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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.
Sensory Processing Sensitivity in Men (with Bill Allen)
I had the pleasure of speaking with Bill Allen on the podcast. Bill is the author of Confessions of a Sensitive Man, a thoughtful and…
Radical Non-Judgement (with Chris Brock)
I spoke with Chris Brock on The Gentle Rebel Podcast, I was struck by how closely his story aligns with that of many highly sensitive…
Inner Relationship Focusing and Deep Sensitivity (with Emily Agnew)
I had the opportunity to speak with Emily Agnew—founder of SustainablySensitive.com, musician, and a practitioner of Inner Relationship Focusing and Inner Bonding. Our conversation explored…
Slow Down And Listen To Your Body (with Brandon Bennett)
Brandon Bennett’s life used to revolve around 70-hour workweeks as a senior sales executive in professional sports. The pressure was relentless—until he decided to slow…
Everyday Magic, Creativity, and Embracing Contradiction (with Lindsay-Celeste)
When I first discovered Lindsay Celeste’s podcast, Magic for Realists, I was struck by its authenticity—a rare blend of wonder and groundedness. Our conversation explored…
Simple Meditation for Highly Sensitive People (with David Johnson)
Meditation is a broad term—it describes a set of tools that create the conditions for deeper awareness and focus. It doesn’t prescribe a single “right”…
Late Blooming and High Sensitivity (with Kendra Patterson)
I think I’ve always felt like a late bloomer. There’s something comforting, even affirming, about knowing that it’s not just a personal quirk—it’s a thing.…
The Creative Cure for the Sensitive Soul (with Jacob Nordby)
When I first read The Creative Cure by Jacob Nordby, I felt an immediate resonance. It wasn’t because the book offered any miraculous formula or…
Embrace Change Without Burning Out (with Felicity Morse)
This month in The Haven, our focus has been around embracing change—how we navigate it, what holds us back, and why it’s so often accompanied…
Gentleness Builds Strength From The Inside-Out
Gentleness is not weakness. “We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and…