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 …
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 …
What It’s Like To Be Highly Sensitive… revisited Read More »
What are your biggest challenges as an HSP? High sensitivity is definitely a gift…a SuperPower even, but it can also present some difficulties that can make daily life challenging. We can be easily overwhelmed, be more sensitive to emotions and tend to feel more deeply than others. We may be more empathetic and able to …
Years ago my boundaries were shaky. I often found myself feeling horribly guilty by asserting myself and my needs, especially when it seemed to affect others. It took a while for me to feel comfortable saying ‘No’ and to let go of my need to do 110%, because I could, and to be so concerned …
Did you hear all of the things you needed to hear while you were growing up? Even if you had a ‘good’ childhood, parenthood doesn’t come with a manual and parents inadvertently can say things…or not say things, that just aren’t helpful to our growing self identity. Even with the best intentions this happens. And …
I used to think that if I felt sad or ill at ease or in any way uncomfortable, it wasn’t a good thing…I had to get rid of that feeling immediately and there was something wrong with me that I allowed those feelings. Because of this belief, the emotions of guilt and shame usually jumped …
I’m sure you hear often that it’s good to have a daily gratitude practice. I agree 100%. It can make the difference between an ok, or even a ‘bad’ day, and a great day. And, as you’ll see, it can actually make a difference in your health. I’ll admit, when I started to focus on …
I talk often about struggles we may have as we manage our High Sensitivity, because I love to help others minimize those. That’s all valid, and there are many things that can help us move from just surviving to thriving. One of the keys to thriving is being aware of and acknowledging all of the …
There are several facts about High Sensitivity that can help others understand the trait: ~It’s genetic. We’re Highly Sensitive at birth and it can sometimes be recognized in the womb. ~At least 20% (maybe 30%) of the population is HS, though many aren’t aware of the trait. ~30% of Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) are extroverted, …
It’s so easy to make comparisons with others…physical appearance, ‘success’, family dynamics, social situations, countless others. And we can find ourselves falling short and feeling the need to be fixed. But needing to be fixed implies being…broken. It suggests that there’s something very wrong, odd, unacceptable, worrisome, generally not ok. Brokenness. We’re all unique. We …
