Category: friendship

Word of the Year: BOLD

Jan 7, 2026

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, BOLD, friendship, grief, journaling, mental health, mindfulness, people-pleasing, self-care, social anxiety

I’m stepping into 2026 with BOLD authenticity and can’t wait to see what’s next.
Author Con

Jul 22, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, author, exposure therapy, family, fiction, friendship, hiding, imposter syndrome, INFJ, introvert, intuition, journaling, lessons, mental health, planning, self promotion, social anxiety, social media, socializing, writing

Saturday I attended a local author convention. We have a friend we’ve known for almost thirty years that has been writing books for awhile now and had posted that she would be there. I thought it might be a good idea to get an idea of what it might be like from an author’s perspective.…
Discomfort

Jul 2, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, author, Beta Readers, blogging, cognitive distortions, exposure therapy, family, friendship, Growth, hiding, imposter syndrome, journaling, lessons, mental health, people-pleasing, perfectionism, personality, shame, social anxiety, social media, TEP3, theatre, triggers, vulnerability

It’s no secret that being seen scares me. I’ve tried my best to be open and honest about it (in as quiet a way as possible) because it makes things a tiny bit easier. When I name my fear, it gives it less power. So that’s what I’m doing today. Naming the fear. Yesterday was…
Editing Mode

Jun 28, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, author, Beta Readers, cognitive distortions, Deadlines, editor, Feedback, fiction, friendship, imposter syndrome, introvert, intuitive writing, journaling, mental health, perfectionism, social anxiety, writing

I finished revisions based on beta feedback last week. I’ve been busy volunteering for VBS at my church every day, so I’m glad I got it done before that started. I’ve moved into the next step – editing. I have a lovely friend that I met through my social anxiety exploration that is a proofreader…
Introvert Adoption

Jun 14, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, exposure therapy, extrovert, family, friendship, grounding techniques, hiding, INFJ, introvert, journaling, musings, parenting, personality, social anxiety, socializing

Have you ever heard people talk about introverts being “adopted” by extroverts? While it sounds somewhat condescending and judgmental, it’s kind of true. Last week Squirrel and Monkey traveled with their theatre group to a theatre conference. Interestingly, in a room of five theatre kids, only one was an extravert. Seems odd, considering they are…
Not what I had in mind

Mar 28, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, cognitive distortions, friendship, hiding, introvert, journaling, Lent2025, marriage, social anxiety, vulnerability

I have been in Milwaukee for almost an entire week now. The annual gaming convention that my husband attends moved to a new venue and we came early. The convention started on Wednesday. Throughout the week I’ve walked more miles than I can keep track of and done quite a bit of drinking. I even…
On the road to better health

Feb 13, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, chronic illness, defective, exercise, Faith, family, friendship, health anxiety, introvert, intuition, journaling, lessons, people-pleasing, perfectionism, shame, social anxiety, Tarot

I’m taking a 5 day class with Sage Adderly called “Chaos is Canceled.” Each day we’ve been taking a step towards calming the chaos and making a plan for our goals. I have been struggling with what goal to plan for. I’ve had the goal of writing my book for some time, but I actually…
Daily Tarot – 1/15/2025

Jan 16, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, friendship, hope, INFJ, introvert, intuition, journaling, personality, social anxiety, Tarot

Question: Where do friendships fit into my life? How do I nurture them? Something I’ve struggled with most of my life, and even more so this past year, is friendship. It’s not that I don’t have friends, I just frequently feel alone with no one to turn to. After my best friend passed a year…
Intuition and Tarot

Jan 14, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, cognitive distortions, Faith, friendship, INFJ, introvert, intuition, journaling, people-pleasing, personality, routine, shame, social anxiety, Tarot, vulnerability, work, writing

I’ve recently been tapping into my intuition more and realizing that my brain knows more than I allow it to realize. My cognitive distortions try to lead me to believe that I’m unable to do or know certain things. But through both my investigation of INFJ personality characteristics and the use of Cosmic Smash-booking (CSB)…
Cultivating Friendships

Sep 25, 2024

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, church, cognitive distortions, friendship, hope, introvert, journaling, social anxiety, vulnerability

Making (and keeping) friends is hard. But maybe I’ve found an in?