Responding When Someone Has Been Hurtful Managing anger, hurt, and frustration when someone has communicated unkindly can be hard for the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). Do you say something? Do you suck it up because it can be dysregulating having a difficult conversation? Many HSPs tell me that they don’t know what to say in […]

It’s important to understand behavior and sensitivity.  Alexis is the parent of Bunny the Talking Dog, and she talks about sensitivity in dogs. This is relatable for the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) when it comes to self-compassion, and compassion for challenging behaviors in humans and animals. Alexis talks about how you can change the environment, […]

Do you have unrealistic expectations of yourself, followed by self-judgment, criticism and berating yourself? How do you honor where you’re at and find the balance between honoring and pushing? Much of the healing you do is in relationship with others. There may also be an expectation that you will “arrive” at a permanent state of […]

Bunny The Talking Dog Alexis (Bunny’s human), talks about wanting to have the best relationship with her dog, and she wanted to develop trust and a strong bond with Bunny, so she decided to teach bunny to talk. Bunny uses words like happy, mad, sad, concerned, ugh, sorry, and please. Alexis talks about the research […]

Adjusting to Unexpected Bumps Do you expect that you will handle things with grace and ease, and you get angry at yourself (or others) when you don’t? What if being out of balance was to be expected? Jen and I talk about looking at the larger context when we don’t respond the way we’d like.  […]