My amusement park ride of choice as a highly sensitive kid was the carousel. No big drops. No unexpected moves. No aggressive sounds or strobe light effects. I could get on my favorite horse and, for three whole minutes (or more), escape from everyone and everything...
Are you sick of the end-of-year scare tactics yet? I sure am. You know the ones. Even if you don’t KNOW you know the ones…you know them. “Make this last month of the DECADE count!” “Only a few more weeks left in the YEAR!”...
Q: Katie, how do I listen to my body? A: To listen to your body, you must get INTO your body.Like slipping on the noise-proof earbuds you got last Christmas.From the outside it’s wires and plastic – from the inside, a cacophony. Only you can hear the...
It’s been three days since I’ve been back from Italy and I still haven’t opened my computer. It’s not because I don’t have things I need to do (I do) or that I can accomplish everything I need to on my phone (I can’t). It’s...
When I was little, I used to hug and not let go. I know, it sounds so precious in the retelling. I’d hug my teachers, my friends, strangers, and of course, the characters at Disneyland. I am in family photos around the world. I don’t have to see them to know...
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