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Often sensitive people use common stress relief and other tools to try to work with their sensitivity in a productive way. There is nothing wrong with these tools. It has been my experience, however, that sensitive people need additional strategies designed for them so their energetic nuance can be harnessed effectively. I set out to…

As highly sensitive people who have railed against being called “too sensitive,” many of us grow up to be overthinkers. We try to control what the future might bring. We try to please others and control other people’s reactions to us, so our own sensitive feelings don’t come peeking out.  And because our sensitive nervous…

The holiday season can be wonderful. It can be hard, however, to find joy in a world as challenged as our. here are some wise words and perspective from the poet, Mary Oliver about joy. Don’t Hesitate If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives…

Have you ever felt at a loss when you needed to draw the line with someone? Have you put yourself at a disadvantage when you failed to draw the line because you couldn’t think of a way to do it ? Have you ever felt mistreated when someone drew a line to your disadvantage? Setting boundaries is…

For centuries, perhaps the entire history of the human race, “not enough” has been a perceptual anchor. Perceptions about enough and not enough form the basis of much prejudice as well as social and economic inequity. Lack is a frame of reference that informs most of human culture and also our judgment of each other.…

Sensitive people have access to a huge amount of information because their ever active nervous system picks up on so much. The upside is that there is much we can do. The downside is that unless we develop ways to process what we encounter we can have difficulty navigating the world and finding the success…