by Alane Freund | Jul 3, 2023
I know what to do to take care of my sensitive self, and so do you. But, in the moment… We forget, or We freeze, or We flee… I hear this from HSPs all the time, and I have to admit, it makes sense. When it’s hard it’s hard, and yet preparation and...
by Alane Freund | Apr 14, 2023
What if children could be “depression-proof”? What if someone had depression-proofed you? Is it possible to prevent depression? It’s not that HSPs are more likely to have bouts of depression… YET We kinda are. If a sensitive person’s...
by Alane Freund | Dec 26, 2022
Core Elements to an Ideal HSY Vacation What makes an ideal vacation for sensitive youth? Sure, it’s important to weave in some family rituals. But maybe the best vacation is about no pressure. Freedom + Time = Ingenuity This photo, Winter 1978: Alane and Skoshi,...
by Alane Freund | Dec 13, 2022
You think you got stress? The day after Thanksgiving, searching for a lost Apple pencil in my parents’ couch, we uncovered a nest of Fiddleback Spiders (aka Brown Recluse). Yep, poisonous spiders, and one literally crawled over my 21 year-old son’s bare foot....
by Alane Freund | Nov 15, 2022
This is the quintessential HSP birthday song, isn’t it? It’s My Party (Lesley Gore 1963), or for the young crowd, Melanie sampled It’s My Party and made Pity Party in 2015. It’s My Party came out the year before I was born, but my highly sensitive parents, both born...
