


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
Repeating the same story over and over? There may be a good reason.
If you—or someone close to you—keeps repeating the same story over and over, you can choose to go deeper and find out what’s underneath. When I start describing a recent event to a friend and they stop me and say, “You already told me about this,” boy, do I feel... Read more
How to melt your shame by being with it
Even if you’ve learned to be painfully hard on yourself, you can melt your shame with awareness and presence. If you’ve ever told yourself you were “too sensitive,” you know how painful that is. To reject a trait you were born with is to reject your very being.... Read more
New study: the powerful benefits of a Focusing attitude
If you are highly sensitive, you can benefit profoundly from maintaining a Focusing attitude throughout the day. In honor of this new year, I’d like to share with you some good news from the Focusing world. As a long-time Focuser, I’m well-aware of the many ways... Read more