For as long as I can remember, one of the hardest parts of being sensitive is what I call “empathy overload.” It’s not just feeling someone’s joy or sadness, it’s absorbing it, sometimes to the point where it becomes difficult to distinguish between their emotions and my own. It’s as if I’m a human sponge, […]

I’m finally ready to share my story from the last couple years, both because I believe in vulnerability and also because I hope that something in my story may support you in your own journey.

We polled our community to learn more about the type of support they’re needing and wanting. It was abundantly clear that feeling understood and like you can be yourself are some of your biggest needs (which made me happy that “understood” was one of the most common words you used to describe us). That got […]

It’s been longer than normal since I connected with you. It hasn’t been for lack of care; in fact, I’m considering ways to best support you all the time. I’ve been quiet because I’ve been walking through what feels like a sandstorm, and I’ve been waiting for my sense of clarity to return so that I […]

Have you ever made a choice not to do something because you knew in your gut that it would overwhelm or exhaust you? Maybe you decided to stay home instead of traveling, going to see family, or going out with friends. Perhaps you chose to say “no thanks” to an invitation to a wedding or party. Maybe […]

This past week, we finally got our first real snowfall in Colorado! It can be so peaceful to take in a snowy scene when sparkling snowflakes are falling. And at the same time, snowfall harkens to the coming weeks of cold, dark, and more time spent inside. Some of us might cherish this time of […]

For most of my early life, I lived in my mind, very disconnected from my body. I worried a lot, thought about everything deeply, and did everything I could to not feel my emotions. This trauma response helped me live a “normal” life, disconnected from the place (my body) that held my feelings and memories […]

A few years after I heard about Highly Sensitive People, I heard the term “empath”. I immediately related to the description of people who can tune into others’ emotions and often feel them as if they were their own. In fact, this ability to feel others’ emotions was one of the hardest parts for me […]

Have you noticed that the modern world isn’t built for highly sensitive people? I’m thinking about loud, hectic coffee shops where people go to “focus and get work done,” jobs where “fast-paced multi-tasking” and being “capable of handling multiple priorities at once” are listed in job descriptions, and industries where “ASAP” is the timeline for […]