by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Aug 20, 2023 | Highly Sensitive Person
April 28, 2023 / Dr. Elayne Daniels The definition of a good career varies, person to person. Now, some people think of a career as a way to earn a paycheck. Cue Fred Flintstone and the 5:00 pm bell, signaling yabba dabba do, the work day is done. For others, a job is...
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 | Mar 2, 2023 | Disordered Eating, Highly Sensitive Person
Eating disorders are complicated in origin, presentation, and treatment. Observers see the physical and behavioral effects, if anything at all. But those who suffer, with or without an eating disorder diagnosis, have a complex mental and psychological experience that...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 26, 2022 | Highly Sensitive Person
20 Famous Highly Sensitive People We love genius in all its forms. And we are, as a species, often selfish, short-sighted, and without boundaries when it comes to it. We want the products of that genius – quickly, consistently, perfectly. But we too often fail to...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 13, 2022 | Highly Sensitive Person
What is he seeing that I’m not seeing? Why did she get so emotional at the movie? Why does he overthink everything? How on earth does she just know that? No doubt you’ve pondered moments like these with certain people in your life, never guessing that these are signs...
