Resources to inspire, equip, and encourage gentle rebels, deep thinkers, and highly sensitive people
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Welcome to the Haven Library Wellbeing Archive
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Articles, discussions, and resources to help support different areas of personal wellbeing and our relationship with the nervous system through a highly sensitive lens.
Awareness and Alertness: How the Soundtrack of Our Nervous System Shapes Our Reality
In the main episode this week, we explored the links between hypervigilance and high sensitivity. In this supplementary private podcast, we are digging deeper into…
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Hypervigilance and High Sensitivity (The HSP Owner’s Guide)
In this week’s episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, we look at the relationship between sensory processing sensitivity and hypervigilance. As we finish our journey…
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In defence of “wasting” time
Are you worn out by the pressure to be useful, always working to prove your worth through productivity? I saw this post on Threads a…
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Overstimulation and High Sensitivity (The HSP Owner’s Guide)
This post elaborates on the ‘overstimulation’ section of The HSP Owner’s Guide. In this week’s episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, we look at the…
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Social Sensitivity and The Highly Sensitive Person (The HSP Owner’s Guide)
Have you ever been in a room and sensed social dynamics beneath the surface before a word was spoken? Perhaps you’ve noticed (consciously or unconsciously)…
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Differential Susceptibility (The HSP Owner’s Guide)
This post elaborates on the sensitivity research section of The HSP Owner’s Guide. Differential susceptibility is a key concept in high-sensitivity research. In simple terms,…
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Ever Feel Like You’re Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes?
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…
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Book Club | The Forest of Wool and Steel (Natsu Miyashita)
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…
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Embracing Wintering on Serenity Island
We just finished reading Wintering by Katherine May in the book club, and it has prompted me to reflect on the parallels between the book’s…
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Physical Sensitivity (The HSP Owner’s Guide)
This post elaborates on the Physical Sensitivity section of The HSP Owner’s Guide. In a world that often feels loud, fast-paced, and overstimulating, it’s not…
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