Are You Highly Sensitive Blog
Brainstorm: Clever and Creativity Stimulating Gifts for Sensitive Kids (and most kids)
Brainstorm: Clever and Creativity Stimulating Gifts for Sensitive Kids (and most kids) Think across gender norms as well. I picked up free “end runs” from a local newspaper when my daughter was young & used them for murals created by her birthday party guests....
What did self care look like for you yesterday?
What did self care look like for you yesterday? What would you like it to be in the next 24 hours? Go ahead and write it down now. Writing down our goals or intentions at least doubles the likelihood that we will realize them. For me in this next 24 hours: 1. I will...
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Ambivalence Sometimes I don’t know how I feel about Thanksgiving. I’ve been really focused on gratitude lately, and I think it’s so important that we take any opportunity or any excuse we can to focus on gratitude because it’s life changing. The science...
Gratitude A-Z
People who regularly practice gratitude by taking time to notice and reflect upon the things they’re thankful for experience more positive emotions, feel more alive, sleep better, express more compassion and kindness, and even have stronger immune systems. (The...
I love autumn until the other shoe drops
I have always loved Autumn the best. Growing up, we called it Fall, but calling it Autumn makes it even more special. I love the cooling off and the variability of weather and temperatures. I live in a region with only mild changes from season to season that would...
Highly Sensitive Self-Compassion
What were three kind things you did for yourself in the past week? I’m working on self-compassion so I can help others as well as myself. Highly sensitive people, we need this work. Please take this letter and adapt it for yourself, or use it just as it is. In our...
We are so Susceptible to Both the Good and the Bad, but Self Compassion is the KEY
Full disclosure: my own therapist put me on this journey to explore, embrace, and hopefully one day implement self-compassion. I’m working on it, but it ain’t easy for me.I’m good at criticism (of myself and others). I’m great at perfectionism...
FOGO
How do we “inoculate our neural pathways” to hang on to the good stuff we learned and experienced during the pandemic? Many people in the world are still immersed in “pandemic conditions” while some are moving through and out. Where are you right now? (My writing...
