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Toxic Self-Improvement?
I'm a sucker for a YouTube video about self-improvement. Over the years I've consumed thousands of hours of content about decluttering and organizing and minimalism and cleaning and building better habits and maximizing my productivity. For a while I found this content really helpful. But I feel like more these days, I instead get an unsettling pit in my stomach and a whispered voice in my head that says, you'll never be improved enough. Despite all your hard work, you stil

Megan J. Hall, Ph.D.
Mar 163 min read


"You Good? Keeping Busy?"
As an HSP I absolutely hate "busy" (which for me equals overwhelm), and I'm on a mission to obliterate it for myself—and, I hope, for all of you, my wonderful readers.

Megan J. Hall, Ph.D.
Feb 161 min read


A little Christmas magic ...
How did I get to this week of peace and a little Christmas magic? In large part, I went by feel (a classic HSP tool).

Megan J. Hall, Ph.D.
Dec 15, 20252 min read


We need a fall break
For the sake of our sanity, my dear overwhelmed overachievers, we need a fall break.

Megan J. Hall, Ph.D.
Oct 27, 20252 min read


Is every day an Infinite Workday?
You know that feeling when you wake up in the morning with good intentions, and then suddenly it's 1 a.m. and you're still working? Yeah. I've been living that reality for longer than I care to admit. And a couple Mondays ago I ran myself into a brick wall at 90 miles an hour like a 1980s crash test dummy.

Megan J. Hall, Ph.D.
Oct 13, 20253 min read
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