How to access your unstoppability
I’ve always been fascinated by stories describing feats of seemingly impossible strength, such as a mother lifting a car off her child. There’s even a name for this phenomenon. It’s called hysterical strength, and many cases are convincingly documented. But it bothers... Read more
Finding your rhythm….and next Inner Bonding Buddy Course starts January 24
This comes with my heartfelt gratitude to all of you who read The Listening Post, and it comes with my best wishes for a wonderful, healthy 2019. Happy New Year! I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. I prefer New Year’s observations—a leisurely chance to look back... Read more
3 reasons to stop labeling yourself “too sensitive”
I’ve never met anyone who enjoys being called “too sensitive”. For a woman in our culture, the label suggests you are touchy, overemotional, fragile, or even neurotic. For a man, the “too sensitive” label is even more damning: it implies you are weak. For... Read more
How I try to stay calm in the face of current events
An earlier version of this post appeared on December 12, 2017. As I wrote it, I was deeply shaken. I had just learned 14 people had been killed when a gunman opened fire at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, in an act characterized as homegrown violent... Read more
Do you overdraw your energy account?
I’ll never forget the look Dr. S gave me when I showed up in her office one morning at the university health center. I was a sophomore, and her expression indicated that I was living up to that title—by behaving sophomorically. As a hard-working music student, I had... Read moreGet your FREE guide to sensitive anxiety
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