


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
3 reasons to stop labeling yourself “too sensitive”
If you’ve been labeling yourself “too sensitive,” now is the time to give yourself a break. Until you do, others won’t. I’ve never met anyone who enjoys being called “too sensitive.” For a woman in our culture, the label suggests you are touchy, overemotional,... Read more
As HSPs, are we more vulnerable to injury and illness?
Highly sensitive people can certainly appear to be more vulnerable to injury and illness. Fortunately we can take steps to lower our risk. I can’t believe five years have passed since our skunk nightmare. An unfortunate skunk, evidently ill, dug through our basement... Read more