Embracing Your Sensitivity: Understanding the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Experience

Do you feel things more deeply than others? Struggle with loud environments or fast-paced living? You might be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)—a temperament trait found in 15–20% of the population. In this guide, we explore what it means to be highly sensitive, how it differs from other conditions like ADHD or autism, the emotional and creative gifts HSPs offer, and practical tools for parenting and supporting HSPs—both in childhood and adulthood. Sensitivity isn’t something to “fix”—it’s something to understand, honour, and embrace.