Why ‘Community Care’ Is Just as Important for HSPs as Self-Care
HSPs often feel like they’re different from other people, but when they have a trusted community, they nourish themselves with human connection.
How to Cope With High-Functioning Anxiety When You’re an HSP
When you have high-functioning anxiety, it may seem like you’re an overachiever — but beneath the surface, you’re a ball of stress.
How to Embrace Your ‘Play Ethic’ as a Highly Sensitive Person
Particularly for highly sensitive people, a play ethic helps reduce overstimulation and increase a sense of calm.
Why Highly Sensitive People Are Well-Suited to Working With Kids
Highly sensitive people are extraordinarily skilled at “seeing” others and knowing what they need — which includes kids.
How I ‘Rediscovered’ My High Sensitivity Trait
For a long time, I felt like there was something wrong with me. But then I learned to reclaim my high sensitivity as a positive trait rather than a flaw.
9 Ways Highly Sensitive People Can Benefit From Yoga
Yoga is the perfect way to quiet your overstimulated mind and have it focus on just one or two things vs. 100.
How I (Finally) Embraced Being a Highly Sensitive Person
When I learned I’m a highly sensitive person, it felt as if an instructional manual had been recovered.
9 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Going to Therapy as an HSP
HSPs are overstimulated… a lot. But therapy can help you feel more at peace.
5 Literary Characters You’ll Relate to as a Highly Sensitive Person
If you’re a highly sensitive person, you’ll see some of your HSP traits reflected in these characters.
What Is ‘Distress Tolerance’ and Why Does It Help HSPs?
Distress tolerance is the key to managing stress in a healthy way, which is particularly important for highly sensitive people.
What Is Emotional Buffering, and Why Do HSPs Do It?
If you’ve ever tried to numb your feelings through something like food, shopping, or alcohol, you’ve experienced emotional buffering.
Double Sensitivity: What It’s Like Being a Highly Sensitive Twin
I’m a highly sensitive person and my twin is not. Sometimes I wonder if I have double the sensitivity for us both!