Navigating Marriage to a Non-HSP
I once got mad at my husband for blowing out a candle too soon. Yes, that’s right, “too soon.” I tend to burn a candle or essential oil almost every day to set the right aroma in the place I…
Creativity and the HSP
Most, if not all, HSPs are creative. We have found it to be a great outlet for our feelings. Our emotions. Many of us create to show the depths of our soul. To express the immense emotion living inside us.…
Vantage Sensitivity: A Compass for HSPs
I found out I had the HSP Trait about 3 years ago now and learning I had it was like finding a long lost treasure. Like finding the last puzzle piece to a 500,000 piece puzzle that I’d been working…
An HSP on Planet Earth
The edge has always been the most comfortable place for me to be. The edge of room, the edge of herd, the edge of my mind, the edge where the earth meets the sea. They describe us HSP’s like birds…
A Magical Elixir for an HSP
Noisy people. Noisy places. Clutter. Messy minds. My messy mind. In a mostly extroverted, non-HSP world these are the things I try to mitigate on a moment-to-moment basis and it used to be easy for me to fall into the…
HSPs and Sense Sensitivities
The touch sensitivity. This one is really tough to live with. You are constantly feeling things. Clothes that are itchy. Tags on clothes. Textures of food. Seams on socks. Short sleeve shirts. Those are a few of the things that…
What Is a Highly Sensitive Person?
A Highly Sensitive Person or HSP, is someone who experiences life on a deeper level. We feel things intensely and can become overwhelmed easily. Our nervous systems are wired differently, more developed than most and the way we react to…
Is the Word “Sensitivity” Being Sabotaged?
So I have this cool project I love playing in. My friend, Thomas Beutel, and I began creating and playing in this project about a year or so ago. One of the mini-projects within this project is the HSP World News…
The Power of Our Memories
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. – Carl W. Buehner If I were to ask you to name a key ingredient that all Highly Sensitive people share, how would you answer…
On Being Yourself in Competitive Workplaces: Insights from an HSP
Have you ever started out on a career journey with plans of landing at one occupation—only to find out a few years later that you really wanted to be in one that is totally different? This is a common challenge…