Even highly sensitive people who have a regular wellness routine (be it yoga, meditation, connection with nature, grounding) can get knocked off center, and become drained or overwhelmed. When this happens, it’s normal to try and understand why. While perhaps not innate for all HSPs, many possess something I like to call, HSP resilience.... Read More
How to Create Your Personal Wellness Team: 12 Must-Haves
I've had a chronic health condition for over 20 years, and have always needed more support for my sensitivity than my peers. Along my path of mental and physical health management, I coined this idea of my own personal "HSP wellness team." It's not easy being sensitive and needing more emotional, physical, and spiritual support on a daily basis. While having the sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) trait (commonly known as the highly sensitive person trait) is a blessing not a curse, building your very own personal HSP wellness team to rally around you can provide the highest level of support for all your HSP needs.... Read More
Blooming Brilliantly as a Sensitive Person
Are you frequently grappling with high levels of stress and anxiety, feeling overwhelmed by the demands of daily life? Imagine if your innate sensitivity could be harnessed as a source of strength rather than a burden. Julie Bjelland's helpful online course, Blooming Brilliantly, could be your key to better understanding yourself as a sensitive person.... Read More
Challenging Masculine Stereotypes for Sensitive Men
Men who are highly sensitive have a tendency to struggle with masculine stereotypes. In this article, you will explore the concept of masculinity beyond traditional roles and challenge the preconceived notions that have restrained men for far too long. Challenging masculine stereotypes for sensitive men is an important and frequently overlooked topic.... Read More
4 Genuine Benefits of Gifted HSPs
In my psychology practice, I find working with gifted highly sensitive people (HSPs) incredibly rewarding. HSPs are ideal therapy clients: introspective, focused, eager to grow, and hard workers. It is particularly exciting to see my gifted hsps come to better understand who they are as whole people, not just as HSPs.... Read More
The Growth Guided Journal for Meaningful Self-Care
Imagine a peaceful evening spent reflecting on your personal growth, pen poised over a journal that promises to unlock deeper, meaningful self-care. That's the kind of experience the Growth Guided Journal aims to provide. Carefully designed with therapeutic prompts, this journal is a tool crafted to guide you through healing and clarity one page at a time.... Read More
Sensitive Feelings Illuminated in Book, “Permission to Feel”
Many highly sensitive people wrestle with their sensitive feelings on a daily, if not hourly, basis. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by your emotions or struggled to understand them, you're not alone. "Permission to Feel" by Marc Brackett is a warm and insightful book that invites you to embrace your emotional life.... Read More
4 Unique HSP Aging Benefits
Some aspects of growing older are indeed less appealing, but there are some HSP aging benefits to consider. As a fellow highly sensitive people (HSP), I aim to share four HSP aging benefits so that you can be on the lookout for them in your own life and take steps to consciously cultivate them.... Read More
New Book, The Highly Sensitive Chameleon, Tailored for Hypersensitive People
Are you someone who finds themselves feeling overwhelmed or anxious in certain situations? Perhaps you're a highly sensitive person (HSP) and didn't even know it. If that's the case, then you might want to check out "The Highly Sensitive Chameleon" by Joy Martin, a new book tailored for hypersensitive people.... Read More
Coping With Overstimulating Work Environments for Sensitives
Whether you work in a fast-paced environment like a hospital or school, or the slower-paced environment of an office or library, there will be times when you feel overwhelmed as a highly sensitive person. Coping with overstimulating work environments for sensitives is tricky, to say the least, but it can be done.... Read More