A typical Saturday morning in our highly-sensitive house looks like this: 2:00 a.m. HSH (highly sensitive husband) goes downstairs to sleep on the couch because he keeps getting awoken by the loud snoring of his HSW (highly sensitive wife), who is having anxiety dreams (she missed her final exam because she got carried away with…

On Mindful Monday, my readers and I practice the art of pausing, TRYING to be still, or considering, ever so briefly, the big picture. We’re hoping this soul time will provide enough peace of mind to get us through the week! I’ve been “mastering” my perfectionism problem this summer, as contradictory as that statement sounds.…

I enjoyed Sophie Keller’s blog post on the Huffington Post about trying new things, just like you did when you were a kid. Whenever I attempt a new endeavor or join a new club I always feel empowered … like life doesn’t have to be a series of mundane tasks. We have so many possibilities…

In his book, “The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs,” author Stephen Ilardi argues that the rate of depression among Americans is roughly ten times higher today than it was just two generations ago, and he points the blame to our modern life-style. Everything is so much easier today than it…

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