Reframing Our Story Through The Lens of Sensitivity
One of the first things I instinctively did when I understood myself through the lens of high sensitivity was to reframe my story through a…
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…
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…
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…
7 Ways to Recharge When You’re Feeling Drained of Social Energy
Social energy is the fuel that helps us connect with the world around us. It expands when we are physically, emotionally, and creatively rested and…
Finding Space For Deep Processing In a Shallow World
Deep processing is a core aspect of high sensitivity. But processing is an important thing for all of us to do. And it’s not easy…
7 Obstacles That Can Stop Us From Asking For Help
How do you feel about asking for help? Since 2014 one of my most popular posts was about why introverts and highly sensitive people might…
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…
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…