


“I’m hypersensitive to my physical sensations…”
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”
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
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