Hello dear soul, if you've been labeled "too sensitive," felt overwhelmed by the world, or have a very mean inner critic, consider this your gentle invitation to explore if you are a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).

I never thought of myself as a sensitive person, but after all I gone through the last couple years, I started to wonder why it seemed to affect me more than it did other family members.

In this journal entry I share my recent exploration of Dr. Elaine Aron’s book “The Highly Sensitive Person”, and how it’s making sense of my whole life, and may do the same for you!

I think this revelation is the key to self-compassion, setting healthy boundaries, and navigating our lives with greater peace.

If you’d like to explore this for yourself I suggest Elaine Aron’s website: https://www.hsperson.com

XOXO,
Kate Harmony

📖 Journal Notes
0:00 Welcome: Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP)?
1:29 HSP checklist: Key traits of highly sensitive people
4:05 Quieting the inner critic by discovering my HSP trait
5:50 Having proper expectations of ourselves as HSPs
6:56 By recognizing ourselves as HSPs we can set better boundaries
8:07 If you are an HSP, how has it changed your self-perception?

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🌿 About Kate Harmony 🌿

My main channel (Hack Music Theory) has over 250K subscribers and 10 million views. I've been a full-time YouTuber since 2017 and launched this personal channel (Lightbearer's Library) in 2025, where I'm making video versions of my journal entries.

Some of my favourite topics to talk about are practical philosophy, positive psychology, and personality type (I'm an INFP). But honestly, my journals contain counter-cultural thoughts about everything, so expect the unexpected! I also share practical ways I'm improving my mental health, with the hope that you might find them useful too.

I deleted all my social media accounts over 10 years ago, so I offer a loving perspective that's free from the divisive language commonly found in feeds nowadays.

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