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Society and Culture

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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.

Who Can We Trust?

Fri October 20, 2023
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When navigating a season or environment of change, we need things we can trust. But what does it mean to trust someone or something? Where…

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Just Because It Works, It Doesn’t Mean It Works FOR YOU

Mon September 4, 2023
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Just because something works, it doesn’t necessarily mean it works for everyone. We live in a world full of advice, solutions, and fixes. But sometimes,…

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The Haven Phrasebook

Wed August 2, 2023
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As a community grows, a shared language naturally emerges. Here you will find definitions for some of the words you might come across around here.

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Embracing The Space Between Us (with Brigid Russell)

Fri July 21, 2023
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“If we are going to understand and appreciate each other’s differences, then we need to be able to trust the space between us.” Charlie Jones…

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The Disappearance of Rituals

Fri June 16, 2023
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In The Disappearance of Rituals, Byung-Chul Han writes, “Rituals are to time what a home is to space: they render time habitable.” In a restless,…

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Using Rituals To Slow Down In a Fast World

Tue June 13, 2023
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What are the characteristics of a ritual? How is it different from a habit or behaviour? During this year’s Tranquility Theme Kota, we spent time…

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Walking With Pain (“I’m Not Really Enjoying This”)

Sun June 11, 2023
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Lots of people carry pain as they walk through life. “I’ll go early to beat the crowd”, I think, carefully threading my right foot through…

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Book Club | The Wisdom of Insecurity (Alan Watts)

Tue May 30, 2023
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Seventy years after it was written, The Wisdom of Insecurity still carries a message for our time—this age of anxiety where things often feel urgent,…

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Playful Mischief and Gentle Rebellion (with Emma Bearman)

Fri March 31, 2023
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How can we nurture environments and habits for playful mischief and gentle rebellion in our lives, relationships, and communities? In this episode of The Gentle…

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Can We Grow Without Grimacing At Our Past Self?

Tue February 21, 2023
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“If you’re not grimacing every time you look at old work, then you aren’t growing.” I was haunted by this tweet from 2021. It suggests…

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