Chronically dissatisfied with yourself? You may be setting the wrong goals.
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
The HSP dilemma: all dressed up but feeling exposed
When I first laid eyes on this dress—one of forty haute couture ensembles from the 1960’s to the 2000’s, featured in the Ebony Fashion Fair exhibit—I laughed out loud at the sheer audacity of the design. Some of the looks were lavish, like the floor-length... Read more
How to connect to the heart of your creativity
Do you play an instrument or sing? Draw, paint, or sculpt? Write prose or poetry or drama? Make quilts, fashion furniture, take beautiful photographs? Cultivate a garden? Most sensitive people are creative or artistic. You are keenly attuned to beauty and subtlety.... Read more
Cheating yourself out of downtime can be expensive—literally.
As we finish up 2015 with a sudden snowstorm, I’d like to share a short but essential YouTube talk by Elaine Aron titled The Highly Sensitive Person. In this eight-minute video, Elaine talks about the trait of sensitivity and makes recommendations for HSP self... Read moreGet your FREE guide to sensitive anxiety
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