The Pivot journal
Bite-sized breakthroughs: 5-minute reads to fuel your transformation.
Have You Always Been the Caretaker? Why Putting Yourself First as an HSP Feels Hard—But Necessary
If you’ve spent most of your life putting others before yourself, feeling responsible for people’s emotions, and struggling to say no, you’re not alone. As a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), your deep empathy and heightened awareness make it easy to take on the role of caretaker—often at the expense of your own needs.
The Hidden Strengths of Being Highly Sensitive (And How to Use Them to Your Advantage)
For years, being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) has been misunderstood. Many HSPs are told they’re “too sensitive,” “too emotional,” or need to “toughen up” to succeed. But the truth is, high sensitivity is a powerful trait that offers unique strengths—when you learn how to harness it correctly.
How to Set Boundaries and Protect Your Energy as a Highly Sensitive Person
Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) experience the world more intensely than others. We absorb emotions, notice subtle energy shifts, and often feel responsible for the well-being of those around us. While this deep empathy is a gift, it can also lead to emotional exhaustion, people-pleasing, and burnout if we don’t set clear boundaries.
Nervous System Regulation for Highly Sensitive People: How to Build Emotional Resilience
Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) experience the world more intensely than others. From absorbing emotions in a crowded room to feeling overstimulated by noise, lights, or social interactions, HSPs process sensory and emotional input at a much deeper level.
How Being an HSP Shapes Your Life Pivots (And How to Navigate Them With Confidence)
For Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), life transitions—whether it’s a career shift, moving to a new place, or ending a relationship—can feel more intense and overwhelming than they do for others. This is because HSPs process experiences more deeply, absorb emotions from their environment, and have a heightened nervous system response to change.
The Challenges of Reinvention as an HSP: Overcoming Fear, Judgment & Emotional Overwhelm
Reinvention—whether it’s a career pivot, lifestyle change, or personal transformation—is never easy. But for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), it can feel particularly overwhelming.
HSPs process change more deeply than others. Our nervous systems are wired for heightened awareness, emotional intensity, and deep empathy, which makes transitions feel heavier, riskier, and more exhausting.
What Is The Subconscious Mind And Why Is It Important part when navigating change in your life?
The subconscious is a powerful part of the mind that can often act as a portal to true transformation.
Survival Strategies That HSPs Often Create (Unconsciously)
Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) often create coping mechanisms during their childhood, whether they are aware of it or not, due to their extra sensitivity.
5 Ways HSPs Brain Is Different And Why That Is Important To Understand?
Diving deep into embodiment…
Why Highly-Sensitive People Face More Challenges In Life?
As a highly sensitive person, one common sentiment that I often hear is the feeling of not belonging. This was something that I personally struggled with for most of my life, until I stumbled upon a crucial piece of information
How Our Emotions Can Be Mapped To The Body
When thinking of emotions, we often relate them to the inner workings of our mind, but a new study by Finnish researchers now suggests that different emotional states can be connected to distinct bodily sensations
The Nervous-System: The Body’s Command Centre
The nervous system is a complex network of nerves and cells that allow our bodies to communicate and function properly.
What Are Mirror Neurons And Why This Is Important To Understand For HSPs?
Mirror neurons are specialized brain cells that allow us to understand the actions and intentions of others by mirroring their behaviors in our own minds.