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…
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…
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…
Navigating Setbacks as a HSP (with Sarah Santacroce)
We must all respond to and navigate setbacks at different points in life. A year can change everything When Sarah Santacroce launched her book The…
Sensory Processing Sensitivity in Men (with Bill Allen)
I had the pleasure of speaking with Bill Allen in this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast. Bill is the author of Confessions of a…
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…