Can you guess THE most common challenge of being an HSP? Here are some clues (quotes from our HSP community)… “I can take over the feelings of other people just by sitting next to them.” “It can be painful to care so much about all living things.” “The thing I find hardest is absorbing the emotions of people around me.” […]

Did you have a role in your family growing up? In many families, each family member takes on a certain way of operating. Instead of responding authentically to each situation that arises, the role we take on causes us to respond in habitual and narrow ways. One of my roles in my family was Holder of […]

I used to resonate with the Thomas Edison quote, “the chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.” I was most comfortable in my thoughts, and I could even talk about emotion from an intellectual, somewhat detached place. My body and emotions weren’t a safe place to be; I was scared of my emotions and my […]

I know something wonderful about you: you value growth. In fact, you’re self-aware and thoughtful, you care about how your actions impact others, and you see the importance of doing personal development work. But I have to ask you: what drives your growth? Is it curiosity? Conscientiousness? Passion? Excitement? I hope so! But if you’re like […]

Does this sound familiar? You’re going about your day when something catches you completely off guard. In a flash, your body comes alive with energy, your head is foggy, your thoughts spin, and your hands feel clammy. Your emotions are huge, overwhelming. Shame, anger, and/or fear overtake you and you want to lash out/hide/run away. […]

Do you ever feel at as loss as to what to do with your emotions? They can get so big and intense sometimes, you may not know what to do with them. You might fear that if you fully surrendered to them, you’d become totally overwhelmed, never stop crying, or become non-functional. I used to think that […]

​We’re solidly in Summer now, and here in Colorado, we’ve gone from having a snowstorm in May to temperatures in the 90’s in June! The above photo is a gorgeous view of the mountains from where I am.  Not only has the weather been in a state of flux; It’s also been a time of massive […]

Perfectionism is the pursuit of an ideal way of being: how we act and look or what we achieve, for example. These ideals are often culture-created but can also come from within. Purpose-driven Highly Sensitive People are at risk of falling into the trap of perfectionism. You may think there’s an “ideal you” out there that, once attained, will […]

Do you ever dream about going a week without feeling overwhelmed? The idea of sailing through stressors without feeling battered by them can seem out of reach.​You sometimes know what’s causing your stress: traffic was awful or your relationship with your significant other is rocky, for example. Other times, you have no idea why you’re […]