just be yourself" - the implication being that if we only do that, everything will be fine.  People will like us, love us, approve of us, and maybe even give us what we ask for. But the deeper question we really want answered is: is it safe for me to just be myself?  What happens when we dare to show up as ourselves -...

Most introverts I know dread small talk. It feels awkward, fake, scripted. We would much rather dive straight into deep and meaningful conversations, preferably with those who share our inclinations. So what is small talk, why should we (bother to) get good at it, and how can introverts small-talk our way to better relationships? Thanks for listening! Connect with me on Instagram @serenalow_quietw...

What do you do when you need to make your presence felt, but find speaking and interacting with others draining and exhausting? How do you find the energy to show up and be present in a quietly impactful way? In this episode, I delve into what causes introverts to withdraw or shut down, and how to switch on the energy when the occasion calls for it. Thanks for listening! Connect with me on Instagr...

Here's a challenge I hear a lot from ambitious, creative and entrepreneurial introverts. We want to put ourselves out in the world, but we also want to stay hidden. How do you make peace with this dilemma? What can you do to overcome the conflicting emotions around visibility? In this episode, I ask some honest but hard-hitting questions and share my tips for resolving the visibility / invisi...

I'm a perfectionist in some areas of my life, and probably you are too. What's wrong with wanting to get it right? Shouldn't we have standards? When is perfectionism healthy and when is it not? Is it okay for us as introverts to lower our standards sometimes and accept that okay is good enough? Tune into this episode for tips on how to be imperfect and okay with it. Thanks for liste...

I’m an overthinker, and I have to guess that if you’ve found this podcast, you might be one too. Overthinking can cause decision paralysis and can stop us from achieving what we know we can achieve. Often, we intellectually know what to do but we are emotionally invested in getting it “right,” which causes us to take no action at all. If you find yourself overthinking, tune into this episode to he...

What does it mean to thrive as an introvert? I created the T.H.R.I.V.E. framework as a way to help introverts remember that introversion is not a personality flaw. You deserve to revel in your uniqueness and to take up space! Listen in to learn the components of this framework, and how introverts can go beyond apologizing for being quiet, to thriving in a noisy world. Thanks for listening! Connect...

Welcome to the Quiet Warrior Podcast! I'm Serena, the Quiet Warrior Coach for introverts. In this inaugural episode, I’m sharing my personal story of how I transformed from a struggling introvert to a thriving introvert. It’s my passion to help quiet, introspective people to find their voice and thrive in a noisy, overwhelming world. Tune in to hear how I found my introvert superpowers and sh...

Welcome to the Quiet Warrior Podcast. I'm your host, Serena Low and I help quiet achievers become quiet warriors.  Are you an introvert who is tired of being told all the time that you are too quiet and need to speak up? Do you struggle to be heard during meetings because you keep getting talked over? Do you feel your professional contributions are unseen or undervalued because you aren'...