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Nervous system sensitivity
About one in five people in the world qualify as Highly Sensitive. I am one of them, but it took a long time for me to accept it. In...

Katie Whittier
Mar 21, 20244 min read
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The compounding effect of trauma
Why does trauma erode your resilience? Over time, trauma makes your brain more sensitive to threat, and as a result, stressors begin to...

Katie Whittier
Mar 14, 20244 min read
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The paradox of dissociation
Sensory overload is a defining issue in autism, ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence, like high sensitivity. Sometimes, it shows up in...

Katie Whittier
Mar 7, 20245 min read
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When healing intensifies
Using somatic practices to heal emotional wounds is extremely effective. But the journey can be too intense at times. There are times...

Katie Whittier
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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Destructive energy
This week’s post is different from my usual writings. It reaches inward to a difficult journey I was called to traverse many months ago....

Katie Whittier
Dec 21, 20232 min read
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Anxiety is not your identity
Hello anxiety, old friend of mine. Wonderful to see you again. There’s no time like the holiday season to reframe anxiety and define it...

Katie Whittier
Nov 30, 20232 min read
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Reclaim Your Holidays
I don’t know about you, but I only feel excited to put up a Christmas tree about every 24 months. I love Christmas trees, but putting...

Katie Whittier
Nov 2, 20233 min read
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Sensory overload is a nervous system issue
Autistics and highly sensitive persons (HSPs) have one major thing in common: a tendency toward sensory overload. And it’s a very big...

Katie Whittier
Oct 12, 20234 min read
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Do the rules work for you?
The rules of life aren't built with you in mind. Live on your own terms by writing your own rules.

Katie Whittier
Oct 5, 20234 min read
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