by Matt & Erica | Jul 8, 2025 | Conflict, General HSP, Self Care
The Most Important Word for the HSP There is one very small, but very important, word that is essential for the highly sensitive person to learn. But we struggle to say it. Sometimes it even hurts to say it. It makes us feel bad. It makes us feel like we’re letting...
by Matt & Erica | Jul 7, 2025 | General HSP, Hannah Marks, Trauma, Workplace
Fuck EmpathyHannah Marks I want to scream it. Yes — seriously. Fuck empathy. I’ve built my career on empathy. I manage volunteer programs that support families through some of the darkest chapters of their lives — palliative care, children’s palliative care, cancer...
by Matt & Erica | May 20, 2025 | General HSP, Personal Stories
I cried a lot as a baby. My mum told me, numerous times, about the road trip holidays they abandoned because I would cry and cry from the back of the car. By all accounts, that crying baby grew into a very sensitive child (who cried a lot). I was introverted, shy, and...
by Matt & Erica | May 12, 2025 | General HSP, Humour, Nature, Self Care
Peace and calm are important to the highly sensitive person. We’ve said this a few times now. Tonight, after a hectice few months, and a particularly busy day of work, I decided to go for a walk to the wetlands near my home and enjoy the sights, sounds and...
by Matt & Erica | Apr 11, 2025 | General HSP, Nature, Self Care, Workplace
Peace and calm are important to the highly sensitive person. So when time, resources and location allows, there are a few things we can do to set up our homes and living spaces to promotes peacefulness and give our central nervous system the opportunity to rest. The...
