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How to Overcome Shame and Self-Doubt as a Highly Sensitive Person

How to Overcome Shame and Self-Doubt as a Highly Sensitive Person

Sadly, many highly sensitive people feel like something’s wrong with them. They’ve been told they’re “too needy” or “too emotional.”

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7 Common Struggles of Empaths and HSPs — and How to Turn Them Into Strengths

7 Common Struggles of Empaths and HSPs — and How to Turn Them Into Strengths

If you’re a sensitive empath, just being around other people can turn your day into a roll coaster. Here’s how to handle it — and your other biggest struggles.

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These Are the Roles HSPs End Up Playing in Their Families — And How to Change Them

These Are the Roles HSPs End Up Playing in Their Families — And How to Change Them

Highly sensitive people often get stuck in specific roles for family members, like peacekeeper, rescuer, and “holder of emotions.” Here’s why it’s unhealthy — and how to change it.

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How Unhealed Trauma Affects Highly Sensitive People

How Unhealed Trauma Affects Highly Sensitive People

My emotional reactivity, anxiety, and shame weren’t only about being a highly sensitive person — it also had to do with unhealed trauma.

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How I Deal With Emotional Overload as a Highly Sensitive Person

How I Deal With Emotional Overload as a Highly Sensitive Person

To thrive as a highly sensitive person, I needed to start by seeing myself differently. Not as a weirdo with too many feelings, but as a valuable soul with a tender heart and depth.

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