3 blocks to asking for what you need…and how to overcome them
In the last Listening Post I talked about “love as a feeling” vs “love as a need.” When you see love as a need, you are empowered to meet that need for yourself or for others. However, in love relationships and in other areas of our lives, many... Read more
Is love a feeling or a need? Here’s why your answer matters.
Like many HSP’s I fall hard when I fall in love. It was like that from the start. My teen romances felt like the Queen hit, Crazy little thing called love: This thing (this thing)/Called love (called love) It cries like a baby/In a cradle all night It swings... Read more
Let your clean boundaries be the “bad cop” so you can be the “good cop”
Many sensitive people suffer unnecessary stress when they fall victim to the biggest boundary-setting mistakes. Thanks to our neighbor who makes these amazing snow monsters every year, I have the perfect visual representation of the way I end up feeling when I fail to... Read more
3 keys to setting boundaries
Boundary-setting is a skill I learned the hard way. By “boundary-setting,” I mean the art of being honest with yourself and others about what you need and what you are and aren’t willing to do. This is easier said than done: our sense of what we are... Read more
My new boundary gurus: 4 baby skunks
When we bought our house, we didn’t know it was a five-star groundhog resort, complete with deck refuge and salad bar—our garden. Overnight, my beloved partner became the long-suffering CEO of a groundhog relocation service. Last week he stepped out back to... Read moreGet your FREE guide to sensitive anxiety
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