Are There Links Between High Sensitivity and Narcissism?
I was unsurprised to see researchers looking for links between high sensitivity and vulnerable narcissism. I’ve been anticipating something like this for a while. “Do…
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Is The Pressure To Perform, Killing Your Creative Core?
This is a guest post by Elena Thomas. After a recent conversation, I invited Elena to share her experiences as an artist and songwriter dealing…
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…
What is Sensory Processing Sensitivity?
When I first saw the term, “Sensory Processing Sensitivity” I looked straight past it. It was around 2011 when I had recently started reading about…
Do You Find It Unsettling To Feel “Seen” By Others?
I don’t know about you, but I find it strangely unsettling when I feel seen by the world around me. Have you ever had one…
A Voice of My Own
There’s a particular moment from my childhood that lives vividly in my memory. A group of boys in my class at school decided to block my path and in…
Sensory Processing Sensitivity in Men (with Bill Allen)
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…
Inner Relationship Focusing and Deep Sensitivity (with Emily Agnew)
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…
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…
The Gentle Rebel (Book)
Do you feel deeply affected by bright lights, loud noises, or tense atmospheres? Have you been told you’re “too sensitive” or need to “toughen up”?…