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Resources to inspire, equip, and encourage gentle rebels, deep thinkers, and highly sensitive people

Society and Culture

Welcome to the Haven Library Society and Culture Archive

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Articles, discussions, and resources about the intersection of culture and high sensitivity. Exploring how we can use high sensitivity and creativity to change the world around us, and the impact of an insensitive world on our collective human nervous system.

Ever Feel Like You’re Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes?

Mon April 7, 2025

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Sometimes, we alter our clothes for a better fit. But a lot of the time, we place ourselves in the options available to us.All of…

Book Club | The Forest of Wool and Steel (Natsu Miyashita)

Fri April 4, 2025

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In a world obsessed with productivity, competition, and the “hero’s journey,” Natsu Miyashita’s The Forest of Wool and Steel shines a quietly revolutionary light on…

The gift of low expectations

Sun March 16, 2025

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When you receive help, do you perceive it as a transactional burden or as a gift? How do you support the people, ideas, and art…

Afraid of Giving Credit? The Vicious Cycle of Status Insecurity

Fri March 14, 2025

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People may fear giving credit because they worry it will diminish their status. But research shows the opposite is true: sharing credit actually boosts respect…

A response to bullying

Sun March 2, 2025

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I know I’m not the only one disturbed by the scenes of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance publicly dressing down Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in…

Book Club | Wintering (Katherine May)

Sun February 23, 2025

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In our February Book Club, we met to discuss ‘Wintering: The power of rest and retreat in difficult times‘ by Katherine May. Here are my…

Why did Mel Robbins conceal the truth of her Let Them discovery?

Tue February 11, 2025

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In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, I share a video essay about influencer culture, asking where self-help guru Mel Robbins really discovered the…

It’s Annoying When They Tell You To Slow Down

Mon February 3, 2025

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I feel cautious about promoting the idea of slowness without anchoring it to something concrete and meaningful. Carl Honoré suggests that everyone is eager to…

06 | Strength (Coming To Our Senses)

Mon January 27, 2025

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Human strength is nurtured through our resourcefulness, through making use of what we have within, around, and between us.

Active Hope When The World Is Falling Apart (with Cindy Gale)

Fri January 17, 2025

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Active hope is not “blind hope” or wishful thinking. It’s about taking action rather than sitting back and saying, “I hope everything works out OK,” or waiting for the technological fix we want to believe is coming.