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Style Statement Buddy

Thursday, October 8, 2009

I’m big on buddies. One of my best buds, Carrie McCarthy, wrote a short article called “Style Statement Buddy” on her website. It includes a great how-to list for setting up a weekly buddy call and reaping the benefits.

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Successfully Sensitive | Denise Smith

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Event Planner and Founder of Chicks Who Click Denise thrives in her work as a professional communitarian (she’s inspired me to invent a new word), fostering connections as an event planner for Metzger Associates and the founder of ChicksWhoClick.net – a system of one-day networking conferences in different cities, to help people “Create. Connect. Collaborate.” […]

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WORK Is Not a Four-Letter Word

Monday, March 9, 2009

Like the word GOD, somewhere along the way in our society the word WORK lost its way, taking on a precarious, over-managed burden of meanings it was never meant to bear. The simple core of WORK is effort directed toward accomplishment. What a relief. If that’s all it is, then we can reclaim the word […]

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Book | Orbiting the Giant Hairball

Monday, February 23, 2009

“Why would anyone want to suppress genius? Well, it is not intentional. It is not a plot. Genius is an innocent casualty in society’s efforts to train children away from natural-born foolishness.” ~ Gordon MacKenzie “Orville Wright did not have a pilot’s license.” ~ Gordon MacKenzie Gordon MacKenzie may have spent the bulk of his […]

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Announcing the New Services Page

Friday, February 20, 2009

UPDATE in 2012: For current services and contact information, see instead the Writer’s Shepherd page on my new website, The Curious Writer. There’s a new page of resources on Highly Sensitive Power. On the Services page you’ll find information about various ways I can help you reach your goals. The page will be updated as […]

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Jenna Avery

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

“The only thing wrong with being sensitive is trying to pretend that you are not.” ~ Jenna Avery Jenna Avery is a “Life Coach for Sensitive Souls.” Once upon a time, when her life was not going well, she took her high sensitivity in hand and went on a journey of discovery. What she learned […]

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Highly Sensitive Havens

Friday, September 5, 2008

Imagine arriving in an unfamiliar town. Everything around you is foreign. You’re disoriented by your long journey, thrown off balance by the suddenness of this trip you’ve not had time to plan ahead for, and your heart is beating faster than usual. What can you do? You head straight to the local Highly Sensitive Haven. […]

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Interview | Nan

Friday, August 29, 2008

Nan is my mother. She’s also highly sensitive, but she raised me in a time before the term or trait of high sensitivity had been popularized. We had a conversation about my childhood – what it was like to be highly sensitive with each other in the days before the current knowledge and tools about […]

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HSP Gatherings

Monday, August 25, 2008

One way to gain confidence and connect with people who are likely to understand you more readily than the general population is to attend a gathering of highly sensitive people (HSPs). The blog HSP Notes is written by a man name Peter. In his post “Connecting HSPs” (scroll down to read the post) he writes […]

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Interview | Barbara Brady

Friday, August 22, 2008

Barbara Brady is a Life Coach and Intercultural Trainer who works with clients in person, by phone, and via the Internet. She focuses on supporting people through transitions – from making healthy relationship or career changes, to moving to a location that suits them, to navigating through expatriation or repatriation. She’s also written a book […]

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The Perpetual Support List

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Putting a big toe into the lake, or even out of the tent door, is part of the art of adventure. It’s not all mountaintop views and standing ovations. Those are only the graduation ceremonies. The more ways we know to encourage ourselves, to believe we can stick a toe out, make a first move, […]

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