How do we get hooked into patterns? Getting stuck keeps us distracted from the present moment as a result we fall into the habit of being controlled by our thoughts and emotions. In this episode we talk about shenpa. According to Pema Chödrön shenpa, is the urge, the hook, that triggers our habitual tendency to close down.

In her book Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears, Pema helps us to understand shenpa and how we can begin to free ourselves from it.

Resource: Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chödrön

Jon is back! And this time we're chatting about managing our relationship expectations.

We share our thoughts on:

What are reasonable expectations in a relationship?

Should you always know what the other person needs?

Can being in an relationship with an HSP can change your perspective?

And more!

Join us to hear how we navigate our HSP/Non-HSP relationship!

This week is part 2 of our conversation with Britta Vercoutter and Amber McCormick about parenting as HSPs.

Its a wonderful honest conversation that covers many the ups and downs of parenting from an HSP perspective. They continue to generously and openly share their experiences along with some tips for HSP parents as well as those HSPs who are thinking of becoming parents.

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In our next 2 episodes I’m chatting with Britta Vercoutter and Amber McCormick of about parenting as HSPs.

Its a wonderful honest conversation that covers many the ups and downs of parenting from an HSP perspective. They share great tips and ideas for HSP parents as well as those HSPs who are thinking of becoming parents.

More about Amber here:

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More about Britta here:

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Whether it's conflicts, sensory overload, criticism, or loss finding the courage and the strength to keep rising up can take all of our energy leaving us very little to spend on anything else.

We live in an overwhelming environment and we’re expected to embrace it, pressured to keep up with all the things, and when we can’t or if we need to take breaks we’re made to feel less than for it. 

In this episode we talk about some practical things can we do when we’re IN the thick of it.

Do you try to hide your sensitivity because of the fear of criticism and misunderstanding from other people?

When we keep our thoughts and experiences inside they can become larger than life. Distorted, exaggerated, we begin to spiral with overthinking and overwhelm.

We need to release our emotions in order to make sense of them, process them and find solutions if we’re in the middle of something that needs to change.

Is it possible for HSPs and non-HSPs to have a long happy romantic relationship?

Yes! If both are willing to communicate.

In this episode my husband Jon and I discuss how we navigate our communication as a HSP/non-HSP couple.

If you'd like to ask us questions feel free to reach out to us!

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If attachment is defined as emotional bonds as HSPs we know attachment better than anyone. Our emotions run so close to the surface in everything that we do that we often feel more than most no matter which or how many attachment styles we may identify with. 

Identifying ourselves as HSP or Empaths and seeing aspects of ourselves in different attachment styles gives us an identity, gives us something to hold on to as a way to try to understand ourselves better.

The yama of aparigraha teaches us to take only what we need, keep only what serves us in the moment, and to let go when the time is right. 

Relationships can be the source of some of the most profound and fulfilling moments we experience in this lifetime, but they can also be obstacles and painful tests of our resilience and our self-worth. 

But when we move from a place of fear instead of a place of love it’s only us who truly suffer. Let's talk about expectations vs reality in relationships.