by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Sep 29, 2024 | Highly Sensitive Person
Living genuinely, honestly, compassionately, empathetically: It sounds like a commitment for all humanity. And yet, we’re often caught off-guard when we find ourselves in the presence of someone with these qualities. This authenticity, for Highly Sensitive...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Sep 28, 2024 | Disordered Eating
The chatter can be relentless, unpredictable, even unwarranted. But one thing everyone who hears it will agree on: food noise is LOUD! It makes itself known for reasons both necessary and unnecessary. And that dichotomy is rooted in everything from research to body...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Sep 6, 2024 | Body Image Issues
It’s one of life’s most momentous rites of passage. Every August young adults shed their status in high school and enthusiastically assume a new role as college freshmen (aka “first-years”). Starry-eyed, ambitious, and naively straddling puberty and...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Sep 6, 2024 | Anxiety & Depression
We hate it. We fight it. We develop bad habits to avoid and ignore it. But (spoiler alert) stress isn’t goin’ anywhere anytime soon. And neither is its partner-in-crime, anxiety. They’re here for the long haul; and we can either deny and deflect or we can meet...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jul 16, 2024 | Highly Sensitive Person
Understanding the Extraverted HSP Think of a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), and chances are a quiet, lost-in-thought introvert will come to mind. But the interesting thing about majorities and stereotypes is that there are always exceptions. And, when it comes to high...
