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		<title>How to be Gentle with Your Sensitive Self (6 Ways)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Hunter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[HSP Self-Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSP Coaching]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[During difficult seasons, health crises, or chronic illness flare ups, it can be essential to be gentle with your sensitive self. What does this mean, you might be asking yourself? It means taking a detour from your regularly scheduled activity level, ramping up your self-care, ramping down your to-do list, and going to great lengths to preserve your physical energy and mental well-being. We know that highly sensitive persons (HSPs) are more prone to chronic ailments and somatic interpretations of stress, so no matter what, learning how to be gentle with your sensitive self is a critical step in preserving your physical and mental state.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is There a Link Between Chronic Illness and the Highly Sensitive Person?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Cangilla]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As someone who has lived with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) since childhood, I often wondered, is there a link between chronic illness and the Highly Sensitive Person?  I have a lot of personal experience with this issue and find that my clients also struggle with more chronic conditions than the average person. ]]></description>
		
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