Emily Agnew, Author at Sustainably Sensitive

3 ways to love your HSP sensory sensitivity instead of hating it

Apr 2, 2018 | 4 comments

Our HSP sensory sensitivity can be challenging. Read on for three ways to handle it better. I’m a highly sensitive person (HSP). And I have the world’s most sensitive nose. So I had to laugh out loud when I saw a cartoon that showed two dogs lounging at their master’s... Read more

“I’m socially awkward…”

Mar 19, 2018 | 5 comments

Jill, a highly sensitive (HSP) client, came to see me and expressed pain about feeling misunderstood. “I’m just socially awkward,” she said. “It seems like when I try to do something heartfelt, I end up being too nice, too friendly, or too... Read more

“I’m hypersensitive to my physical sensations…”

Mar 5, 2018 | 11 comments

Like many HSPs, I go through periods when I’m hypersensitive to my physical sensations. But does this make me a hypochondriac? My colleague Mary wrote to me about recent bout with the ‘flu, complete with strained intercostal muscles from coughing and a... Read more

Best of my HSP bookshelf: “How We Choose to Be Happy”

Feb 19, 2018 | 0 comments

How We Choose to Be Happy: The 9 Choices of Extremely Happy People—Their Secrets, Their Stories by Rick Foster and Greg Hicks I keep my most-valued reference books on the top shelf of my bookcase, and my copy of How We Choose to be Happy has a well-earned spot... Read more

Trying to hold it together in the face of a minor catastrophe

Jan 15, 2018 | 4 comments

My partner Duke and I spent half of New Year’s Day in at the Park Avenue laundromat, washing our mattress pad, sheets, blankets, comforters, towels, and essential clothes. We tried to make it festive with some Christmas bread, hardboiled eggs and a thermos of... Read more