I had a remarkably stressful, yet pretty miraculous month of May. It would seem that I slayed a mythological dragon, and befriended a real one. Let me explain...A year ago I was asked to participate as a speaker at a BeAbove neuroscience and Keep Reading
Emotional Numbing and the Highly Sensitive Person
Nobody perfects the art of emotional numbing like the Highly Sensitive Person without a resilience strategy. The reason of course is that the HSP feels more deeply than average, with a nervous system more sensitive than 80% of the population's. Keep Reading
What is your Explanatory Style?
And why is it critically important?Our explanatory style is our mode of explaining the good and the bad things that happen in our lives.It has the power to either unravel our stress or ignite it like gasoline and a lit match. It is crucial for Keep Reading
3 Social Media non-negotiables for the HSP
A common stressor for the HSP is how we manage our social media consumption. Bottom line, no matter what pressures you feel--Less is more. Energetic sensitives are easily overstimulated by electronics. That means we have to be intentional and Keep Reading
My 3-step New Year Ritual!
Dear Ones! I often talk about the intersection of spirit and science, the mundane and the enchanted, and today I've decided to share my super not sexy ritual which I never fail to ring in the New Year by. (A ritual is nothing more than a Keep Reading
Dear Sensitives: Stop trying to “fix” your loved ones.
Let's agree to stop trying to fix people. It's one of the greatest challenges for a Highly Sensitive Person~ learning how to stay in our own lane especially as it pertains to our loved ones. It can feel like a never-ending teaching, this concept Keep Reading
HSP Resilience in Real Time
In the past, I've touched on my relationship with HSP resilience. I was born with a special connection with it, which I believe gave me the tools I needed growing up in a house challenged by my parents' struggles with addiction and mental illness. In Keep Reading
Could you be a High Sensation Seeker?
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person, combined with the High Sensation Seeker trait? (Raising my hand!)My friend, this is so important.As you know, 20-25% of the population has a very real, scientifically recognized, psychologically validated Keep Reading
Overcoming Perfectionism.
Perfectionism will (try to) rule your life. Don't let it. If you've ever felt like you couldn't attempt a dream, for fear you'd fail, then today I'm speaking directly to you, my friend. Let's have a conversation about overcoming perfectionism. Keep Reading
Increasing Intuition with the Four Directions
Increasing intuition can be a life saver. Life had to use every trick in the book to get me to balance my analytic tendencies. As a young woman who struggled with OCD, my over-thinking and too-much-analysis lead me to a complete nervous breakdown in Keep Reading