Election anxiety hits differently when politics feels personal. For queer and highly sensitive people, the nonstop news, political conflict, and threats to LGBTQ+ rights can be exhausting. Here are practical ways to set boundaries, manage media overload, and stay engaged without burning yourself out.

Highly sensitive people take in a lot, often more than we consciously realize. Add the layers of being queer, and your nervous system may have even more to sort through.

Self-care isn't always simple for Highly Sensitive People. Learn why guilt, overwhelm, and people-pleasing make it harder, and how to care for yourself with more compassion.

I grew up hearing I was “too sensitive.” Now, as a Highly Sensitive therapist, I see sensitivity differently. It isn't a weakness or a character flaw. It's a deeper way of experiencing the world.

Fear can shape the stories we tell ourselves. In Part 2, explore how to challenge those stories, shift your relationship with fear, and begin writing a different narrative.

Explore three common fears that can hold us back, how they intersect with LGBTQIA+ identity, and what can happen when we begin facing fear instead of avoiding it.

Chronic anxiety is exhausting. But anxiety isn’t always meaningless. Sometimes it’s information, pattern recognition, or a nervous system trying a little too hard to keep you safe.

In Part 2 of The Healing Power of Music, we dive into NF’s latest album Hope, where he trades black for white and despair for transformation. Through tracks like Happy and Running, NF continues his brutally honest conversation about mental health, proving that healing isn’t linear—but hope is always within reach.

NF’s music resonates deeply with people struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, and emotional isolation. In Part One of The Healing Power of Music series, I explore mental health, authenticity, emotional resilience, and why his music connects so strongly with outsiders and Highly Sensitive People.

Welcome to Corbett Corner - Chronicles of a Rebel Healer

I’m Tori Corbett, a bi+ queer therapist and HSP based in Eugene, Oregon. Here on my blog, I write about mental health challenges, life as a highly sensitive person, the impacts of patriarchal expectations, and LGBTQIA+ issues like internalized biphobia and bi-erasure. Navigate these complexities with humor and insight.

Corbett Corner: Where rebellion meets healing.