Jenny Valentish
@jennyvalentish.bsky.social
Journalist + author of The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House // I really only make an effort on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jennyvalentish_public
Had fun playing agony aunt on ABC’s Life Matters today, alongside @jamesfindlay.com.au. Is Liz as rude as she sounds? www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Ask Aunty: The case of the frosty step-sister - ABC listen
Most families have a particular way of being in a space together. Some are very warm and affectionate while others make a birthday party feel like a wake. So, what happens when the behavioural style o...
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July 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Had fun playing agony aunt on ABC’s Life Matters today, alongside @jamesfindlay.com.au. Is Liz as rude as she sounds? www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Gah, love this!!
Speaking of bangers, another one from @jennyvalentish.bsky.social
The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House. Have already devoured the first few chapters.
The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House. Have already devoured the first few chapters.
May 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Gah, love this!!
It’s publication day for The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House!
Alright @jennyvalentish.bsky.social … you got me to leave the house to buy your book.
1 point to you.
1 point to you.
May 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
It’s publication day for The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House!
I’m launching The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House in Sydney next Thursday 29th. I hope I can lure out some sociophobes
May 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I’m launching The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House in Sydney next Thursday 29th. I hope I can lure out some sociophobes
So much goddamn tasty tea in this book (or should I say THAT book) about Facebook. The micro stuff - about awful people in an office - is as entertaining as the macro.
April 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
So much goddamn tasty tea in this book (or should I say THAT book) about Facebook. The micro stuff - about awful people in an office - is as entertaining as the macro.
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You don't see crepe paper around much any more
April 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
You don't see crepe paper around much any more
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This is a bit of a delight.
‘Goth’s Not Dead’ by @jennyvalentish.bsky.social
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‘Goth’s Not Dead’ by @jennyvalentish.bsky.social
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Goth's not dead
Not in this particular city, anyway.
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March 30, 2025 at 6:08 AM
This is a bit of a delight.
‘Goth’s Not Dead’ by @jennyvalentish.bsky.social
jennyvalentish.substack.com/p/goths-not-...
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‘Goth’s Not Dead’ by @jennyvalentish.bsky.social
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I have been greatly enjoying this post from Cunnamulla Tourism about how to spend two days in the town.
Includes: eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, explore the town, go to a different town 40 minutes away, watch the sun go down and go to sleep.
Includes: eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, explore the town, go to a different town 40 minutes away, watch the sun go down and go to sleep.
What to do with 2 days in Cunnamulla - Cunnamulla Tourism
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March 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I have been greatly enjoying this post from Cunnamulla Tourism about how to spend two days in the town.
Includes: eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, explore the town, go to a different town 40 minutes away, watch the sun go down and go to sleep.
Includes: eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, explore the town, go to a different town 40 minutes away, watch the sun go down and go to sleep.
Introversion diagnostic questions. Does seeing two Beatles singing into one mic make your stomach tauten?
March 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Introversion diagnostic questions. Does seeing two Beatles singing into one mic make your stomach tauten?
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Yep, Australian authors are furious with Meta over this. Reminder to fill in the form via @asauthors.bsky.social if you are affected! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘No consent’: Australian authors ‘livid’ that Meta may have used their books to train AI
A searchable database showed titles from former prime ministers Malcolm Turnbull and John Howard, as well as journalist Tracey Spicer
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March 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Yep, Australian authors are furious with Meta over this. Reminder to fill in the form via @asauthors.bsky.social if you are affected! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
“Do you believe in estrogen dominance?” I asked, then kicked myself. Believe in? What, like believing in fairies? I fancied I saw a slight smirk.
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Why women turn to internet communities to understand chronic illness
And why doctors think they're dumb.
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March 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“Do you believe in estrogen dominance?” I asked, then kicked myself. Believe in? What, like believing in fairies? I fancied I saw a slight smirk.
jennyvalentish.substack.com/p/why-women-...
jennyvalentish.substack.com/p/why-women-...
Introversion diagnostic questions. Does one person trying to sleep outweigh the needs of two or more people wanting to party?
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Introversion diagnostic questions. Does one person trying to sleep outweigh the needs of two or more people wanting to party?
