No two of us are the same, but there are certain types of work that sensitive people are generally well suited for. Having said that, having the right skills for a job is not always enough to determine if you’re going to actually be happy doing that work. So I’ll list some work that might be a good fit, but more importantly: I’m going to give you some frame works for thinking about your career that will help you build the criteria to assess your job opportunities.

Why do we put masks on? There are lots of reasons, but if you dig into them, you’ll find many of them are sprouting off one big tap root: shame. In this article, we’ll unpack the shame that often accompanies sensitivity. How it gets passed on, and how to stop the cycle.

And slowly, the puzzle pieces fall in to place. My experiences with chronic illnesses stacking one on top of the other. My journey through navigating trauma that didn't seem nearly as traumatic to others. All the like-minded friends now identifying as introverts, HSPs or receiving their own diagnoses of neuro-divergence. Almost every client who has felt drawn to work with me.

Sensitivity is the thread that runs through all of it. We’re a real life patch of wild orchids…

At its core, calendar phobia is often about deconditioning from a system that separates us from the flow of our needs and desires. We might feel like we are at school raising our hand to be allowed to use the bathroom and fighting our impulses and urges to run around or rest. If you’ve only known scheduling as a tool of the systems that felt oppressive, then it’s not going to feel comfortable to start putting things in your calendar.