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Unapologetically Sensitive

350 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 173 ratings

In this podcast, we explore how sensitivity weaves itself into our lives. We talk about the richness that it adds, and the strengths we have BECAUSE of our sensitivity and some of the challenges it poses as well. If you are a Creative, a deep thinker, a deep feeler, neurodivergent, autistic, a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), an introvert, or identify as INFJ or ENFJ, you may enjoy the in-depth conversations where we talk openly and honestly about how we experience life. This is a podcast where you can learn, relate, laugh and maybe even live a bolder, brighter life.

Have you been told you’re “too” (fill in the blank)? You’re too sensitive; you think/worry too much; you take things too personally; you’re too emotional, too finicky, too fragile, too intense, too uptight, too slow. Have you been told you can’t take a joke; you can’t go with the flow? You can’t let go of things? Making decisions can be very difficult. You might have an acute sense of smell, and strong odors, crowded noisy environments and bright lights are just too much!

You notice things that no one else does. You have a strong sense of justice and you may be a peace-keeper. Conflict feels uncomfortable. You’re the one that everyone tells their problems to because you’re a good listener who cares deeply.

You’re in the right place!

You may have been diagnosed with anxiety, depression, ADHD or something else. Sometimes Highly Sensitive People are misdiagnosed. Our brains are wired differently. We are born with the trait of High Sensitivity. There’s nothing wrong with you! You will learn that your perceived weaknesses are really are your superpowers! Dr. Elaine Aron coined the term Highly Sensitive Person (also known as Sensory Processing Sensitivity).

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Episodes

071 Can We Laugh At Our Embarrassing Moments with Joanne Jarrett

May 26, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

TITLE Can We Laugh At Our Embarrassing Moments? GUEST Joanne Jarret EPISODE OVERVIEW Joanne shares a few of her embarrassing stories, and we talk about why it’s important to be able to laugh at ourselves, and how this increases connection and can break shame and isolation.  We talk about what internal overstimulation is, and the difference between ruminating and working something out.  We explore the difference between processing an interaction and gossiping. We also talk about phy...

Bonus Episode 75 Regrets, Healing, and How to Imperfectly Set Boundaries During COVID-19

May 23, 2020 02:15 - 23 minutes - 18.9 MB

TITLE Regrets, Healing and How to Imperfectly Set Boundaries During COVID-19 GUEST Solo episode EPISODE OVERVIEW I have some regrets about releasing some episodes when I was feeling hurt and reactive.  We’re all doing the best we can during COVID-19, and I want to focus on my own healing.  I didn’t set boundaries when my kids and their girlfriends came home, so I imperfectly set boundaries and had a little meltdown.  How do we bring compassion and self-compassion in during challeng...

Bonus Episode 74 How to Heal When We've Been Blindsided Part 2

May 19, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 31.2 MB

TITLE How We Heal When We’ve Been Blindsided Part 2 GUEST Solo episode EPISODE OVERVIEW As I continue to process being dropped from a group, listeners have asked how to NOT take things personally, and how to not get stuck.  I’m finding I’m wanting to doubt my experience—maybe it wasn’t that bad; maybe I’m exaggerating.  I’m also feeling grief and disappointment.  How do we hold compassion for ALL parts of ourselves because we will be disappointed by others, and we will disappoint o...

Bonus Episode 73 How to Heal When We've Been Blindsided

May 13, 2020 19:40 - 33 minutes - 33.7 MB

TITLE How We Heal When We’ve Been Blindsided GUEST Solo episode EPISODE OVERVIEW I gave feedback, and I was dropped from a group I had joined, and was told the group is not a good fit for me.  I found out I was ejected from a colleague. There was no invitation to discuss fit, or the decision to drop me from the group. I talk about the feelings I’m having.  I feel silenced, and it stinks! How do we honor our feelings, and create empowerment for ourselves? How do we assess if others ...

070 Is What I'm Experiencing Right Now Normal? Laura Reagan LCSW-C

May 12, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

TITLE Is What I’m Experiencing Right Now Normal? GUEST Laura Reagan, LCSW-C EPISODE OVERVIEW We’re all going through something traumatic; This doesn’t mean we are all traumatized.  Laura Reagan, host of Therapy Chat Podcast, and a trauma therapist, talks about our innate threat response system; what it looks like, and what types of movement can be helpful based on our trauma response.  We talk about attachment ruptures, wanting to feel safe, messages we may have received about our ...

