How to Stop Being Introverted
“How can I stop being so introverted? Any advice would be very welcome.” I was asked this question for the first time a few years…
Tag: Culture
Doing Gentle With an Edge (with Helena Roth)
When I sat down to speak with Helena Roth, I had a sense that our conversation would drift and weave through the deeper threads of…
Are You Overwhelmed By Too Much Information?
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…
Chasing The Mirage – You Don’t Have To Drink The Whole River
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…
A “Kind” Response To Mean and Selfish People
You don’t have to look far to see people acting in mean and selfish ways. Is this because people themselves are fundamentally mean and selfish…
Gentleness is Always an Option
I don’t see gentleness as flimsy and weak. Lots of people do. They say it’s a lost cause and waste of time in a harsh…
The Ideology of Promise (with Helen Rollins)
I am joined by screenwriter, director, and producer, Helen Rollins. We talk about what she means when she says modern life is underpinned by the…
Gentle Marketing for Highly Sensitive People (with Sarah Santacroce)
I’ve known Sarah Santacroce for quite a while now, and one thing I’ve always appreciated is her genuinely gentle approach to business. It’s not a…
Sensitivity, Masculinity, and Men’s Mental Wellbeing (with Tom Falkenstein)
I had the pleasure of speaking with Tom Falkenstein, psychotherapist and author of The Highly Sensitive Man, for an extended episode of The Gentle Rebel…
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…