Are you wondering how to avoid holiday overwhelm as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? As a young woman who didn’t fully understand what it meant to be an HSP, my way of coping was to embrace my inner grinch. It’s going to be so stressful, I would think, so much commotion, so many demands, so many disappointments.... Read More
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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
3 Habits to Becoming Your Best Highly Sensitive Self at Work
If you are one of the 15-20% of the population who has the highly sensitive trait, you know how challenging everyday situations can be — with environments and also with people. While no one can control every situation, there are things Highly Sensitive People (HSP) can do at their workplace to minimize environmental stimulation and emotional energy overload. ... 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
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
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