When you hear that someone is “highly sensitive,” it’s common to think they may be weak and fragile—someone who gets their feelings hurt more easily. In clinical terms, however, that’s not what high ...

Here’s why your heightened emotional sensitivity is not a weakness, no matter what our modern emotionally flattened culture tells you.

Are you a highly sensitive person? Do you know someone in your personal or professional life who may be highly sensitive? High sensitivity can be defined as acute physical, mental, and emotional ...

If you find yourself crying when someone else starts crying, you may have a few distinct personality traits that suggest ...

I've always felt like I get overwhelmed easily and have been told I'm too sensitive. A few months ago, my therapist suggested I might be a highly sensitive person, or an HSP. It changed the way I see ...

Some people are more sensitive than others. Highly sensitive individuals have a keen awareness of mood shifts and can read between the lines to detect emotional nuances that often ...

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Just as kids need to learn how to tie their shoes, cook spaghetti, and parallel park the family car, parents have to learn to let go. Yet, sometimes, our kids seem so vulnerable that letting go is ...

Noise: Pop psychology frames childhood sensitivity as either a wound to heal or a superpower to celebrate, missing the more ...

Traveling with a highly sensitive child requires patience, understanding, and a willingness to adapt. Preparing the child for travel with detailed plans and discussions helps manage expectations and ...