by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 9, 2025 | Highly Sensitive Person
If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) who has ever wandered the aisles of Target unable to choose between “calming eucalyptus” and “gentle sea breeze” laundry detergent, you’ve met decision fatigue, Decision fatigue affects everyone, but HSPs experience it more...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Nov 24, 2025 | Highly Sensitive Person
For the Highly Sensitive Person, the body is like an amplifier. Every sensation arrives with more volume, texture, intensity, and consequence. A tag on a shirt can feel like sandpaper. A sleepless night feels less like fatigue and more like being hit by a bulldozer....
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Nov 20, 2025 | Highly Sensitive Person
How Deep Processing Amplifies Self-Criticism Many Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) grow up believing that something is “off” about them. Too sensitive. Too emotional. Too careful. Too easily impacted by lights, noise, conflict, or disappointment. If you were the child...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 25, 2025 | Highly Sensitive Person
Can changing your thoughts and staying in the present moment help with mental health problems like anorexia nervosa? If you or someone you know struggles with an eating disorder, you may have wondered about this. As a psychologist specializing in eating...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 5, 2025 | Highly Sensitive Person
Sound Sensitivity The Effects Of Hearing Loss On Highly Sensitive People Highly Sensitive People are inherently aware of darn near everything. They have the basic five senses and then some and register incoming data at superpower levels. But have you ever wondered how...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Feb 23, 2025 | Highly Sensitive Person
Spring With Your Senses: 8 Gentle Rituals for HSPs Twice a year, the equinox gives us perfect balance between night and day. Autumn begins the winding down and descent into stillness. And six months later, as if to reassure us that all is not lost, spring begins the...
