A SPLENDID MESS: Chronicles of a practically enlightened misfit
“A must-read for any Highly Sensitive Person who seeks to feel seen and longs for connection and belonging.” VICTORIA M.D., AUSTRALIA
“Brilliant, zany and funny. It will make you laugh, make your cry, and sing to the heavens. A triumph of the spirit.” ALLEN B., CALIFORNIA, USA
“This book led me home to myself. Thank you.” ANGELA S., BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
“A Splendid Mess is like a roadmap that showed up in my life just when I needed it” CÉLINE R., QUEBEC, CANADA
“All I need to do now is glance at A Splendid Mess to find motivation to tackle whatever I planned on achieving that day.” MARIETTE D., QUEBEC, CANADA
“Annie is a mirror, an uplifter, and an inspiration for all things possible.” DEANNA C.L., ARIZONA, USA
“I read through the first chapters and was moved, immediately.” JASON R., ARIZONA, USA
“I have always thought of vulnerable honesty as a gift that helps those around us feel safe to be themselves. This book might just be the finest example of this I have ever seen.” TRINE L.H., DENMARK
“Fantastic! This book must be out there for every woman to read.” ANNA P. H., ECUADOR
“Annie’s courageous ability to share the human experience with wit and charisma makes us realize that our lives are extraordinary. — GEORGIA R.B., ALASKA, USA
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The Puppy and the Boulder
Hello Beautiful!
Some of us feel the world more deeply. We grew up feeling like we were different and didn’t fit in — and still feel that way. People’s behaviors and circumstances can break our hearts (or make us jump with joy). Our emotions are intense, and “mind over matter” doesn’t quite work for us. We perceive and process information differently.
We’ve learned to hide and not trust our feelings because they are inconvenient. Our bodies often respond with exhaustion and inexplicable sickness. Our minds have become a bit of a torture chamber.
Our environment affects us on a deep level, and going about “normal” business requires so much effort we wonder how other people do it, which leaves us wondering what’s wrong with us. We have a hard time bouncing back from disruptions and we don’t understand why the world is not ruled by love.
We are highly sensitive people.
We were born this way. We are physiologically different. Think of it this way, 80% of the population live like 4-wheelers — they can push through any terrain, get dirty, and do it again the next day. We are Formula Ones — we are highly performing, finely tuned vehicles that can’t race every day.
There’s nothing wrong with us. We just need to get to know ourselves and stop comparing our performance.
Let’s figure this out together.
Let’s CREATE A LIFE THAT FITS US.
Let’s SET OURSELVES FREE.
I hope you join me.
xox
Annie
P.S. Now that my book is done, I’ll soon be writing blogs about living as an HSP. It’s coming soon…please be patient with me :)
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MANIFESTO.
READ THIS.
STAND TALLER.
HIGHLY SENSITIVE PEOPLE & CHRONIC ILLNESS
Many Highly Sensitive People (HSP) also live with chronic illness. Here’s why. For HSPs — and other neurodivergent people — suppressing our true self is something we’re likely to have done our entire life. Whether we realize it or not, that’s a source of constant, intense stress for our bodies. And as science has shown, stress suppresses the immune system and allows disease to take root.
That’s what happened to me. As a child I developed ulcerative colitis, and it almost killed me more than once (you can read more about it my book). Sometime ago, I decided to redefine chronic illness as a “chronic difference”. I love how it reframes our unique way of experiencing life — just as we do when we live as an HSP.
I wrote this manifesto for us, the chronically different. It’s really empowering. It will give you the courage and confidence to live as WHO YOU ARE.
I love you,
xox
Annie
