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Navigating Seasonal Transitions with Your Kids as an HSP/Empath Mama
Lori L. Cangilla, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and creator of Singularly Sensitive, an approach that helps highly...
Five Things Highly Sensitive Moms Wish You Would Say
Being a mom is more challenging than we ever imagined before getting pregnant or having our first child. It's physically, emotionally, and mentally exhausting, and sometimes, it feels impossible to find the right amount of support. Highly sensitive people (HSPs) tend...
Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life
You’re worried about how to address your child’s latest developmental challenge; dreading having to plan a dinner that meets everyone’s preferences and won’t take two hours to prepare; dwelling on that hurtful thing your friend texted; feeling sad at how disconnected...
Why Empath Mamas Need a Singularly Sensitive Approach to Life
As an empath and highly sensitive person (HSP), mom of a highly sensitive son, and psychologist who specializes in working with women empaths/HSPs, I know how hard it can be to live in a world that isn’t designed for us. We are expected to adapt to situations and...
4 Ways to Navigate the Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Person
Originally shared on The Highly Sensitive Refuge on November 12, 2021 If the holidays are overwhelming for the average person, that means they’re even more so for HSPs. But, luckily, there are ways to reduce the overwhelm. It’s that time of year again — the holidays...
What I’ve Learned as an HSP Parenting a Highly Sensitive Child
Originally shared on The Highly Sensitive Refuge on October 27, 2021 When you’re parenting a highly sensitive child, the most important thing is to accept them for who they are, not who you expect them to be. My highly sensitive child (HSC) is now a 21-year-old. She...