“Too Sensitive?” Turns Out, That’s Your Superpower. Book Review of : The Hidden Power of Highly Sensitive Person

If you’ve ever been told, “you’re too sensitive,” or “you need thicker skin,” this book is your permission slip to throw those comments in the trash and embrace the softness that makes you you.

When I picked up The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ve always felt deeply. Noticed things others brushed past. Carried emotions like a second skin. And while I’ve often seen that as a burden, this book lovingly flipped the script.

Being sensitive is not a weakness. It’s a gift. A strength. A superpower.

Jenn Grannerman and Andre Solo walk you through what it truly means to be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). From the roots of your sensitivity, your childhood, your genetics, your environment—to the many gifts that come with it: empathy, emotional intelligence, creativity, and intuition. But it’s not just sunshine and soft hearts. The authors also get real about the challenges, like overstimulation, burnout, and navigating relationships as someone who feels everything deeply.

-There are moments that feel like a journal.
-There are moments that feel like a warm conversation.
-And there are moments where you’ll say out loud, “Wait… that’s me.”

One thing I really loved? There are actual checklists to help you recognize your sensitive traits (and even your child’s), thoughtful sections on parenting sensitive kids, and a super helpful cheat sheet at the back that breaks down all the key concepts so you can come back to it again and again. It’s like part book, part workbook, and I was here for all of it.

This book is comforting, validating, and empowering. It tells us we don’t need to harden or shrink. We just need to understand ourselves better and learn how to protect and nurture what makes us special.

So if you’re a feeler, a noticer, a deep thinker, this book is your love letter.

And if you know someone like that? This is the perfect gift.


Bottom line:
If you’ve ever felt like being “too sensitive” was a bad thing, this book will show you it’s actually your hidden power.

Go ahead—feel deeply, love loudly, and protect your peace.
You were never too much. You were just made for more.

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