Why You Don’t Need to “Come Out of Your Shell”
Have you ever been told to come out of your shell? It’s a phrase many of us have heard, especially if we’re introverted, sensitive, or…
Tag: Navigating Sensitivity
How Creative Practices Can Help You Explore Your Highly Sensitive Nervous System
So, you’ve figured out you’re a highly sensitive person…what do you do next? If you’re looking for a foothold as you explore and reshape life…
High Sensitivity as a Superpower (with Scott Barry Kaufman)
I’m always slightly wary about the use of “superpower” to describe high sensitivity. In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, Scott Barry Kaufman and…
Social Justice For The Sensitive Soul (with Dorcas Cheng-Tozen)
In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dorcas Cheng-Tozun about her book Social Justice for the Sensitive…
A Creative Processing Practice Can Prevent Overstimulated Shutdown
Do you have a creative processing practice? I often think about the image of water flowing through pipes as a way to consider the role…
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…
The Detour is the Destination: Notes on Sensitivity and Spontaneity
There’s a voice in many of us—practical, measured, maybe even stern—that whispers (or shouts): You should be getting home. There’s no time to play, take…
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…