I really hate it when people say, “I need to talk to you about something.” My mind immediately goes to, “What did I do...
Category: General HSP
HSP Energy
I’m exhausted today. But my very smart watch tells me I slept brilliantly last night. A sleep score of 99, would you...
Skip me with the small talk
One of the hallmarks of being a Highly Sensitive Person is preferring deep conversation over small talk. As a general...
Making Your Home a HSP Sanctuary
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...
How do I know if I’m a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)?
How do I know if I'm a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? You know that saying, “if you know, you know?” That’s my very short answer to the question: how do I know if I’m a Highly Sensitive Person? (and don’t worry - if you’re looking for the long answer, it’s coming...
Dealing with Conflict as a HSP
I’m writing this in real time. I’m sitting at my desk, feeling anxious and sick because of some conflict that I was involved in yesterday and that is likely to continue for the next year or so. In short, an old house next to my property was demolished recently and a...
My Story: Matt Glover, the Counsellor
I am, perhaps, a lucky HSP. My parents allowed for the high levels of sensitivity in their little boy (me) and my childhood was a good one. Full of love and happiness. My parents were not well educated people, nor did they have the language to describe what high...
My Story: Sally Goldner, the Wrestler
I’m a person born in 1965, I’m from that time before internet (yes, there was such a time). Having said that, given that I didn’t know what I was looking for, would a search engine have helped? What does that mean? I had been aware from an early age, that in different...
Scaffold your sensitivity
Every Friday morning, I lace up my skates and go skating. I don’t mean that figuratively – I literally go to an adult rollerskating class! It’s joyful highlight of my week. There’s something special about getting together with a group of people all interested in the...
Nature as a Resource for the HSP
I grew up in a semi rural community, before social media, mobile phones or even the internet. After school was spent in the street playing games with the other local kids. Week-long cricket matches with the scores kept on the road, written in chalk. When the street...
High Sensitivity in the Workplace
Whether we like it or not, the culture we grow up in the Western world caters almost exclusively for non-highly sensitive, extroverted people. This includes our education institutions, like schools and universities; our sporting clubs; our interest groups; and even...