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The High Sensitivity Australia Blog
Discover the unique qualities of being a highly sensitive person and how to thrive in a world that often feels overwhelming.
F@#$! Empathy
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...
My Story: Erica Webb, the Counsellor
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...
So, this happened this evening…
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 smells...
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...