7 steps to tap the wisdom of your vivid dreams
Do you have vivid dreams? Most highly sensitive people do…and our dreams are a powerful resource of wisdom and insight. Years ago, in graduate school, I had a nightmare in which someone I knew and loved turned on me and tried to kill me. I woke up terrified. After... Read more
Saying goodbye to my dad
My dad died last Saturday. He was 87. He had been in hospice home care for seven months as his heart slowly gave out. I’ve put aside the article I had been working on for today. It’s an important one, about apologies. I’ll finish it at some point. But since my dad... Read more
The high cost of not accepting your sensitivity
Not accepting your sensitivity can feel “normal” if you grew up being criticized for being “too sensitive.” But HSPs pay a heavy price for trying to be “normal.” As a kid, I felt like the Ugly Duckling: chronically awkward and self-conscious. If you had asked me why,... Read more
4 practices to move towards a more sustainable HSP life
To build a more sustainable HSP life, you need a long-term vision and moment-by-moment awareness. What does it mean to live a sustainable sensitive life? Clearly, there can be no single blueprint for a highly sensitive person. After all, we represent a fifth or more... Read more
The danger of overriding your HSP “pause to check” habit
Are you intimately familiar with your HSP pause-to-check habit? Understanding it will help you approach new situations with both confidence and self-acceptance. Remember the rule we learned when we were old enough to start crossing the street by ourselves?... Read more
Do you need more spaciousness in your life?
The New Year is the perfect time to assess whether you need more spaciousness in your life…because spaciousness is a key element of a sustainable sensitive life. I have a New Year’s question for you: do you have enough spaciousness in your life? Do you have time… …to... Read more
3 questions to move towards the life you want
As the year comes to an end, you can take charge and move towards the life you want. Here’s a process to help you do just that. 2022 is almost over. When you think of the coming year, do you feel optimistic, or worried? Excited, or overwhelmed? Perhaps you experience... Read more
Why your HSP brain needs breaks
Your HSP brain needs breaks. Frequent ones. Here’s information to inspire you to create pauses for yourself throughout the day. A friend sent me a great article last week about the positive effect on the brain of taking frequent-enough breaks. As soon as I read it, I... Read moreGet your FREE guide to sensitive anxiety
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