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3 ways a good list can help you prevent stress and overwhelm

3 ways a good list can help you prevent stress and overwhelm

Apr 9, 2024 | 9 comments

A good list can help you in so many ways. Here are three I particularly value as an HSP. I’ve written dozens of articles about self-care for highly sensitive people (HSPs), including the crucial basics: ample sleep, solitude, self-compassion, self-regulation, and... Read more
4 business concepts I use to master HSP “complexity overwhelm”

4 business concepts I use to master HSP “complexity overwhelm”

Oct 15, 2019 | 0 comments

Until I found effective ways to master HSP “complexity overwhelm”, the demands of contemporary life were making me wish I lived in a cave. Here are four tools I’ve drawn on from the business world that have helped me not only in my business but in “the business... Read more
4 ways to manage the overstimulation caused by a big project

4 ways to manage the overstimulation caused by a big project

Jul 30, 2019 | 0 comments

How do you manage the overstimulation caused by a big project? Stretching yourself to realize a vision—or cope with a pressing emergency– is bound to leave you overwhelmed at times, especially if you are built sensitive. But with good strategies in place, you can... Read more
I left work behind for 16 days in India. Was I irresponsible…or inspired?

I left work behind for 16 days in India. Was I irresponsible…or inspired?

Nov 13, 2018 | 2 comments

I just returned from a 16-day trip to India.   That I went at all is a minor miracle: my partner Duke had been asking me for years to go with him, but until now I had always said “no.” I had not been able to get my highly sensitive (HSP) brain around the 30 hours of... Read more
What 100 audition disappointments taught me about goals and spirituality

What 100 audition disappointments taught me about goals and spirituality

Jun 20, 2016 | 2 comments

I worked incredibly hard over many years to win a principal oboe job. Ultimately, I failed at that goal. But along the way, the effort itself became a spiritual practice. In this 9-minute companion video to the article,  Chronically dissatisfied with yourself? You may... Read more
Chronically dissatisfied with yourself? You may be setting the wrong goals.

Chronically dissatisfied with yourself? You may be setting the wrong goals.

Jun 3, 2016 | 3 comments

I can’t deny I’m a perfectionist. But that word fails to evoke the painful lived experience: a nagging feeling that I should have known better, done better, done more. Whatever you call that mindset, it has a key symptom: a chronic sense of dissatisfaction... Read more
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