: About Me

I am a girl of many interests, talents, and hobbies. I am a professional writer, a power yoga teacher (RYT), and a part-time college professor. I hold an MA in English and Publishing from Rosemont College, and am currently finishing up graduate work in English Literature at the University of Pennsyvania, where I am focusing on 'difficult' poetry, modernist litearature, and Middle English. I recently spent time studying literature in a graduate program at the University of Oxford, Exeter College, and have traveled quite a bit around the world - though there's still much, much more to see, do, and learn. I prefer traveling through third world countries, which can be a real eye opening and humbling experinece. In the near future I hope to volunteer with a health clinic in Guatamala, which provides care to those who need it the most.

My passion is ...

Life

I know too much about ...

Yoga, and Literature

My parents always told me ...

To those whom much is given much is expected.

My childhood ambition ...

Neonatal Cardiologist

My favorite memory ...

Egypian Pyramids

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Sound Poetry, and books on Thailand

My first job ...

Lifeguard

Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Curing shyness and other social fears

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Shyness can be a paralyzing 'disorder' that can cause you to miss out on many of the wonderful things life has to offer. It can be defined as [sometimes extreme] discomfort or inhibition in interpersonal situations that interferes with pursuing one's goals. Specific, situational shyness involves experiencing the symptoms of shyness in social performance situations but not incorporating it into one's self-concept. Shyness may be triggered by a wide variety of situations or interactions. Some of the most common causes of shyness are: authorities, one-on-one opposite sex interactions, intimac...

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