I’d Love Another Baby, But…

Becoming a parent is profoundly life changing. It has a way of splitting us wide open, so that our most vulnerable of places, our most sacred hopes and dreams, are laid bare. Which is why it hurts so much when we come up against loss, or grief, or disappointment or trauma or any of the […]

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Have you ever heard someone say about you or your child: “You’re so sensitive” “You just need to relax” “Stop worrying so much” These are all things that, if you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP), you’ve probably heard on numerous occasions. Well-meaning advice, that has at its core the best of intentions, but forgoes the […]

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Becoming a parent is profoundly life changing. It has a way of splitting us wide open, so that our most vulnerable of places, our most sacred hopes and dreams, are laid bare. Which is why it hurts so much when we come up against loss, or grief, or disappointment or trauma or any of the […]

I’d Love Another Baby, But…

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Let’s be honest here, while there are tons of gifts that come with being a highly sensitive person in this world, there are times when it can feel really quite challenging. All that sensory information coming at us all the time. All those feelings. So many feelings. Our own. Those of our children. Our partner. […]

Five Things Your Highly Sensitive Family Needs to Thrive

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You’ve probably done it, we all have at some point. Typing those words into the search engine late at night, asking “is X normal?” And the X is something related to your baby’s sleep. And when you did you were probably overwhelmed with the amount of advice and contradictory information you found. Like the endless […]

Sleep Culture & The Highly Sensitive Child

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Have you ever heard someone say about you or your child: “You’re so sensitive” “You just need to relax” “Stop worrying so much” These are all things that, if you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP), you’ve probably heard on numerous occasions. Well-meaning advice, that has at its core the best of intentions, but forgoes the […]

But What Exactly Is A Highly Sensitive Person?

HSP Basics

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Meet Natalie

I think like so many of us, I came into parenthood with an idea of what it would all look like. And, well, spoiler alert, it looked nothing at all like what I imagined! And so The Highly Sensitive Family was born. 

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I'm a Psychotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Parenting Educator, mental Health Advocate & Mom to two Exceptional boys