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Dear Reader,

We celebrated World Mental Health Day at Are You Highly Sensitive, and we explored how crucial it is to show up for your own healing.

It takes courage to look at how sensitivity and mental health intersect — and even greater courage to begin transforming that relationship, a powerful step toward reclaiming calm and trust in yourself.

Here are a few highlights from our WMHD event:

  • Healing doesn’t mean erasing your sensitivity — it means coming home to it.
  • Safety is the soil where growth takes root.
  • Tiny moments of self-compassion ripple outward into big transformation.

If you’d like to explore what we covered, here’s the replay link:
👉 Watch the replay
When you’ve experienced trauma as a highly sensitive person, your nervous system often stays on alert — even when life is calm. One of the simplest yet most profound ways to restore balance is through intentional gratitude.

Not forced positivity — but genuine, grounded appreciation that helps your body remember safety.

That’s the focus of my next live event:
💛 An Attitude of Gratitude
🗓️ November 7th at 10am Pacific | 1pm Eastern
🎟️ Only $7 this season (normally $57) — a gift of thanks to our HSP community.
🔗 Join us here →

Together, we’ll explore how gratitude can become a daily healing rhythm — calming your system, softening perfectionism, and reconnecting you with joy.

With appreciation,
Alane

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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