The three Enneagram instincts (Self-Preservation, Social, and Sexual) instincts show up in the way we engage our lives and creative endeavors. Check out this conversation with Rim from The Empowered Sensitive and Creative Podcast!

Do you feel dull or focused? If the former, it might be time for you to rest and recharge so that your daily life feels smoother. Read more about how you can sharpen yourself as an ax.

Join me and Lauren LaSalle as we talk on her podcast The Highly Sensitive Podcast about three ways to calm your nervous system as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).

Brainspotting can help your nervous system soothe itself when you’re feeling overwhelmed. Read more about how to do a specific type of Brainspotting even outside of therapy!

As a Highly Sensitive Person my external environment impacts my inner world, and vice versa. Read how I started recalibrating my physical spaces both at home and at work.

Here are 3 tips for how to take good care of yourself. (Hint: It’s not too different from what you already do or feel towards plants!)

Use the Concentric Circles of Connection chart to plot how your current relationships are and make adjustments so that the closeness and distinction is just right.

Do you feel like your needs don’t matter, despite how much you do for others? Learn how to move towards radical candor, a relationship stance that creates room in the relationship big enough for both yourself and others.

You may crave healthy relationships, but you might not know just what that looks like. Learn more about the traits of safe vs. unsafe people so that you can learn to distinguish who to draw closer to from who to stay away from and also to grow to become a safe person yourself.

The Enneagram is a powerfully comprehensive yet compact resource that reveals the “autopilot” patterns of thinking, feeling, doing, and relating. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you discover your Enneagram type!

The part of your brain that helps you make wise, sound decisions to manage stress is the very part that also shuts down when you pass a certain threshold. Keep yourself grounded and balanced with this handy worksheet!

Feeling overwhelmed by a million things that seem both important and urgent? Click here to learn how to declutter and focus with the triage chart!

If your loved ones are feeling really overwhelmed with “big feelings” like anxiety, anger, or sadness, here’s one way to help them anchor themselves to the present and reduce stress using the five senses.

When you’re feeling inundated with overwhelming information and emotions, grounding techniques can regulate your nervous system and help you stay focused. Here’s one technique to manage your anxiety and overwhelm.

Emotions are an essential part of life and relationships. Try as you might, you won’t be able to get rid of them…and there’s no need to! Anxiety, guilt, shame, anger, and sadness reveal legitimate needs that all of us have. As we reintegrate emotions back into our lives, we are empowered to engage life to the fullest.