The Right to Thrive: Why Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) Deserve a Life That Works for Them
HSP thriving: Psychologist Dr. Desiree Howell helping HSPs build lives they love through online psychotherapy/counseling.
Prioritizing Pleasure: A Guide for Highly-Sensitive People
Why prioritizing pleasure is even more important for the overall well-being of HSPs. We feel more deeply and more often than non-HSPs. We need to make sure we are also feeling the good not just the bad/overwhelming parts of life.
You Identify as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), Now What?
Defining what it means to be a highly-senstive person (HSP) and exploring what to do now that you embrace this identity.
Surviving the Holidays as an HSP
Here are some questions and tips for surviving the holiday season as a highly-sensitive person (HSP).
Claiming Your Empowerment Crown: Are You the CEO/Queen of Your Own Life?
Claiming your crown-ways to step into your role as the queen or CEO of your life!
Honoring Your Seasonal Cycles: A Self-Compassion Shortcut
Honoring your personal seasonal cycles is a wonderful way to increase self-compassion and decrease burnout.
Self-Love as an Act of Rebellion
Let’s take some time to unpack the idea that self-love and self-acceptance are rebellious ways to challenge the status quo, continue healing from personal and collective trauma, avoid supporting toxic systems you don’t agree with, and step into your power and joy.
New Year, New You?
New Year, new you? Do you love setting new year’s resolutions and goals? How do we know when we have too many goals that will just lead to burnout and feelings of failure? Let’s chat about setting gentle goals and remembering how awesome you already are!
Challenging the Status Quo as a People-Pleaser
It’s tough to challenge the status quo when you’re a recovering people-pleaser. We are rewarded for following the rules & being quiet, even if those rules keep us burned out, exhausted, & unhappy.
Working Together-My Style as a Therapist
Working collaboratively to create the life of your dreams. What’s it like to have Dr. Desiree as your therapist, advocate, & guide!
Making Boundaries Actually Work
Setting, enforcing, & maintaining boundaries is usually easier said than done for recovering people-pleasers. Let’s explore how to manage the consequences of setting boundaries.
Creating Your Ideal, Aligned Life
What does your aligned life look like? When you allow yourself to dream…how would you be spending your time and energy? Let’s chat about the ways in which you can make your dream life come true!
Women’s Courage is Contagious
Courage is contagious. The permission, strength, and power we exchange when we act bravely and witness others like us acting bravely is amazing and life changing. Women empowering women!
Only 5-10 mins for Moms?
Moms, especially highly-sensitive ones, need more than 5-10 minutes to themselves per day. Why do blogs & magazines normalize that? It’s unsustainable and insulting.
Self-Care is a Necessity
Self-care alone won’t cure burnout but it is an essential component of the recovery journey. Also, self-care is not just bubble baths and shopping trips. Self-care is boundaries, clear communication, & consistently checking in with your own needs and desires.
Are You Burned Out?
Are you burned out? What’s the difference between burn out and stress or an anxiety disorder? Here are a few questions you can use to check in with yourself to see if you are experiencing burn out.
New Routines for the New School Year
Do you view August as a fresh new start? For college students and parents of school-aged children, August can be the beginning of new routines, new habits, and setting yourself up for success, joy, peace, and fun!