069 Flourishing As A Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) During Times of Stress Alane Freund, MS, MA, LMFT

May 05, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB

TITLE Flourishing As A Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) During Times of Stress GUEST  Alane Freund, MS, MA, LMFT EPISODE OVERVIEW  During times of stress, the Highly Sensitive Person can fare better than the other 80% when we cultivate environments that help us flourish, as well as being mindful about what we consume. Overstimulation can look like anxiety, and HSPs can be misdiagnosed with anxiety & depression. Alane talks about optimal levels of stimulation, and she believes that pre...

Bonus Episode 72 Our Need For Comfort and Support

May 01, 2020 04:14 - 35 minutes - 28.2 MB

TITLE Our Need For Comfort & Support GUEST Solo episode EPISODE OVERVIEW Many of us are craving comfort, security and a sense of connection.  During uncertain times (like COVID-19), I’m seeing themes emerging, and many people are wanting a sense of normalcy and a return to the familiar.  I’m hearing about stress in relationships, and people may not be showing up for us the way we want them to, or how they did pre-COVID.  I talk about a number of ways we can create nurturing for our...

068 Being Real And Normalizing Our Human Experiences with Jen Perry

April 28, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 44.9 MB

TITLE Being Real and Normalizing Our Human Experience GUEST Jen Perry, MSEd, MA, LPC EPISODE OVERVIEW What if we believed that we don’t always have to have our stuff together? The more real we can be, the more it allows others to be real. We need to normalize suffering, so we don’t think something is wrong when we are not constantly feeling exuberant.  We can accept that wounding happens. Misunderstandings and miscommunications are part of the human experience.  How do we embrace o...

067 Julie Quinn meditation

April 21, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 4.84 MB

TITLE Yin Yoga Meditation GUEST Julie Quinn EPISODE OVERVIEW This is the meditation Julie Quinn did in episode 66.  This is just the meditation.  GUEST BIO Julie Quinn discovered Yoga in 1999 and explored several different styles, such as Bikram, Hatha, Anusara, Acro, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa, completing over seven unique teacher trainings, including a 200 hour certification with YogaWorks. Currently, she teaches yoga at MOSAIC in Golden Hill, Ginseng in South Park, and Fit Athlet...

066 Yin Yoga and How I Healed My Autoimmune Disease with Julie Quinn

April 21, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

TITLE Yin Yoga, and How I Healed My Autoimmune Disease GUEST Julie Quinn EPISODE OVERVIEW Julie Quinn talks about Yin Yoga, and the benefits for the Highly Sensitive Person. She talks about the vagus nerve; the importance of the parasympathetic nervous system; why rest & digest is important, and the possible symptoms of constantly being in a state of fight or flight.  Julie shares her journey with autoimmune disease, and how she used food to heal. Julie provides a guided meditation...

Bonus Episode 71 Where You're At Right Now Is Perfect! Even If It Doesn't Feel Like It!

April 12, 2020 22:43 - 24 minutes - 26.1 MB

TITLE Where You're At Right Now Is Perfect! Even If It Doesn't Feel Like It!   GUEST Solo episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW We are all doing the best we can right now.  There is no wrong way to experience this global pandemic, and whatever we are feeling or experiencing is ok.  What will it take for us to allow ourselves to accept all the ways we are experiencing this time.   PODCAST HOST Patricia Young works with Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) helping them to understand their H...

065 Should I Tell Others I'm a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) with Arianna Smith LPC, EMDR

April 07, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutes - 57.5 MB

TITLE Should I Tell Others That I’m a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? GUEST Arianna Smith, LPC, EMDR EPISODE OVERVIEW Arianna talks about the grief and joy she felt when she learned she was an HSP (she wanted to be told she wasn’t one).  She talks about being strategic about her day and using pacing in order to honor her HS needs. We talk about using food/substances to self-soothe and to manage being sensitive. Arianna talks about her hacks for travel as well as having snacks on han...

064 High Sensation Seeking & the Highly Sensitive Person--You May Be Surprised! with Tracy Cooper, Ph.D.

March 31, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MB

TITLE High Sensation Seeking & The Highly Sensitive Person—You May Be Surprised! GUEST Tracy Cooper, Ph.D. EPISODE OVERVIEW Author, Tracy Cooper, Ph.D defines how High Sensation Seeking (HSS) shows up in the Highly Sensitive Person, and the 4 core aspects of Sensation Seeking. Dr. Cooper talks about ADHD vs. HSS, and the role dopamine plays in sensation seeking. We talk about being in flow, and the relationship between anxiety, depression. Dr. Cooper says HSPs are wired for creativ...

