Holiday tips for Highly Sensitive People
Holidays for highly sensitive people. Love them or hate them, if you're going on holiday and you're highly sensitive, or you have highly sensitive people as your travel companions: get…
What’s a session with Sue really like?
Late summer 2017, I met Andy Clark of the Here in Holland podcast. We got talking, and to cut a long story short he came to interview me about my…
Stop over-reacting!
How often have you been triggered into a total hissy fit by the words "Stop over-reacting!!"When we're over-reacting, we definitely don't want to be told about it. In fact, we…
Helping sensitive intelligent children
When it comes to helping sensitive, intelligent children, one of the most frequent questions I hear from people interested in my work is "do you work with children?" I don't…
Why self-help books don’t always work
Long ago, I discovered self-help books that didn't work. Self-development processes that didn't stick. Self-improvement methods that didn't bring about lasting improvements. It's not that these books, processes and methods…
Are you sensitive or sensitised?
You've heard it too many times already. "Urgh, you're so sensitive" "Why do you have to take everything so seriously? So personally?" "What are you worried about that for?" Annoying,…
How to tell when you’re ungrounded
Being ungrounded happens a lot. You feel a bit off. Not quite there. Or completely over-excited. You've lost touch with yourself physically. Lost touch with the earth. Lost touch with…
Intelligent people and counsellors
When happens when highly intelligent people and counsellors meet? As well as the good stuff, there are a few common problems that can crop up. Let's take a look at…
Why intelligence and sensitivity go hand in hand
Are you wondering how and why intelligence and sensitivity fit together? Imagine a computer with thousands, nay, millions of input channels. It needs a pretty big processor to handle…
4 important things you need to know about intelligence
Let's guess. Four important things about intelligence. IQ? Tests? Exam results? Beards? Nope, none of the above. Although these might be the first things that come to mind, the keys…