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Highly Sensitive Social Workers


Heartache While Doing Heartwork: A Message for Grieving Social Workers
Most Social Workers confidently walk alongside others with compassion while they navigate grief and loss, but I’ve heard time and time again how disorienting it is for helpers to find themselves experiencing sorrow and heartache while continuing to support others. Grief, both in Social Work and in our personal lives, is inevitable. So, rather than minimizing or avoiding experiences of grief, helping professionals need strategies for tending to their aching hearts - exactly wh

Amy Pinnell
Oct 94 min read


Navigating High Sensitivity: Embracing Boundaries for Empowerment
Tips for navigating barriers to setting healthy boundaries for Highly Sensitive People.

Amy Pinnell
Jul 17, 20245 min read


3 Ways I'm Honouring My Sensitivity This Holiday Season
As a Highly Sensitive Social Worker and Therapist, I've come to recognize the importance of honouring my sensitivity, especially during...

Amy Pinnell
Dec 8, 20233 min read


Sensitive Social Worker Holiday Gift Guide
This heartwarming holiday gift guide was created with tender-hearted, deep-feeling Social Workers in mind! By the end of this blog post,...

Amy Pinnell
Nov 30, 20236 min read


7 Ways Boundaries Prevent Burnout for Sensitive Social Workers
I'm revealing why establishing healthy boundaries must be a part of your burnout prevention plan as a Sensitive Social Worker.

Amy Pinnell
Aug 23, 20236 min read


How To Not Take Things Personally at Work as a Sensitive Social Worker
Over the years, I've had many Highly Sensitive Social Workers ask me how they can stop taking things so personally at work. So, I’ve...

Amy Pinnell
Jul 4, 20235 min read


5 Burnout Prevention Strategies for Sensitive Social Workers
After helping countless Highly Sensitive Social Workers thrive in their careers, I'm revealing my top strategies for burnout prevention....

Amy Pinnell
Feb 28, 20236 min read
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