The Self-Care Plan for the Highly Sensitive Person - by Amanda Cassil (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A complete, 365-day plan to help highly sensitive people practice self-care

As a highly sensitive person, self-care is an important tool for maintaining your overall well-being. Learning how to identify and respond to your needs will help you feel cool, collected, and ready to handle whatever life throws your way. This book is designed to inspire and support your self-care practice with a year's worth of reflections, exercises, quotes, and affirmations centered around your strengths and challenges. You'll discover ways to:

• Cultivate calm--Explore simple exercises, including seated meditations and mindful nature walks, that help you find peace and cope with everyday difficulties.
• Connect with yourself--From getting enough rest to prioritizing your wants and needs, discover self-care activities that encourage you to be your best self and thrive.
• Get inspired--Find motivation for your self-care journey with positive affirmations and words of wisdom from Nelson Mandela, Eleanor Roosevelt, and others.

Give yourself the loving attention you deserve with help from The Self-Care Plan for the Highly Sensitive Person.

Review Quotes

"Dr. Amanda Cassil offers yet another outstanding resource for highly sensitive people (HSPs), this time with a yearlong self-care plan. Through the daily entries, Dr. Cassil introduces many forms of self-care, each shaped by a deep understanding of HSP experiences. A tangible reminder that self-care is both necessary AND possible, this book is the perfect companion as readers find the tools that work best for them." --Josephine Hwang, PhD, psychology professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

"Dr. Cassil has created an inspiring, nourishing, and practical self-care guide for all HSPs who desire to feel more grounded and empowered in their lives. This book is filled with helpful prompts, poems, and exercises that are organized by seasonal themes. Each activity is brief and targeted enough to feel doable as part of a daily self-care ritual. I highly recommend this invaluable resource to all HSPs seeking to grow in self-understanding, fulfillment, and true joy." --Dr. Karissa Burnett, clinical psychologist, neurodiversity advocate, and founder of Divergent Pathways

"Dr. Cassil has done it again! Her HSP self-care book is a wonderful resource that provides clear and helpful guidance we can utilize day-to-day. This self-care guide highlights the benefits of making time, being kind and forgiving of oneself, and accepting of oneself as we navigate life wanting to optimize our HSP existence. Dr. Cassil's contributions to our HSP community is much needed. Her work is one I have added to my practice and will continue to highly recommend to my loved ones and clients alike." --Clara I. Aparicio, PsyD, co-founder of CALA Psychological Services

"Dr. Cassil's new book has put into words what I didn't know I needed as a highly sensitive person! It is clear that she truly understands the needs of a highly sensitive person and has created a thoughtful process to help the HSP journey through self-care and self-discovery! This book is a must-read for anyone looking to improve their awareness and habits of self-care. Not only will I be implementing this book into my daily routine, but as a licensed psychologist, I will also be recommending it to so many of my clients. Dr. Cassil's work is changing the landscape of how we understand and interact with those who identify as a highly sensitive person." --Heather A. Clinkenbeard, PsyD, licensed psychologist

"This is an extremely important and much needed resource written by a leading expert in HSP and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome that will benefit anyone living with chronic illness." --Tina Wang, MD

About the Author

Dr. Amanda Cassil is a licensed clinical psychologist as well as the founder and CEO of STEM Psychological Services, which provides psychological support to women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math). Visit her online at STEMPsychology.com.