by Melissa Noel Renzi | Oct 14, 2024 | Activism, Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person
As a highly sensitive person (HSP), managing your news intake is crucial to staying engaged with the issues you care about. The sheer volume of news, especially when it tugs at your empathy, can quickly leave you feeling emotionally drained. While staying informed is...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Jun 21, 2024 | Activism, Anxiety, Grief and Loss
In today’s world, we’re exposed to an unprecedented level of collective trauma, resulting in significant collective grief as highly sensitive people. As deep feelers, we may hesitate to acknowledge the grief we feel about issues that seem beyond our control,...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Dec 14, 2023 | Activism, highly sensitive activism, HSP Relationships
Some love the holidays. Others struggle with grief, loneliness, broken family ties, or various pressures. Most of us experience a combination of both joy and sorrow. This year, these personal challenges may be compounded by the grief that Palestinians, Israelis, and...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Oct 19, 2023 | Activism
Edited on October 31, 2023 I’ve been trying to find the right words to share. I want to be sensitive to my Palestinian, Israeli, Muslim, and Jewish readers. I want those of you who are suffering to know that I see you. My heart is heavy with the suffering that...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Jun 28, 2022 | Activism, Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person
With the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, many of us are feeling flooded with emotions, from anger to sorrow to despair. If you’re feeling the devastation over this very personal choice and right to terminate a pregnancy being...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Oct 23, 2020 | Activism, Anxiety, highly sensitive activism, Highly Sensitive Person
Do you feel the pain of the world as a highly sensitive person? Do you want to do something but don’t know where to start? Do you tend to shut down when you feel overwhelmed? Maybe you wonder if anything you do will even matter. As a highly sensitive person who...
