Therapist and HSP, Lorren Siu LMFT, shares what she has learned from raising a Highly Sensitive Dog. Just like any Highly Sensitive Person, HSDs can become overwhelmed and need support to make it through the scary things in life. Read the full post to learn more.

Therapist and HSP, Lorren Siu LMFT, shares 2 tips about how to structure life as a highly sensitive person. She looks at the importance of choosing appropriate self-care activities and tailoring environments and situations to be less overwhelming for HSPs.

Learn what it means to be a highly sensitive person from an HSP therapist. Highly sensitive people make up 15-20% of the population and are often misunderstood by others, and even themselves. They take in and respond to information differently than others do. HSPs, or highly sensitive persons, are not simply shy, there is much more to what it means to be highly sensitive.