As a highly sensitive woman, I've noticed that I don't always love the ways social media affects me. I use many different social networks for my author business, yet I don't love the way social media often triggers me. The bottom line is this: highly sensitive women will need to take some precautions to maintain their sense of self and be mindful of the frequency and amount of time they spend on social media daily. ... Read More
Thriving as a Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur
There's lots of discussion in the highly sensitive community about the best jobs for Highly Sensitive People. It seems we've earned the self-imposed reputation for cultivating careers that work best for our need for quiet, self-directed, focused work. I've been a highly sensitive entrepreneur for 20 years (even though I didn't know about the HSP trait until a handful of years ago). Right out of college, I had experience cubicle life working in high-tech public relations. I knew that I would eventually go into business for myself.... Read More
7 Online Highly Sensitive Person Courses
It's amazing how much we can learn from the comfort of our own homes. Many professionals have created online Highly Sensitive Person courses to develop a better understanding of ourselves and find resources. Finding out that you're a Highly Sensitive Person can feel unsettling at first; thankfully, there are many trained, insightful teachers who can help you learn more about the trait of high sensitivity and boost your confidence in all areas of life.... Read More
10 Books About Parenting Highly Sensitive Children
Books help us uncover knowledge and often are the most helpful way to learn about the trait of the Highly Sensitive Person. Parenting Highly Sensitive children is hard and books can offer insight, help, and advice on best practices to work into our parenting arsenal. Highly Sensitive Children (HSC) often require more attention, more guidance, and more help as they navigate the world filled with stimulation.Each of these nine books offers insight and help in the parenting of highly sensitive kids:... Read More
Do Some Children Outgrow Being Highly Sensitive?
You may have been a sensitive child yourself, or you have come across this article while searching online to learn how to better parent your own highly sensitive child, either way, people often wonder, do some children outgrow being highly sensitive?... Read More
Experiencing Midlife as a Highly Sensitive Person
Gradually, I’m becoming more comfortable with myself in midlife as a Highly Sensitive Person. As with most periods of change, it’s hard to tell when the switch to the next phase is complete.... 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
6 HSP Quizzes to Determine if You’re Highly Sensitive
Taking a quiz to determine if you're highly sensitive can uncover keys to your personality. Most of us long to better understand ourselves because we're highly sensitive and have always felt different from others. Do you suspect you're highly sensitive? Do you feel exhausted when you're exposed to too many stimuli? Do you prefer to be quiet, with few people, and close to those who know and love you? If you're curious about the HSP trait and think you might be highly sensitive, these HSP quizzes below can offer insight and perhaps confirmation:... 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