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I’m breaking my self-care rules this week. Here’s why. 

I’m breaking my self-care rules this week. Here’s why. 

Jul 26, 2017 | 4 comments

I’m embarking on a crazy scheme tomorrow, involving one U-Haul truck, two boats, four border crossings, a futon set…and eleven hours on the road.  I’ve written no fewer than 44 articles here in the Listening Post about about HSP self-care. That... Read more
When you need relief on the spot from intense emotions: try heart breathing

When you need relief on the spot from intense emotions: try heart breathing

Jul 12, 2017 | 0 comments

What can you do when intense emotions come up in a public situation? Privacy is not an option, yet you need a way to calm yourself and be present with what is coming up for you. If we were in a session, I’d take you through a whole-body lead-in. This is a... Read more
3 blocks to asking for what you need…and how to overcome them

3 blocks to asking for what you need…and how to overcome them

Jun 19, 2017 | 12 comments

In the last Listening Post I talked about “love as a feeling” vs “love as a need.” When you see love as a need, you are empowered to meet that need for yourself or for others. However, in love relationships and in other areas of our lives, many... Read more
Is love a feeling or a need? Here’s why your answer matters.

Is love a feeling or a need? Here’s why your answer matters.

Jun 5, 2017 | 4 comments

Like many HSP’s I fall hard when I fall in love. It was like that from the start. My teen romances felt like the Queen hit, Crazy little thing called love: This thing (this thing)/Called love (called love) It cries like a baby/In a cradle all night It swings... Read more
Let your clean boundaries be the “bad cop” so you can be the “good cop”

Let your clean boundaries be the “bad cop” so you can be the “good cop”

May 15, 2017 | 0 comments

Many sensitive people suffer unnecessary stress when they fall victim to the biggest boundary-setting mistakes. Thanks to our neighbor who makes these amazing snow monsters every year, I have the perfect visual representation of the way I end up feeling when I fail to... Read more
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