The Subtle Trap of Noticing The Small Things
Highly sensitive people often notice small things that others overlook. But why? Elaine Aron, who coined the term highly sensitive person to describe someone with…
The Joy of Gathering (and why it turns to grasping)
The Joy of Gathering started life as part of my Notes From a Slow Coach Newsletter. Sign up here to receive future notes like this…
Big Feelings and Big Joy as a Highly Sensitive Person (with April Snow)
What does it mean to live well as a highly sensitive person without turning sensitivity into another thing to optimise? In this episode of The…
Stop Letting Their Judgement Become Your Story
Have you ever felt judged by standards that simply don’t fit who you are? In this episode of The Gentle Rebel, we explore Aesop’s fable…
Change, Overplanning, and Getting Stuck
Have you ever experienced the joy of unblocking a drain? I know, I know. But if you know, you know…it’s satisfying! Not least because a…
Don’t Mistake Their Story for Yours
The movie Hook begins with the premise that Peter Pan has been away from Neverland for so long that he has forgotten who he is.…
Music Helped Me Make Sense of You, Me, and Everything That Happened
This episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast is a bit different from normal. It contains the audio from It Just Sort of Happens, the short…
Feeling found in translation
There is something strange in the space between languages. I’m not sure exactly what it is, but it’s fun to explore. It poses a question…
Feeling Stuck is Not Always The Same as Being Stuck
Feeling stuck is not always the same as being stuck. We might respond to a feeling before we’ve identified its source, and when we do,…
When People ASSUME They Know You – Variety & Neurodiversity
In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, we explore the variety of neurodiversity. I’ve been staying with friends over the past few weeks, including…