Is Being a Highly Sensitive Person Genetic?

Is Being a Highly Sensitive Person Genetic?

If you’ve ever wondered how much of being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) is based on genetics vs other factors, you’re not alone. And science has discovered it’s quite a bit, actually.

How to Get Out of ADHD Shutdown / Paralysis

How to Get Out of ADHD Shutdown / Paralysis

Every ADHDer has experienced shutdown or paralysis at some point in their lives - when you’re overwhelmed and stuck on the couch scrolling and can’t make yourself get up and just do the thing you need to do. So here are some strategies to get you unstuck and back on track again.

What Are Executive Functions — and How Does ADHD Affect Them?

What Are Executive Functions — and How Does ADHD Affect Them?

Learn what the different executive functions are and how ADHD can disrupt them. Many of us with ADHD simply blame ourselves for forgetting or never being on time. But these things aren’t moral failings, they are legit cognitive functions that are impacted by our ADHD.

Fighting Your Sensitivity Only Makes Things Worse

Fighting Your Sensitivity Only Makes Things Worse

Fighting or denying your sensitivity is like swinging a baseball bat at the rain. 🌧

Find out why it only makes things worse. 😭

Why You Say "Yes" When You Want to Say "No"

Why You Say "Yes" When You Want to Say "No"

If you’ve ever caught yourself saying “yes” to something you wish you’d been able to say “no” to, and then feeling resentful later, then this week’s video is for you.

Find out why you might be saying yes when you mean no, and what you can do about it.

The Truth About Making the Holidays "Merry & Bright"

The Truth About Making the Holidays "Merry & Bright"

Tired of doing all the work to make the holidays merry and bright for your family?  Here’s how to have happy holidays without all the stress.  

How to Survive Holiday Family-Time WITHOUT Losing Your Mind

How to Survive Holiday Family-Time WITHOUT Losing Your Mind

Lots of people don’t feel like they fit in with their family, feel misunderstood, or don’t subscribe to the beliefs that the rest of their family does and as a result end up dreading the holidays with their family.

If that’s something you struggle with, then this video is for you. Learn some concrete tips for surviving holidays with the family WITHOUT losing your mind!

How to Help Your Sensitive Teen Manage Back-to-School Stress

How to Help Your Sensitive Teen Manage Back-to-School Stress

Back-to-School can be a stressful time for teens, especially if they are highly sensitive. In this week’s video, find out if your teen has the trait of high sensitivity and what the number one thing is that you can do as a parent to help them manage the stress of back-to-school time.

This Trait Might Explain Why You or Your Teen Feel Like There's Something "Wrong" with You

This Trait Might Explain Why You or Your Teen Feel Like There's Something "Wrong" with You

Many adults and teens who are prone to stress, overwhelm or STRONG emotions end up wondering if "something is wrong with me"... but these symptoms can be easily explained by a completely normal biological trait.

This week’s video explains what the trait is and how to manage it so that you can stop feeling “broken” and start letting your natural gifts shine through!

Your Grumpiness Is Trying To Tell You Something Important

Your Grumpiness Is Trying To Tell You Something Important

Do you ever wake up feeling like Grumpy Cat or Oscar the Grouch?  Well, your grumpiness might be trying to tell you something very important. 

 Check out this week’s vlog to find out what your grumpiness is trying to tell you and what you can do about it. 

Will My Anxiety Ever Stop? What to Do When You're Cycling Like Groundhog Day

Will My Anxiety Ever Stop? What to Do When You're Cycling Like Groundhog Day

Sometimes when we’re caught in the grip of anxiety or panic we start to wonder if it will ever stop. And if we get sucked into the fear we can actually make it worse. Our beliefs about a situation can drastically change our experience of it.

Find out what Groundhog Day can teach us about stopping anxiety in this week’s vlog.

Hope During Dark Times for High Functioning Depression

Hope During Dark Times for High Functioning Depression

When we are stuck in the middle of a storm, whether it is literal of figurative, it sometimes seems like the rain will never stop and the clouds will never lift. For people with high-functioning depression, this is often the case.

If you are in the middle of riding out a storm, check on this week’s blog and find out why there is always hope, even in the midst of the darkest storms and what you can do to find hope again.

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