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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.
Do You Ever Feel Guilty For Taking Up Space?
A recent Photoyoga exercise sparked a fascinating Haven discussion about taking up space in the world and how uncomfortable some of us find it at…
Befriending Your Highly Sensitive Nervous System
The fast-paced demands of modern life are often out of step with our internal and natural social rhythms.
A Creative Processing Practice Can Prevent Overstimulated Shutdown
Do you have a creative processing practice? I often think about the image of water flowing through pipes as a way to consider the role…
Is This a Time To Push or Pause?
There is a time to pause and a time to act. We explored this distinction in last month’s Kota. In this episode of The Gentle…
Suffering Under The Weight of Expectation
Do you ever feel the weight of people’s (including your own) expectations? This is often a burden highly sensitive people end up lugging around with…
The Problem With Asking “What Could I Have Done Differently?”
“What could I have done differently?” is a classic coaching question. It can give rise to awareness, encourage learning, and connect with the fact that…
Embracing The Space Between Us (with Brigid Russell)
“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…
What Wants To Rise Inside You? A Thought on Power and Healing
Some things feel impossible until one day, they feel inevitable. We might turn our back on a particular idea, possibility, or invitation for a long…
A Difference Between Healing and Cure
A cure restores normality by eradicating a problem. Healing helps the thing become whole. This idea has come up in several recent conversations I’ve had…
The Healing Power of Photography (with Tuula Ahde)
What do the photographs you take and choose to share say about you? What might your photos be saying TO you? I wonder if you’ve…