Things to Know About Grief and Loss, especially for HSPs
Important Things to Know About Grief and Loss by Jacquelyn Strickland, (retired psychotherapist & LPC) What I know for sure about grief and loss is that it will happen to you, to everyone you know, and to everyone else in the world. And I know it will be very painful, if not excruciating. I also […]
The Empowered and Unempowered HSP From Struggling to Thriving
The Empowered and Unempowered HSP : From Struggling to Thriving Over the years of working with HSPs, I’ve synthesized what I think of when describing an empowered vs. an unempowered HSP ~ or someone who is “thriving” vs. “struggling.” If you find yourself in the latter category, please don’t worry or judge yourself. Just […]
Five Stages of Cultural Awareness & Acceptance
Five Stages of Cultural Awareness and Acceptance by Jacquelyn Strickland, retired psychotherapist & LPC Many of you may know that my background in social work, women’s studies, cultural diversity, and a graduate degree in counseling have informed my work with Sensory Processing Sensitivity for over 25 years. over 25 years. My Five Stages of Cultural […]
A Meditation of Hope and Love
It happened again and could have ruined the rest of my day. “It” being a daily bombardment of tragic news stories about the war in Ukraine…
Why I love labels; How we transcend them ~ after they helped us live more authentically.
Why Self-Identity? Why Labels? Why transcend them? “Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are.” – Rachel Naomi Remen I have always loved labels, yet never knew why until […]
The Many Gifts found in HSP Friendships, Connections & Community
The Many Gifts Revealed in HSP Friendships, Connections & Community Reciprocal, meaningful relationships which enjoy, encourage, and honor our depth of thought, emotion and our desire for deep conversations are often elusive. Yet, this type of connection is always found at the HSP Gathering Retreats, as well as in many HSP social media sites. This […]
Spirituality and Empowerment: a unique connection
As we know, much in our world has changed since January 2020, which is why I believe the topic of spirituality and the importance of a spiritual practice are even more important as we all make our way through this unsettled and historical time brought about by so many external events beyond our immediate control. […]
Introversion, Extroversion and the Highly Sensitive Person
According to the documentary Sensitive: The Untold Story, there are 1.4 billion highly sensitive people (HSPs) in the world (15-20% of the population). As Elaine Aron’s research has shown, 30% of that 15-20% of the HSP population are sensitive extroverts – or approximately 420 million HSPs. Unfortunately, due in great part to social media and recent books […]
The HSP Subcultures : Diversity in our Tribe
By Jacquelyn Strickland, LPC (Revised August 2020) It was at 10th HSP Gathering Retreat™ in June of 2006 at Walker Creek Ranch, in Petaluma, California when I looked around the room and immediately sensed the connections and similarities we all shared as highly sensitive people. Yet, it was also quite obvious how different we each […]
Thriving as a Highly Sensitive Person
Thriving as a Highly Sensitive Personby Jacquelyn Strickland, LPC, HSP Besides thoroughly educating yourself about the acronym D.O.E.S. created by Dr. Elaine Aron, I highly encourage you to consider the the following 11 suggestions for thriving as an HSP. 1. Search for ways to live a balanced life, including spiritual, occupational, social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and […]