08/01/2025
To honor the tradition of my birth month reflections so far, I continue to explore the deeper meaning behind calling this space “The Loud Introvert” Resource Blog.
In August 2023, I wrote about embracing the journey—the imperfect, beautiful process of healing and growing. By August 2024, I found myself falling in love with presence again through yoga, breath, and stillness. This year, the theme that’s tugging at my heart is expression—trusting that what I have to say is worth saying.
Yes, my “Quiet Extrovert” (aka my persistent skin flares) still walks with me. But this duality reminds me that true growth and belonging begin with self-awareness, self-respect, and self-expression. I need to respect what I have to say enough to keep speaking—out loud, and with compassion…
What does growth and belonging look like for you lately?
Self-efficacy, to me, is the beautiful intersection of competency and confidence. It’s the belief that I can and will figure it out. Whether it’s committing to a health goal or finding alignment with a role model, meaningful change begins when our “WHY” feels personal. Since launching this Resource Blog in the beginning of 2023, I’ve found that change only sticks when it’s connected to love—love for the life I envision, and love for the people I serve.
Whether you identify as an introvert, extrovert, or somewhere in between, whole-person engagement is the heart of any transformation. For me to keep sharing on this platform—and to do so with integrity—I must first experience life fully myself. That includes wrestling with imposter syndrome, and reversing leaky gut as a path toward reversing leaky skin.
Thank you for being here with me—loud, quiet, and everything in between.
Until next month…
Yours truly (a year older and hopefully a bit wiser),
~Nhi Do, PA-C, IFMCP, DipACLM
Archives:
August 2023: https://nhimado.org/joy-is-in-the-journey/
August 2024: https://nhimado.org/fall-in-love-with-yoga-again-and-again/