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.
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.
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.
What Adopting an Anxious Dog Taught Me About Being an HSP
Living as an HSP is not easy, and each day can be exhausting. But adopting an anxious dog has proven to be therapeutic for my sensitive soul.
Here’s Why My 30s Are My Favorite Decade as an HSP so Far
When you hit your 30s, chances are your priorities will change, making it easier to see the upside of…
How Toxic Generational Patterns Affect HSPs (and What You Can Do to Break Them)
When you live life through your subconscious mind — which absorbs experiences like a sponge — it can make it easier for unhealthy patterns to continue.