The Flourishing Introvert Talks podcast

The Flourishing Introvert Talks

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.

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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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. T... more

11 Dec 2025

10 MINS

10:40

11 Dec 2025


#303

Ep 301 Network by Design not by Chance

Networking only becomes painful when we follow a model that was never designed for we intr... more

04 Dec 2025

13 MINS

13:00

04 Dec 2025


#302

Ep 300 Surviving Social Expectations

The seasonal social marathon is upon us, and for many of we introverts the dread starts lo... more

27 Nov 2025

11 MINS

11:55

27 Nov 2025


#301

Ep 299 Your Introverted Leader Difference

Last week we explored leading differently as an introvert, with kindness, and this week I'... more

20 Nov 2025

13 MINS

13:55

20 Nov 2025


#300

Ep 298 Leading Differently as an Introvert

There's a whole population under the spell of the overconfident, loudly charismatic leader... more

13 Nov 2025

12 MINS

12:58

13 Nov 2025


#299

Ep 297 The Introvert's Unfair Advantage

For years I believed the lie that being quiet meant being less. I thought my calmness, ref... more

06 Nov 2025

12 MINS

12:07

06 Nov 2025


#298

Ep 296 The Magic of Intentional Interactions

The myth that introverts don't need people is one of the most harmful falsehoods out there... more

30 Oct 2025

11 MINS

11:58

30 Oct 2025


#297

Ep 295 Creating Value without Chasing Attention

This episode is a proper wake-up call for anyone who has been seduced by the cult of visib... more

23 Oct 2025

09 MINS

09:03

23 Oct 2025


#296

Ep 294 The Cost of Staying

There comes a point when staying becomes far more damaging than leaving. In this episode, ... more

16 Oct 2025

13 MINS

13:19

16 Oct 2025


#295

Ep 293 The Introvert's Conference Playbook

Ah, conference season. For many of we introverts, it feels less like a professional highli... more

09 Oct 2025

11 MINS

11:16

09 Oct 2025


#294

Ep 292 Trading Effort for Convenience

In this episode I talk about what led me to take a long-admired guru off his pedestal and ... more

02 Oct 2025

13 MINS

13:52

02 Oct 2025


#293

Ep 291 Who says Introverts aren't COOL!

Apparently, some numpty thinks we introverts cannot be cool. And worse still, they said it... more

25 Sep 2025

13 MINS

13:39

25 Sep 2025


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Ep 290 Handling Office Politics

Like it or not, office politics is not optional. Declaring that you do not do politics is ... more

18 Sep 2025

14 MINS

14:42

18 Sep 2025


#291

Ep 289 Introvert's Guide to Small-talk

To we introverts, small talk can feel pointless at best and like a trap at worst. Yet what... more

11 Sep 2025

15 MINS

15:56

11 Sep 2025


#290

Ep 288 Best Jobs for Introverts

Mark Twain once said find a job you enjoy and you'll never work a day in your life. Lovely... more

04 Sep 2025

12 MINS

12:20

04 Sep 2025


#289

Ep 287 Your Future is NOT Your Past

How often do we let our past dictate the shape of our future? Too Often! We introverts rep... more

28 Aug 2025

13 MINS

13:33

28 Aug 2025


#288

Ep 286 Own Your Introvert Uniqueness

How often have we introverts bent ourselves out of shape trying to fit a version of succes... more

21 Aug 2025

11 MINS

11:01

21 Aug 2025


#287

Ep 285 Introverts, It's YOUR Life!!!

If your life feels like something you need to escape from or recover from every weekend, m... more

14 Aug 2025

10 MINS

10:33

14 Aug 2025


#286

Ep 284 Introverts - The Quiet Disruptors

You don't have to shout to shake the system. In this episode, I am reclaiming the word dis... more

07 Aug 2025

13 MINS

13:50

07 Aug 2025


#285

Ep 283 Riding the Storm Within

If you have thoughts whipping around your mind at 3am or during the day come to that, so y... more

31 Jul 2025

12 MINS

12:24

31 Jul 2025


#284

Ep 282 Boundaries Baffle Burnout

Let's not beat around the bush - people-pleasing is not kindness, it is quiet self-erasure... more

24 Jul 2025

11 MINS

11:31

24 Jul 2025


#283

Ep 281 Internalising Criticism Sucks

Criticism lands more heavily for introverts. In this episode, I unpack why we're so deeply... more

17 Jul 2025

19 MINS

19:38

17 Jul 2025


#282

Ep 280 Public Speaking, The Introvert Way

Wait, who said introverts can't speak in public? That tired myth has silenced too many pow... more

10 Jul 2025

15 MINS

15:06

10 Jul 2025


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Ep 279 Grow at Your Own Pace

In a world obsessed with faster, louder, shinier, this is your reminder that you are not b... more

03 Jul 2025

13 MINS

13:10

03 Jul 2025