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Wellbeing

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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.

Are You Overwhelmed By Too Much Information?

Fri June 10, 2022
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The past few years have carried an exceptionally concentrated flow of difficult news. It can feel like too much information to hold at any one…

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Chasing The Mirage – You Don’t Have To Drink The Whole River

Sun May 29, 2022
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There is an old story that tells of a person wandering on a hot day. After a while, they became overcome by thirst and began…

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Making Peace With Our Internal Abandoned Villages

Sun May 8, 2022
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Many of us move around life carrying all sorts of abandoned hopes, relationships, and projects. If we don’t make peace with them they can weigh…

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Transactional Analysis and High Sensitivity (with John Perry)

Tue February 8, 2022
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In transactional analysis, the saying “You can’t make choices that don’t occur to you” highlights the importance of awareness in decision-making. This simple phrase hit…

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Heart Hunters of the World, Create!

Sat January 22, 2022
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Note from Andy: Massive thank you to Zoie Holzknecht for sharing this post with us. It’s for the heart hunters of the world! “Thoth, the…

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Sensory Processing Sensitivity in Men (with Bill Allen)

Fri November 5, 2021
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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…

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Radical Non-Judgement (with Chris Brock)

Sat August 14, 2021
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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…

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Inner Relationship Focusing and Deep Sensitivity (with Emily Agnew)

Fri August 6, 2021
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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…

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Slow Down And Listen To Your Body (with Brandon Bennett)

Fri July 9, 2021
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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…

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Everyday Magic, Creativity, and Embracing Contradiction (with Lindsay-Celeste)

Fri April 30, 2021
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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…

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