Emily Agnew, Author at Sustainably Sensitive

It’s OK to be “too intense” and “too serious.” Seriously.

Mar 7, 2016 | 0 comments

Being sensitive means you feel things deeply. Yet many sensitive people are reluctant to express strong emotions in front of others. We’ve learned it isn’t safe to expose ourselves this way, lest others respond by trying to fix us or by minimizing or... Read more

12 reasons sensitive people love Focusing

Feb 29, 2016 | 2 comments

When I was a kid, my grandfather taught my sister and me how to paddle and steer our red canoe. He had just one condition: if we wanted to venture out of his sight, we had to capsize the canoe then figure out how to get it back to the dock. His big worry was drowning,... Read more

3 reasons chores are great for HSP’s, especially when you feel anxious

Feb 8, 2016 | 3 comments

I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It’s amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges and scrub the floor. —D. H. Lawrence Last June my partner and I made pin cherry jelly. We picked the sweet, glossy fruit from the... Read more

How to rescue your day when you wake up anxious

Feb 1, 2016 | 2 comments

I know too well what it feels like to wake up anxious, feeling a nameless dread sitting on my chest like some heavy animal and trying to will myself back to sleep because I don’t want to be awake. I first had that experience as a teenager and it went on for so... Read more

Don’t wait

Jan 5, 2016 | 0 comments

For this week’s Listening Post, I’d like to share with you an article I wrote in 2008. As you begin this new year, I hope it helps you connect to the preciousness of your time here. Thanks to Kaitlyn (kaity.wyenberg@gmail.com) for this photo, which so... Read more