Welcome to the fourth episode of the optimistic introvert's book review season! In this episode, I review the Caraval trilogy series by Stephanie Garber. This is a fictional, fantasy, young adult, book with some romance, mystery and adventure sprinkled in. This book talks about strong sibling bonds, complicated parental relations, and making sacrifices for loved ones.
*DISCLAIMER: SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE* If you plan to read this series or have not yet finished it, I would suggest not listening to this episode until you have read/listening to the books!
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Welcome to the third episode of the optimistic introvert's book review season! In this episode, I review the (audio)book The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This is a fictional, romance, historical fiction, LGBTQIA+ book. This books covers love, loss, identity, and LGBTQIA+ issues.
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Welcome to the second episode of the optimistic introvert's book review season! In this episode, I review the book Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay. This is a non-fiction, essay collection, memoir that talks about how culture/politics in the 21st century impacts society through a feminist lens. This was an informative and reflective read that also discusses challenging topics such as SA and child abuse.
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Welcome to my first episode of the optimistic introvert's book review season! In this episode, I review the book Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. This is a non-fiction memoir that talks about one woman's journey in learning more about pleasure, spirituality, and love.
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In this episode I talk about things I've been doing lately to help get me out of my highly anxious/negative spiral and get back to caring for myself. Unless some life changing thing happens, I decided to make a switch in this podcast and begin a new season of Optimistic Introvert books reviews! This episode concludes my first long season of self-help/self-care/becoming an adult- type content as I start a new journey of sharing my love for books. I hope the self-help info I've shared thus far has been helpful in some way to you all, but it's time for me to really do the work on myself more as it is important for me to come from a place of authenticity.
If you are going through something and would like some advice, please fill free to join my discord where I have a "safe haven" chat available https://discord.gg/8Z5VwEnza7
In this episode I talk about what helped me form a more secure attachment in my relationship. The primary takeaways are: know yourself and what you want in a relationship, learn from your mistakes, and maintain honest/open communication.
In this episode I say the word "like" a bajillion times. I also talk about my experiences with intrusive thoughts and thoughts of self harm. I give a little life update and discuss what I've been doing to help me stay optimistic.
In this episode, I talk about some things I learned from the book Atomic Habits by James Clear and how I intend to implement this information in my own life. If you want more information on how to form good habits and break bad ones I highly recommend this book!
In this episode, I talk about some pros and cons of travel nursing and what I've learned from completing my first travel nursing contract. I also provide a little PSA of why you shouldn't drive with a full bladder.
In this episode I talk about what helped me with deciding to let go of toxic friendships and how I was able to free myself from the hurt/anger I felt during the aftermath.
In this episode I share some journaling prompts for the new year, I talk about lessons I learned this past year, and I go over how I've set goals for this new year!
In this episode I talk about 12 common cognitive distortions and provide questions to self-reflect on to combat these unhelpful thinking styles. I also mention an activity coloring book: it's currently in the works but will be done around the end of this year ^.^ see updates and more content @theoptimisticintrovert_ on instagram! <3
In this episode I talk about understanding anger as a secondary emotion and discuss ways to process anger. I also change audio near the end as I've been going to multiple webinars and consuming new info and wanted to share some things I found interesting regarding allowing yourself to feel your feelings ^.^
In this episode I talk about the benefits of meditation, why meditation is a useful tool for an anxious person, and how meditation/hypnosis audios have helped me.
In this episode I talk about some things I did on my recent little vacation that made my experience more fun!
In this episode I talk about the anxiety I've felt working as a nurse and some of the pros/cons with the nursing jobs I've had so far. I also mention my possible plans for the future working in the nursing field.
In this episode I talk about my experience in nursing school and my mental health struggles during my schooling as well as some cool things I experienced.
In this episode I talk candidly about how to change your mindset by challenging your thoughts and remind listeners to check in on their loved ones. This is one of the few episodes where I didn't organize my thoughts first. I wanted to challenge myself by speaking without any notes, so if this episode seems super disorganized that's why lol.
In this episode I talking about manifestation and the barriers that need to be overcome in order to manifest. Manifestation is essentially making your dreams into reality, the possibilities are endless and all it takes is learning to shift your mindset.
Links to my Mindfulness Coloring Book:
Digital copy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1498397403/mindfulness-coloring-book-digital?click_key=b431c7d102674b186b2688160d3919846277ddb2%3A1498397403&click_sum=8512ff5c&ref=shop_home_active_1
Physical Copy: https://www.lulu.com/shop/mel/mindfulness-coloring-book/paperback/product-5re2ne.html?q=&page=1&pageSize=4
After over a year long of silence, the Optimistic Introvert has finally returned and is here to stay!
