Chloe Spillane argues that sensitivity is a strength, not a flaw. She rejects the pressure to suppress her emotions and emphasizes that feeling deeply and expressing it authentically is valuable. She models vulnerability for her clients and warns against letting others exploit her softness.
Chapters
What I care about now as a woman who was always told she was too super sensitive that I didn't before. It is important to me not to dim how I'm feeling to make you feel comfortable. It is important to me to be in a room where I can express myself and feel safe. It's important to me to not be sorry for who I am. It's important for me to not feel that I'm the problem. It's important for me to not feel that I'm too much. It's important for me to know that feeling your emotions and expressing yourself is not a bad thing. It's important to me that just putting on a smile and getting over it is not going to make the situation better. It's important for me to be able to open up and show my authentic self so my clients feel that they can do the same. It's important for me to protect the soft, nurturing, sensitive part of me that many will take advantage of. It's important for me to accept who I am at my core. A soft, nurturing, super sensitive but strong, resilient, and determined woman. And it's important for me to realize to never dim that because that is my biggest asset.