If you identify as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), chances are you have realized that you need more self-care than the average person. You may struggle with loud environments, bright lights, and crowded restaurants, and prefer quiet, calm, low-stress situations and relationships. You need more downtime. You require more rest and quiet than others. You might be introverted AND an HSP meaning that you need to monitor how much time you are with people and how to recoup alone to regain your energy. The more you understand yourself as a Highly Sensitive Person, the more you'll find the need for self-care practices and tools. In this article, we share 8 self-care tools for the Highly Sensitive Person to better equip you for your self-care needs. ... Read More
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HSP self-care is vital to take care of yourself as a highly sensitive.
3 Valuable Workbooks for the Highly Sensitive Person
Highly Sensitive People, or HSPs, comprise 15-20% of the population, according to the researcher, Dr. Elaine N. Aron. As highly sensitives, we often wrestle with overprocessing, overthinking, and overstimulation because of the additional mirror neurons in our brains that cause us to notice more stimuli, feel things more deeply, and react differently to the world around us. There are many great qualities of the HSP and perhaps my favorite is our ability to process the world around us deeply. For this reason, keeping a journal or using a workbook created specifically for Highly Sensitive People can be extremely helpful. Workbooks for the Highly Sensitive Person can help shed light on the trait in positive ways and help find health self-acceptance and joy... Read More
6 Self-Talk Strategies for Highly Sensitive Women
With what’s happening in the world, we are being called to have more empathy towards each other. It is true that the world needs more empathy, but not from Highly Sensitive People (HSP). Highly Sensitive women need self-talk strategies more than anything else.... Read More
Single Tasking Instead of Multitasking Game Changer for HSP Women
If you learn early on in life that multitasking allows you to get more done, you can fall into the trap of feeling like you always should be multitasking instead of single-tasking--no matter what is going on and whether you're highly sensitive or not. There's something in the nature of highly sensitive women and our people-pleasing natures that impact the ways we juggle multiple things at once versus doing one thing at a time. While I do enjoy walking or driving and listening to podcasts, and while I can clean the kitchen while talking to one of my kids about their day, when it comes to high-level tasks that require focused attention and strong concentration, single-tasking wins over multitasking every time.... Read More
4 Best Mindfulness Apps for Every Highly Sensitive Person to Manage Stress
Below are four of the best mindfulness apps for every Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) to manage stress, in alphabetical order:... Read More