In this engaging video, Professor Judith Homberg, of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University, answers the question “Is high sensitivity real?” Spoiler alert: yes, it is real. Prof. Homberg uses a range of tools and prompts to help demonstrate the ideas she speaks about. Note: Recorded in Dutch with English subtitles.
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In Search of Meaningful Work
Research indicates that having a sense of meaning is very important for highly sensitive people’s wellbeing. This is a wonderful interview with Peggy Kern (Associate Professor at the Centre for Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne) and Nina Mapson Bone (managing director of recruitment agency Beaumont People) where they explore and discuss meaningful work and job […]
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What Does Wellbeing Look Like for HSPs?
This was the central question for my PhD research. So to help answer this main question, I did two studies: I conducted an online survey, then did twelve in-depth interviews with people who scored high on sensitivity, and who also scored high on wellbeing. The findings from the first study have been written up and […]
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