📢 Invitation to participate in a new research study 📢 We are conducting a study to investigate the impact of learning about highly sensitive (HSP) status. Duration: ~ 15-20 minutes Anonymous & confidential Adults (18+) only Fluent in English or French Research Ethics Approval from the University of Western Australia No. 2025_ET000241 Thank you for […]
Continue readingIs high sensitivity real?
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 Professor Peggy Kern (from the Centre for Wellbeing Science, University of Melbourne) and Nina Mapson Bone (managing director of recruitment agency Beaumont People) where they explore and discuss meaningful work and job crafting […]
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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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