Who do you go to when something bad happens? Do you tell your partner? Or your neighbor? Our connections can sustain varying degrees of difficult emotions, and some connections can only hold positive interactions. Get a clear picture of your connections using the Concentric Circles of Connection Chart and create relationships where you BOTH matter.

Feeling overwhelmed by a million things that seem both important and urgent? A triage chart is a way by which you can categorize what needs your best attention. Learn how to declutter and focus with the triage chart!

Empathetic people struggle to put their needs before others, but practicing assertiveness is a necessary part of every relationship. Read these quick tips on how to be assertive and create BALANCED relationships.

Have you ever wondered why certain relationships feel off despite your best efforts? In this blog post, I distinguish those who are 'Safe People' to keep close in your life from "Unsafe People" you need to protect yourself from through boundaries and assertiveness.

I had the pleasure of being interviewed for The Highly Sensitive Podcast. We talked about honoring our boundaries, protecting our energy with self care tools for Highly Sensitive People, and our experiences as HSPs.

I had the pleasure of being interviewed for The Highly Sensitive Podcast. We talked about honoring our boundaries, protecting our energy with self care tools for Highly Sensitive People, and our experiences as HSPs.

There are four key traits that describe a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). See if these resonate, and learn what that might mean about you and your life + relationships!

Seeing a loved one in emotional distress can be just as difficult as swimming in the emotions yourself. Which of the 8 reactions do you tend to have when your loved one is going through a lot? Read more to exercise your empathy muscle!

Explore how emotions show up for those who have marginalized or minority statuses - race, gender, sexuality, religion, SES, etc. Listen in to learn what emotions have to do with power and privilege!

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!)

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.

Here are my favorite books for different emotions (MAD, SAD, GLAD, SCARED, NUMB, SHAME), personal growth, relationships, and professional development!

The last person to know that you’re WORTHY might be you!! Read more to learn how to tap into your best advocate: ANGER, the emotion of POWER and TRUTH.

Use the fiery nature of anger to build CONFIDENCE, COMFORT, and COURAGE on behalf of yourself! Read more how ANGER helps us nurture these 3 C’s!

The biggest mistake that Highly Sensitive Persons and women make is to bury our rightful anger!! Read more to learn 3 quick ways to honor yourself by learning from the powerful animal: the LION!

The biggest myth about anger for Highly Sensitive Persons and others who are deeply empathic is that YOU CAN’T DO IT! Read more to discover what anger actually is and that you actually have more access to it than you think!

Our relationship with our feelings don’t happen in a vacuum! Listen to this conversation I had with La Shanda Sugg on her podcast The Labors of Love Podcast, where we talked about emotions, shame, and individualism.

Stuffing our feelings (thinking that it’ll make things better) only BACKFIRE. Learn what happens when you repress your emotions and the 5 steps to actually process them and free up your focus and energy!

Highly Sensitive Persons tend to get stuck in indecision: too much AIM, not enough FIRE. Learn how to grow beyond this emotional habit that leads to procrastination, imposter syndrome, and shame!

Highly Sensitive Persons tend to absorb other people’s emotions, pain, and responsibilities, creating a whole lot of problems. Read more about how to grow beyond being an emotional sponge!