One day, with my fingers stuck in my ears at a nightclub, I found help in an unlikely place.…
I thought I could turn them off. Then the tidal wave hit. …
What I learned isn’t just about yoga — it’s about overcoming hardship.…
- Personal Stories / April 13, 2020
As a Highly Sensitive New Yorker, I’m Resetting During Social Isolation
Suddenly I miss the same sights and sounds that once overwhelmed me.…
Here’s why a "bad" childhood and high sensitivity is a really tough combo.…
"Toughen Up" is not an ethos. …
As a highly sensitive person, I could not stand to see him suffer. It was…
As highly sensitive people, we "see behind the curtain," feeling and understanding what others do…
- Personal Stories / October 9, 2019
What It’s Like Growing Up as a Highly Sensitive Child in a Chaotic Home
Through divorces, stepfathers, and endless moves, I carried the weight of being the "sensitive" child,…
Being an HSP involves processing everything very deeply — and that can be a double-edged…
Dear highly sensitive mind: You think too much. You think ahead. You think behind. You…