The Introvert Problem

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I think particularly the people who know me know that I just start to zone out after a certain amount of time and gather themselves up and go home. But before that, maybe when we were younger and people used to try and hang out for longer, I used to just put myself to bed in the middle of parties. "What else do you do? Again, my husband is a really late night person and likes that like long, slow contact," she said.

Susan Cain’s groundbreaking book, Quiet, taught a generation of readers to perceive and value their introvert qualities. Her latest book, Bittersweet is a song to the complex space between happiness and sadness. In this episode, Katherine talks to Susan about how she came to move so comfortably in the understated parts of life, and why the minor key is so beautiful.

While we’ve been away, The Wintering Sessions have been undergoing a metamorphosis. Katherine talks us through the process of becoming How We Live Now, and offers us a peek at the season to come.

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