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Tomorrow: Leverage your Sensitivity - Webinar + Q&A

Published 30 days ago • 1 min read

Dear Reader,

You recently saw me email about Differential Susceptibility—which tells me something important:

You're ready to understand why your sensitivity can feel like both a superpower and a challenge.

Maybe you’ve wondered:

  • Why does beauty bring me to tears… and so does the news?
  • Why do I feel so alive in some settings and so drained in others?

Here’s the truth:
Your sensitivity isn’t too much—it’s a powerful trait that amplifies your experience based on your environment. This is Differential Susceptibility—and it’s a game-changer for Highly Sensitive People.

That’s why I created a special webinar to explore this concept in a way that’s grounded, compassionate, and practical.

​Differential Susceptibility (DS): Designing Your Life and Environment for Positive Outcomes​

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Watch on-demand once you register...
​Or join us live on Sunday, August 10 at 11:30 am PDT | 2:30 pm EDT for a real-time broadcast with live open chat.
Then, stay for our HSP Tools & Topics Discussion Group at 1 pm PDT | 4 pm EDT to go deeper, ask questions, and connect.

You don’t have to do anything alone.
You just have to take the next step.

Blessings and breath,
Alane

P.S. AYHS members, you’re already in! Just mark your calendars and show up.

AUGUST IS DIFFERENTIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY MONTH

  • August 10 – Differential Susceptibility: Designing your life and environment for positive outcomes (Part 1) 11:30 am US Pacific | 2:30 pm Eastern (or watch pre-recorded content at your leisure, then...)
  • August 10 Part 2: Differential Susceptibility Discussion Group 1:00 pm US Pacific | 4:00 pm Eastern
  • August 19 – HSP Tools and Topics (office hours) 9:00 am US Pacific | 12:00 pm Eastern Differential Susceptibility for Parenting (and Reframing)
  • September 6 – Wise Women & Wonder (55+) 10 am US Pacific | 1 pm Eastern

Alane Freund, MS, MA​
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Lic. #LMFT36077)
International Consultant on High Sensitivity
​P 415-203-6600 E alane@areyouhighlysensitive.com

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