Resources to inspire, equip, and encourage gentle rebels, deep thinkers, and highly sensitive people
Wellbeing
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.
Be Tired With Me – Finding Rest in Achievement Society
I don’t want to be tired of you. I want to be tired with you. “Thus we sat—in my recollection always out of doors in…
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Creating Community For Co-Regulation
We cannot experience a truly regulated nervous system if we never experience social engagement with other living beings.
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Pitch Correction, Perfectionism, and Human Creativity
Technology scrapes off imperfections, removes mistakes, and conceals blemishes. It can add or remove elements in a photograph, pitch correct music, and give the impression…
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Caring For The Nervous System
By looking at what is currently inside our circle (the activities and environments that nourish our nervous system), we can deepen those practices.
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Are You Suffering From Boreout?
Adam Grant explores how our practice can lead to boreout in Hidden Potential. In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, I dive into this…
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Self-Transcendent Experiences and the Nervous System
Transcendence is when we feel connected as a small part of something bigger and a contributor to the way things are (and could become).
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Humour, Anxiety, and The Inner Critic (with Rox Alexandru and Neil Hughes)
Humour is a VERY important sense. Without it, we risk taking ourselves so seriously that we lose all perspective. Our sense of humour is a…
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Re-Storying With The Autonomic Nervous System
Re-storying brings awareness and understanding to the cognitive meaning we give to our different states.
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Reshaping The Autonomic Nervous System
The nervous system took time to shape, and it’s the same for reshaping it. It is a gentle process that unfolds over time.
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How Creative Practices Can Help You Explore Your Highly Sensitive Nervous System
So, you’ve figured out you’re a highly sensitive person…what do you do next? If you’re looking for a foothold as you explore and reshape life…
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