
As you can imagine, though, feeling and processing more intensely has some downsides. HSPs are usually emotionally intelligent and incredibly creative, passionate, people. You’re also likely perceptive, empathetic, intuitive, and self-aware. Being a Highly Sensitive Person – or HSP – means that you are naturally predisposed to process and perceive information on a much deeper level than most. This is a life skill that, once learnt, will pay dividends for the rest of your life!ġ3 Problems Only Highly Sensitive People Will Understandĭo you consider yourself a deep thinker and feel things much more intensely than others? If you answered yes, then chances are you’re part of the 20% of people who are highly sensitive.
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She shares how to go from ‘crazy busy’ to ‘ready mode’ in three steps: How do doctors in the emergency room stay calm and focused amidst the chaos? Drawing on years of experience, ER doctor Darria Long shares a straightforward framework to help you take back control and feel less overwhelmed when life starts to get “crazy busy.” I hope you enjoy this practical video where she teaches how to stimulate the vagus nerve.Īn ER doctor on triaging your “crazy busy” life Stimulating it has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and even PTSD symptoms. In addition to controlling things like our heart rate, digestive tract, lung function, our ability to swallow, and even bladder control, it also affects our mental health. The vagus nerve is a critical part of our parasympathetic nervous system. It comes from the Latin word, vagus, for “wandering.” That’s because it wanders throughout your body, with wide distribution connecting the brainstem to the body. The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in the body. I love listening to Julian, he is a Treasure ? If you enjoy this talk, he has a few more TED talks that are also excellent. Let us learn to listen expansively and consciously – listening to understand and not just to respond. He lays out an 8-step plan to soften this sonic assault (starting with those cheap earbuds) and restore our relationship with sound. Julian Treasure says our increasingly noisy world is gnawing away at our mental health - even costing lives. So how do you sustain desire? With wit and eloquence, Perel lets us in on the mystery of erotic intelligence. But as Esther Perel argues, good and committed sex draws on two conflicting needs: our need for security and our need for surprise. In long-term relationships, we often expect our beloved to be both best friend and erotic partner. I love Esther’s talks, and I’m willing to bet that you will learn something useful in this one. The secret to desire in a long-term relationshipįebruary – the month of love! Historically, I have always chosen a talk in the month of February that somehow links to relationships and love. I find a useful mantra to put things (and people’s opinions) into perspective is “People who mind, don’t matter. So together let’s work at being present and not feeling overwhelmed or consumed by others’ expectations or opinions – it’s not always easy, but it is so worthwhile. “This is me” encourages us to do just that – to embrace who we are and live an authentic life. It is feeling afraid and doing it anyway. And remember, courage is not the absence of fear. I hope this song inspires you to be courageous and ‘be you’. They try to fly under the radar of life, to avoid the risk of living too loudly and being judged too harshly.

So many people in life, due to past trauma and/or current anxiety, try to make themselves smaller. I think it’s the ‘behind the scenes’ nature of the video that I love so much.


This stunning song, which carries such a wonderful message with such power and heart, never fails to move me.
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Well worth a watch if you haven’t seen the movie yet. Again I diverge from a TED Talk – this time to include a workshop session video of a song from the movie ‘The Greatest Showman’.
