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Category Archives: Call to Action
Six Steps Toward Greater HSP Creativity
In the first two posts of this series, we looked at the HSP advantage in intuition, and how we can support and train our intuition even further. We know that a strong intuition bolsters our already strong creativity. HSPs are … Continue reading
Is HSP Sensitivity a Curse or a Blessing? (Part 2)
In our last post, we took in many of the advantages that HSPs possess. In this one, we must look at the disadvantages in order to see the whole picture, and make a balanced choice. Cons Relationships Because we can … Continue reading
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Tagged advantages, blessing, burden, Curse, Finding Your Truth, good fortune, pros and cons, scourge, wisdom
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How to Maximize Your Personal Power for Self-Protection – Part 1
In my memoir, I tell of an incident early in my life, many, many years before Dr. Aron began her work to identify and classify the personality style known as highly sensitive. The characters in this incident were myself, another … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, guard, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, power, Protect Yourself, protection, resistance, self-defense, sensitivity, Strength, wisdom
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Why Understanding the Fight-or-Flight Response is so Critical for HSPs
In my book, Mere Sense, a Memoir of Men, Migraine and the Mysteries of Being Highly Sensitive, I describe an incident that really threw me off my game early in my life. I reacted to a social incident with an … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, fear, Fight-or-flight, Self-care, stress, wisdom
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Using Your HSP Voice to Make a Difference
Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was a pastor and a civil rights activist. He spread his message of equality through nonviolent resistance and peaceful protest against discrimination during the late 50’s and 60’s. He led a march … Continue reading
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Tagged change, creativity, details, emotional reactivity, Express yourself, motivation, speaking, subtleties, voice
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Applying the Superpower of “The Mere Sense of Living” Available to HSPs Only
For too long, highly sensitive people have taken the term “too sensitive” as an insult. No one can really blame us for that, as it has been used as a form of abuse for much too long a time. This … Continue reading
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Tagged altruism, authenticity, conscientiousness, Finding Your Truth, giving back, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP
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An HSP’s Absolute Necessity to Connect Emotionally
We, as HSPs, need solitude. We thrive in solitude. There is research-backed evidence that shows that solitude is essential to an HSPs wellbeing in the areas of emotion, cognition, spirituality, and social/relational life. Seclusion is great most of the time, … Continue reading
Let the Great Resignation Awaken Your Inner HSP
I resigned my job in October of last year. The reason I gave my employers was that I wanted to have time to focus on writing my book, which is true. But underlying that compelling choice was a yearning for … Continue reading
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Tagged change, Finding Your Truth, Great Resignation, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, personal growth, purpose, wisdom
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Is There Such a Thing as an Intuitive Empath? My Question to You
Decades ago, I was driving home from work just shortly after noon on a Saturday. The Interstate I was travelling was nearly devoid of other vehicles. It was a balmy autumn day. I was happy to have finished my required … Continue reading