Highly Sensitive People, due to the neurology of deep processing, have a more challenging job of regulating emotions. Because we feel so deeply, we sometimes have to increase self-awareness by consciously asking ourselves how far into our Keep Reading
The Wild Freedom of Deep Experience
What is this deep experience? I'm sitting in a sandy, willow shade canopy along the Rio Grande with a smooth ledge of volcanic rock as my desk chair. I climbed down a 1,000 foot canyon to arrive at this moment in time. A neon-hued oriole filled with Keep Reading
Getting Unstuck
Did you know that Highly Sensitive People tend to feel stuck more frequently than the average person?It makes sense, if you think about it. We're built for evolution. Life is measured for deep processors through meaning & purpose. At the onset of Keep Reading
Awareness as your Bridge to Growth
This past April I was forced to dig deep into my psychological awareness during the total solar eclipse which I traveled to the center line of Texas to witness. First, there was the cement wall of storm clouds that moved into the state, Keep Reading
Power through boundaries.
What is the one common ingredient to self-love, self-care, self-empowerment, emotional freedom, and creative self-expression? Boundaries, my friend. And the most powerful path to creating healthy boundaries (so we're not wandering into someone else's Keep Reading
5 Steps to Emotional Regulation
It's perfectly okay to lose control every now and then. Living with the nervous system of a Highly Sensitive Person (whether it be you or your loved one) can feel like riding a tidal wave at times. The goal isn't to surf that leviathan with perfect Keep Reading
Dissociation and the Highly Sensitive Person
Your everyday, average Highly Sensitive Person (~ 30% of the world’s population) has perfected the art of dissociation. Dissociation is the subconscious practice, often learned in childhood, of leaving our body when our stress becomes unmanageable. Keep Reading
Vitality for the Highly Sensitive
As a person with hightened empathy and sensitivity, the difference between just surviving and actually thriving may be more achievable than you think. Vitality for the Highly Sensitive can be thought of as a simple formula. There has Keep Reading
The Dangers of Rumination
What is one trait that tends to link all Highly Sensitive People? The dangers of rumination ~ Overthinking, getting stuck in our heads, and cycling through obsessive thoughts. It's one of the most difficult aspects of being highly sensitive. Highly Keep Reading
Resilience vs. Toxic Positivity
In the debate between resilience vs. toxic positivity, there is some blurring of the lines happening. I thought it would be a good idea to define Resilience and Toxic Positivity. It worries me that I'm more frequently seeing examples of people Keep Reading