Kindness vs Weaponized Kindness: What’s the Difference?

by Leesa Renée | Jan 16, 2022 | Boundaries

Being kind is not the problem. In fact, we all should be. But when kindness is used as a tool to guilt someone into abandoning their anger around injustice, or pressure someone into loosening their boundaries, or ridiculing someone to dump their self-care practices,...

The Great Opt Out Manifesto: Why I Just Cannot Return to Normal and What I Want Instead (Contains Guided Prompts for Journaling)

by Leesa Renée | Jul 29, 2021 | Boundaries, Highly Sensitive People

The expanded essay, plus the 6 lessons I learned sheltering-in-place, is posted here. If you’d like to receive the 5 guided prompts so you can use reflective journaling to get clear about what you want to opt out of, enter your info in the box below to get them...

7 Ways Highly Sensitive People Can Protect Their Energy In Uncertain Times

by Leesa Renée | Jun 5, 2020 | Boundaries, Highly Sensitive People

I remember having dinner with a colleague. He, like me, is highly sensitive and introverted. Amongst the chatter and noise in the restaurant, my colleague asked me a single question: “How do you protect your energy as a person who identifies as highly...

Why You May Be Tempted to Unleash a #MamaPope Inspired Rant But Can’t

by Leesa Renée | May 25, 2017 | Boundaries, Inner Field Trip

Maya Lewis, the mother of Olivia Pope on the award-winning television program called Scandal, laid it all on the line when she unleashed a soul-ridden rant. Here’s the almost two-minute monologue by Mama Pope (played by Khandi Alexander). [easyembed...