Tag: exposure

Improv II

Dec 19, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, cognitive distortions, exposure therapy, Growth, journaling, vulnerability

Getting ready for Improv II showcase and remembering that scared does not mean can’t.
Improv Level I

Oct 23, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, creativity, discovery, journaling, social anxiety, socializing

I finally did it. My husband has been taking classes and performing at The Comedy Arena for the last several years and everyone has been asking me when I would be taking a class. Last year I did take Storytelling, but that was writing and memorizing a personal story that was rehearsed and performed alone.…
Countdown is ON

Sep 3, 2025

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NicoleHerronWrites

in anxiety, author, Book Launch, creativity, Deadlines, Debut, exposure therapy, ideas, journaling, planning, self promotion, social anxiety, time anxiety, vulnerability, writing

I’m back from Ireland and now the reality that my book launch is only ten days away is sending my mind reeling. I feel like there are so many things I should be doing to get ready but at the same time I don’t know what that might be. I thought maybe it would help…
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.…
Grilled cheese and anxiety soup

Jul 15, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, cognitive distortions, exposure therapy, hiding, imposter syndrome, INFJ, introvert, journaling, lessons, mental health, motivation, parenting, people-pleasing, perfectionism, personality, social anxiety, socializing

My husband has friends that are extroverts, so he gets invited to things from time to time. He notified me on Friday that he had been invited to an annual Girled Cheese party (long story on the unique name) for the next day. The idea behind the party is that everyone brings a unique grilled…
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…
Fighting Lonliness

Apr 21, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, cognitive distortions, introvert, journaling, routine, shame, social anxiety, vulnerability

Last week when I mentioned not knowing what I should be doing while I wait for beta reader feedback, Sage posed the question “Why do you need to fill your days with doing?“ It didn’t take long for me to figure out that why. Without writing occupying most of my time and brain power, I’ve…
Art Imitates Life Imitates Art

Apr 14, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, cognitive distortions, defective, exposure therapy, journaling, perfectionism, social anxiety, triggers, vulnerability, writing

Sometimes Art imitates life. Like when my Mech fell on its face the day after I fell on mine. And sometimes life imitates art. The story I’ve been working on for the last year and a half is at a stage where my anxiety is super high. It’s time to let others read what I’ve…
Lent – Week 2

Mar 20, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, cognitive distortions, exposure therapy, hiding, hope, INFJ, introvert, journaling, Lent2025, people-pleasing, perfectionism, personality, phone anxiety, shame, social anxiety, vulnerability

I’m a bit late with this post. It’s Spring Break for my kids, so my schedule has been extremely wonky. All of the time I spent at my office has been focused on getting Draft 2 of my book done. But I finally did it yesterday!!! Woohoo! I’m taking a short break from working on…
Lent 2025

Mar 11, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, church, cognitive distortions, exposure therapy, Faith, hiding, journaling, Lent2025, perfectionism, shame, social anxiety, vulnerability

I’ve never really been one to give something up for Lent. It wasn’t something my family did as Presbyterians. Though my mother liked to say that she gave up cooking for Lent and never started back up. The topic of fasting was discussed in the sermon on Ash Wednesday last week, but not in the…