by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Aug 9, 2023 | Personal Growth
Sure, it sounds pollyannaish, but personal growth really is both a journey and a mindset. It’s a journey because it’s fluid, organic, always evolving, and never fully attained. And it’s a journey-sustaining mindset because it embraces opportunities for self-discovery,...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Aug 5, 2023 | Highly Sensitive Person
There are songs that play their way into our memory with such determination that one or two opening notes are enough to introduce them. Two syllabic, droning notes (dun dun…dun dun) can make us turn our heads to scan for shark fins. And the opening chord of a...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jun 8, 2023 | Highly Sensitive Person
Catfish, platypus, elephant, Planet of the Apes. Oh, and Homo sapiens. No, this isn’t Final Jeopardy. The question regards high sensitivity. If humans can be highly sensitive, can animals be highly sensitive, too? Since the mid-1990’s, high sensitivity in humans has...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jun 2, 2023 | Body Image Issues, Disordered Eating
“You’ve lost weight!” “You look fantastic!” “Wow, you’re so skinny now!” “How did you do it?” You pour on what you’re convinced are the ultimate compliments, never considering that praising weight loss isn’t the kindness you think it is. But, wait, how can that be?...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Apr 29, 2023 | Disordered Eating
If someone you care about has an eating disorder, knowing what to say — if anything — can be awkward. Tricky. Uncomfortable. You don’t want to make things worse, and you don’t want to risk losing your relationship. So what do you say to someone...
