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overwhelmed

From Overwhelmed to Calm and Joyful

“I should… …not be so reactive.” …be able to handle a full day’s challenges and still have energy left for everyone in the evening.” …be perfect.” …be able to get more done each day.” …be able to manage my job, my household and my kids without getting overwhelmed.” …be a better parent/partner.” Do you find yourself …

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overwhelm

H.A.L.T.! A Tool for Minimizing Overwhelm

Managing emotions and minimizing overwhelm can be challenging for the highly sensing. As we prepare to head into the ‘holiday season’, this seems like a good time to focus on this, and develop and practice some tools for helping ourselves prepare and cope, and maybe avoid some of that overwhelm so common for the season. …

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The Impact of Social Media on Highly Sensitives

In today’s digitally connected world, social media platforms have become an integral part of our lives. They offer us the ability to connect with friends, share our experiences, and stay updated on current events. However, there’s a growing concern about the impact of social media, and this could be exacerbated for Highly Sensitives (HSPs). We …

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boundaries

6 Ways for HSPs to Create Healthy Boundaries

Hello sensitive souls! If you’re reading this, chances are you know exactly how overwhelming the world can be for us. Our heightened awareness and emotions, and deep empathy can make life both a beautiful and challenging experience. Today I want to share six powerful ways we can create and maintain healthy boundaries to protect our …

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energy

We Are Energy, Everything is Energy

I’m obsessed by the idea that we are energy. I’ve believed it and operated from this understanding for decades. Science supports this now…everything is energy, not just sound and light waves, but our thoughts, our emotions, our bodies and systems, even the ‘solid’ objects around us.  As highly sensing people, we tend to pick up …

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tapping

Tapping (EFT) can be even more helpful for HSPs 

Whether it’s coaching or counseling, alternative techniques like tapping or CranioSacral Therapy, many services can be more helpful for highly sensing folks than non. Last week I shared about differential susceptibility…our nervous systems and brain dynamics lead to a likelihood of reacting more strongly to both negative and positive stimuli. This is one reason that …

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highly sensitive

What It’s Like To Be Highly Sensitive… revisited

Sometimes people ask, “What’s it like to be highly sensitive?” I’ve written about his before, but here’s another example… Before I finished reading about and watching a video of a 13 year old boy who jumped up to grab the steering wheel and slowly brake his school bus to a safe stop after the bus …

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