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Political Divisiveness Reminder of Family Wounds
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Political Divisiveness Reminder of Family Wounds

Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships

Political Divisiveness Reminder of Family Wounds

By Brenda Knowles|2020-11-06T15:27:00-06:00November 6th, 2020|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: division, election, Family, politics, relationships, sibling rivalry, United States|

I am writing this post on election day. No numbers have been released yet. All is quiet in Minneapolis, for now. I awoke this morning with an uneasy feeling. The feeling stems from a fear that the divisiveness in the United States will erupt tonight and in the days that follow. For many months, I've thought [...]

Politics Getting to You? Dealing with Conflict and Hostility as a Highly Sensitive Person
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Politics Getting to You? Dealing with Conflict and Hostility as a Highly Sensitive Person

Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships

Politics Getting to You? Dealing with Conflict and Hostility as a Highly Sensitive Person

By Brenda Knowles|2016-10-14T15:36:01-05:00October 14th, 2016|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: 2016 election, Amy Banks, conflict, conflict in a relationship, Donald Trump, fight or flight, fighting, highly sensitive people, Hilary Clinton, HSP, Introversion, introvert, negativity, neuroscience, politics, relationships, smart vagus, Stress, vagus nerve, Wired to Connect|

I dared to jump on Facebook for a bit on Saturday. Minutes into my perusal, I found myself scanning down the comments on an update of the only person I've ever considered un-friending. This person's language and people bashing have turned my stomach on a few occasions. Today was no different. The thread on their post was full [...]