Introversion diagnostic questions. Should people be allowed to talk to you when you’re eating?
March 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Introversion diagnostic questions. Should people be allowed to talk to you when you’re eating?
Victoria’s endless summer still going strong in Castlemaine
March 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Victoria’s endless summer still going strong in Castlemaine
Introversion diagnosis: You can’t help taking the sound of chair legs scraping across a cafe floor very personally.
March 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Introversion diagnosis: You can’t help taking the sound of chair legs scraping across a cafe floor very personally.
As an introvert, I regularly remind myself not to be a passenger. Enter a conversation early. Walk into a room first. Sit in the front row. Don’t let your mate carry the weight.
March 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
As an introvert, I regularly remind myself not to be a passenger. Enter a conversation early. Walk into a room first. Sit in the front row. Don’t let your mate carry the weight.
The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House is available to pre-order. If you want to pull on a flak jacket every time you leave the house, if you stab lemon slices with straws, if you take lunch at your desk, if you consider yourself “more of an animal person”, this book’s for you jennyvalentish.com
March 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House is available to pre-order. If you want to pull on a flak jacket every time you leave the house, if you stab lemon slices with straws, if you take lunch at your desk, if you consider yourself “more of an animal person”, this book’s for you jennyvalentish.com
Oh wow! I made those when I was 16 to 18 (1991-1993) and Jane may be the only person other than my mum who has a full set!
February 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Oh wow! I made those when I was 16 to 18 (1991-1993) and Jane may be the only person other than my mum who has a full set!
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@mandybeaumont.bsky.social talking her new book with @jennyvalentish.bsky.social
I love reading an article and having my mate’s voice read speak those words in my head
I love reading an article and having my mate’s voice read speak those words in my head
Wowza, it’s a big write up in @The Age today for my new book The Thrill of It - out on Thursday!
“Beaumont always wears a slash of red lipstick, swears prolifically, is ready with a hug and talks at a clip” Ha, all so very on point! #thethrillofit
“Beaumont always wears a slash of red lipstick, swears prolifically, is ready with a hug and talks at a clip” Ha, all so very on point! #thethrillofit
February 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
@mandybeaumont.bsky.social talking her new book with @jennyvalentish.bsky.social
I love reading an article and having my mate’s voice read speak those words in my head
I love reading an article and having my mate’s voice read speak those words in my head
I don’t wanna get puritanical in my old age - and, I mean, young me would have been very grateful - but this is a typical UK train refreshment trolley.
February 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I don’t wanna get puritanical in my old age - and, I mean, young me would have been very grateful - but this is a typical UK train refreshment trolley.
I'm running a mini-series a part of my newsletter, about how to write memoir. Here's the latest post on not flat-out diagnosing difficult people and instead using dialogue and scenes to show us the dynamic. #memoir #writing #memoirwriters #memoirwriting
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Is someone pushing your love over the borderline?
How to use dialogue and description instead of diagnosing people willy-nilly (part 3 of a memoir-writing mini-series)
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February 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I'm running a mini-series a part of my newsletter, about how to write memoir. Here's the latest post on not flat-out diagnosing difficult people and instead using dialogue and scenes to show us the dynamic. #memoir #writing #memoirwriters #memoirwriting
jennyvalentish.substack.com/p/is-someone...
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In attachment theory, inconsistent parenting leads to an anxious-ambivalent attachment style: Dependency, limited exploration of environment, fearfulness, low self-worth, need for approval. Thus, inconsistency is also an excellent way for a leader to create a pliant, submissive population.
January 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
In attachment theory, inconsistent parenting leads to an anxious-ambivalent attachment style: Dependency, limited exploration of environment, fearfulness, low self-worth, need for approval. Thus, inconsistency is also an excellent way for a leader to create a pliant, submissive population.
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January 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Chortling that in its coverage of The Telepathy Tapes, Newsweek (exhibit A) mistook The Times’ scathing no-star review (exhibit B) as being five stars
January 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Chortling that in its coverage of The Telepathy Tapes, Newsweek (exhibit A) mistook The Times’ scathing no-star review (exhibit B) as being five stars