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5 Self-Care Practices for the Highly Sensitive Person

5 Self-Care Practices for the Highly Sensitive Person

April Snow, LMFT
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How often do you truly feel energized and fulfilled? If you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP), you’re more likely to feel overwhelmed, stressed, and exhausted most of the time. Most HSPs don’t get the self-care and quiet downtime they need to survive, let alone thrive. Instead, they believe the messages from society, the media, or their own social circles that it’s selfish or shows a lack of ambition to take time for themselves, and they feel guilty whenever they do.

You use a lot of emotional and physical energy that needs to be replenished every day. Self-care is more about getting quiet on a daily basis and deeply nurturing your emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical needs.

8 Benefits of Social Media Boundaries for the Highly Sensitive Person

8 Benefits of Social Media Boundaries for the Highly Sensitive Person

April Snow, LMFT
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There is such a love-hate relationship with social media and our devices. You’re fully aware of why too much scrolling and screen time is harmful, but it’s also very alluring. The downside is being so plugged in that you lose connection with yourself, your emotions, and your needs. For the Highly Sensitive Person, screens are also very overstimulating to your nervous system. In this article, I explore my takeaways from taking a complete social media break for seven days.

Why Highly Sensitive People Should Skip the New Year’s Resolutions

Why Highly Sensitive People Should Skip the New Year’s Resolutions

April Snow, LMFT
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As another year begins, we get flooded with messages about setting resolutions and making grand changes in our lives. Starting this year on our own terms means honoring our needs as Highly Sensitive People to make changes more slowly and focusing on self-reflection over resolutions.  This approach frees us from the shame of incomplete resolutions and allows us to reconnect with what’s most important in our lives.

2 Ways to Get Better Sleep with Mindfulness

2 Ways to Get Better Sleep with Mindfulness

April Snow, LMFT
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Trying to fall asleep can be so stressful. Ironically the more you need sleep, the harder it can be to actually get enough rest. And the bigger your sleep deficit grows, the more susceptible you become to mood fluctuations and health issues. In this article, I explore how mindfulness can ease a restless mind to get better sleep and offer two exercises to get you started. From the Mindfulness Workbook for Stress Relief by April Snow, LMFT.

Holiday Survival Plan for the Highly Sensitive Person

Holiday Survival Plan for the Highly Sensitive Person

April Snow, LMFT
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Do you often dread going home for the holidays or visiting with friends and family because it leaves you feeling exhausted and depleted? While the busyness and high expectations of the holiday season have the potential to be stressful for everyone, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People are especially vulnerable to becoming overwhelmed during this time of year.