You are too sensitive!! Has anyone ever said this to you? It does not mean you are too sensitive. That concept is subjective. What it means is they are actually so sensitive that they are uncomfortable holding space for your pain, Those who accuse others of being too sensitive are actually the most sensitive people, of all. Or have you said this to others? If you ever find yourself having that thought, ‘they are so sensitive!' Try to think instead ‘actually, I guess I just don’t understand their pain and that must be hard, to carry pain that others don’t always understand or validate.’ J. Milburn Learn more about how to hold space for your child and yourself in my latest E 📖 👇 Finding Your Calm: Responsive Parents Guide to Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation This 186 page E 📖 combines my knowledge of child development, brain science and trauma to offer parents a unique resource that includes lots of exercises, reflections, insights and also… links to additional research, articles and videos that can help support your healing and learning journey. Link in bio @responsive_parenting #responsiveparenting #jmilburn #highlysensitive #highlysensitivepeople #highlysensitivechild #holdingspace #coregulation #selfregulation #sensitivityisastrength #journaling #reflections #motherhood #parentlife #dadlife #ripples #empaths #empathlife #empathetic #awakened #emotions #bigemotions #allthefeels #healinggenerationaltrauma #allfeelingsarevalid #fillyourcup #ableism #triggers #authenticself #selfparenting #itsoktotakeabreak https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca4upuqrjgh/?utm_medium=tumblr