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The Introvert’s Guide to…Surviving the Holidays

The holiday season can be overwhelming, with family obligations, parties and other gatherings. In this episode, Jess and Phil bring you some suggestions and tips for getting through the holiday season.

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The Introvert’s Guide to…Introvert Friendly Careers

In this episode, Jess and Phil try to come up with introvert friendly careers; Phil plays “career coach” for Jess as they try to come up with career choices that feed the introvert rather than ones that drain them.

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The Introvert’s Guide to…No longer resenting my introversion

In this episode Jess and Phil talk about how to keep from resenting your introversion. How to stop letting other people’s assumptions about what introversion is affect how you feel about yourself, and a reminder of how important it is to say what you need in your relationships.

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The Introvert’s Guide To…”I will die on this hill” 1

In this episode, we present Jess and Phil facing off in a semi-regular “game” we’re calling “I will die on this hill” in which one of our hosts, presents the other with a controversial statement about a way they interact with the world, and the other reacts and tries to convince them otherwise. Here, Phil tells us what happens when a cafe he goes to knows his order before he gives it, and Jess reacts in horror.

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The Introvert’s Guide To…Big Life Changes

In this episode Jess and Phil talk about big life changes. Jess talks about her recent big life change, as well as another big change (when she moved to a new city). Phil talks about starting a big new job. Also revealed: one of the two loves Temptation Island. Before listening, can you guess who?

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The Introvert’s Guide to…Catching up with Jess and Phil

Jess and Phil are back to the podcast again after 7 months. In this episode we catch up with them and find out what they’ve been up to (spoiler: Jess had a baby and Phil did a show).

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The Introvert’s Guide to…Introverted Actors (with Stageworthy Podcast)

Co-host Jess is still on maternity leave, but this week, Phil gives you a special episode from his theatre podcast, Stageworthy: a roundtable discussion with introverted actors. A lot of people think that actors are all extraverts, but as Jess and Phil have mentioned before, this just isn’t true. On this episode actor and playwright,…

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The Introvert’s Guide to…Being Awkward

In this episode, Jess and Phil explore awkwardness and what to do when you experience that awkward feeling. Also, Jess will be taking some maternity time, so IG2 will be going on hiatus for a short while. We’ll see you back here soon!

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The Introvert’s Guide to…That Friend From High School

In this episode, Jess and Phil answer a question from a listener, who is worried that not wanting to reconnect with a friend from high school makes them a bad person, which leads them to talk about the importance of boundaries, revisit the friend list on social media, and much more.

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The Introvert’s Guide to…Sensitivity and Empathy

In this episode, Jess and Phil talk about being (perhaps a little) overly sensitive. Phil admits to not having watched The Office, and Jess considers whether they can still be friends because of that.

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