About Caroline: The Misfit behind the Brand
A formerly socially inept introvert who became a socially confident version of myself.
Hi! I'm Caroline, the founder of The Introverted Misfit, where I help shy and awkward women improve their social and relational skills by being their authentic selves.
I’m a formerly socially awkward misfit who overcame my severe social awkwardness and social anxiety, and I want to help you do the same — while still being an introvert.
In this community of misfits, I’ve taken both my unique and not-so-unique life experiences as a chronically socially inept woman and turned them into the stories and articles you’ll find on this blog, in hopes that other women like me can overcome their social ineptness without having to pretend to be someone they’re not.
I help shy, socially awkward, introverted women improve their lives with better social & relational skills - without having to fake being extroverted.
For almost a decade from the ages of 15 - 24, I was frustrated and depressed at how stunted my growth was both in my personal life with family, friends, and love interests, and in my professional life as a software engineer/web developer and an aspiring (now current) entrepreneur. I didn’t know what I was doing wrong that made people so reluctant to talk to me, and that sent me into a lengthy period of severe social anxiety to the point where I was scared to even make eye contact with people because I didn’t want it to lead to a conversation!
The reason for my struggles with communication became clear when I was diagnosed with high-functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as a teenager, which is a neurological disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave. Because I was able to overcome my awkward and withdrawn social behaviors with education and practice, I figured, “Who else would be better at teaching how to overcome social ineptness than someone who was literally born that way?”
That inspired me to start this community of introverted misfits where I offer 1-on-1 coaching to create more socially confident introverts.
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