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Shortly I'll guide you through a practice that I hope will become a genuinely useful skill as you navigate the beautiful complexities of being both highly sensitive and a perfectionist.

There are so many wonderful aspects of being a highly sensitive person — a unique depth of perception, an intuitive and empathic nature. I truly felt closer to myself and my own nature when I discovered that I am highly sensitive, and began to honour how my mind works, rather than push against it.

But, there are costs to our sensitivity and our heightened awareness — costs that can show up as perfectionist behaviours like people pleasing, self-criticism, and undervaluing ourselves.

In my work as a hypnotherapist, whether I've been helping people improve their sleep or ease their anxiety, perfectionism is often found underneath the stress and fears clients feel. It can weave itself into so many areas of life — work, career, love, family, relationships — and of course in those tender moments when we find ourselves at a crossroads, when one road is coming to an end but the new road hasn't yet revealed itself.

I created Being with the Weight of Not Enough as a starting point — a place to begin getting to know what's actually happening in those moments of self-doubt, fear and frustration that seem to show up again and again.

This isn't about getting rid of perfectionism. It's about something more honest and more sustainable — learning to live alongside it, so that it no longer gets to make your decisions for you.

What you'll need:

• Yourself

• 20 minutes of undisturbed time

• Earphones if needed

• A comfortable and safe space

• Pen and paper — optional

• Your intention to listen deeply

• An open heart to receive what arrives

Before you begin the audio, take a moment to sit with these two questions. You might reflect quietly, or write your thoughts down — whichever feels right.

The first question will help you prepare for the practice of being with the feeling of not enough:

What do you find hard to accept about yourself?

This might be how you look, your body, how you feel, your abilities or talents, your achievements, or your deeply felt emotions.

The second question we return to at the close of the practice, but it's worth bringing in here too:

What might become possible if you were able to accept yourself more fully? What might you feel free to do? Where might you feel a little less held back?

And when you're done — I'd genuinely love to hear how it went.

Did you find it useful? What did you notice? How might you relate to yourself a little differently going forward?

Whatever you'd like to share, big or small, email me at ​hello@lisa-gray.com​ and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

You are not alone in this.

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