What do you do when you can’t stand small talk, talking to strangers, and meeting new people but you want to have more confidence in social situations? Listen to the story of an introvert who challenged himself to interact with complete strangers and learned that anyone can improve his or her social skills.

Andre Sólo joins us on today’s show. He’s an author, philosopher, and, at times, an adventurer. His most recent book is Lúnasa Days, a tale of magical realism set in the depths of the Great Recession. He’s also a passionate advocate for introverts and highly sensitive people. On IntrovertDear.com, he writes about being an introvert and an INTJ personality type. And, along with Jenn, he co-founded a new community for highly sensitive people called HighlySensitiveRefuge.com.