Bonus Episode 70 What We May Be Experiencing Right Now That We Can't Explain Or Put Words To

March 24, 2020 18:39 - 19 minutes - 22.2 MB

TITLE What We May Be Experiencing Right Now That We Can’t Explain Or Put Words To GUEST Solo episode EPISODE OVERVIEW Having words to express (or understand) what we’re experiencing is powerful.  We are in uncharted territory right now, and as I’m deeply processing what I’m experiencing, I’m wanting to share not only the personal insights I’m having, but what I’m hearing other HSPs talk about.  This is to give us a way to understand why we may be having vague, ambiguous feelings th...

Bonus Episode 69 HSPs Are Needed Leaders, Healers and Connectors!

March 22, 2020 23:17 - 32 minutes - 32.3 MB

TITLE HSPs Are Needed Leaders, Healers and Connectors! GUEST Solo episode EPISODE OVERVIEW For the next few weeks (at least) I’m hosting FREE Zoom calls for members of the closed Facebook Groups Unapologetically Sensitive & Unapologetically Sensitive Therapist’s Group.  The world needs us right now, and we the ability to create connections and support, and we also need to ask for help.  This episode talks about some of the things HSPs are experiencing globally, and what we can do t...

Bonus Episode 68 5 Ways to Thrive As a Highly Sensitive Person During COVID-19

March 14, 2020 21:51 - 20 minutes - 16 MB

TITLE 5 Ways to Thrive As a Highly Sensitive Person During COVID-19 GUEST Solo episode EPISODE OVERVIEW Brene Brown said we can heal together during this time.  I talk about how the Highly Sensitive Person, aka HSP, may be impacted right now with COVID-19, but more importantly, I talk about ways we can thrive and really take care of ourselves during this time.  In spite of the big feels we may be having, we CAN make choices to help us feel connected and supported.  Let’s use our HS...

063 A Research Scientist Talks About Brain Research in The Highly Sensitive Person with Dr. Bianca Acevedo

March 10, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 37.9 MB

TITLE A Research Scientist Talks About Brain Research in the Highly Sensitive Person GUEST Dr. Bianca Acevedo EPISODE OVERVIEW Dr. Bianca Acevedo talks about how the brain responds to emotional displays, and what deep processing really entails. She explains the different ways the insula processes information. She also talks about intuition, and she answers the question: Do HSPs have more mirror neurons? I was surprised at the answer! Dr. Acevedo talks about a way that HSPs can rech...

Bonus Episode 67 What to Do When We're Having Uncomfortable Feelings We Don't Like

March 03, 2020 08:00 - 23 minutes - 19.1 MB

TITLE What To Do When We’re Having Uncomfortable Feelings That We Don’t Like GUEST Solo Episode EPISODE OVERVIEW How do we deal with feelings of depression, anxiety, disappointment, frustration, anger? We may experience shame when we have feelings (especially if we’re therapists) because there’s this belief that we shouldn’t struggle with very human things. How do we still show up and be present for others when we are struggling? Do we have a hard time asking for what we want? Do w...

062 A Listener Asks, “How Do I Manage Overarousal During an Interview—Because I Can’t Demonstrate What I Know?” with KJ McDaniels

February 25, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 41.1 MB

TITLE A Listener Asks, “How Do I Manage Overarousal During an Interview—Because I Can’t Demonstrate What I Know?” GUEST KJ McDaniels EPISODE OVERVIEW We talk about assessing skills and using visualization to internalize our competence; how to articulate our need for time to respond to questions during an interview.  How to talk about our strengths when asked about challenges we experience.  We also talk about how to communicate what our learning process can look like, and to emphas...

061 Using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to Help With Strong Reactions as a Highly Sensitive Person with Alison Morris

February 18, 2020 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

TITLE Using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to Help With Strong Reactions as a Highly Sensitive Person GUEST Alison Morris EPISODE OVERVIEW Alison Morris talks about the benefits of using EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques, also known as tapping, to help release stress; calm our nervous system; change brain waves, disrupt fear signals from the amygdala, and to change core beliefs.  We demonstrate how to tap on the belief of being too sensitive.  Alison talks about the importance ...

060 Tom Falkenstein, Author of the Book The Highly Sensitive Man: Finding Strength in Sensitivity

February 11, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes - 55.2 MB

TITLE The Highly Sensitive Man: Finding Strength in Sensitivity, Author Tom Falkenstein   GUEST Tom Falkenstein, MA   EPISODE OVERVIEW Tom Falkenstein, author of the book The Highly Sensitive Man discusses the pressure men feel to be strong and to not show their emotions, and how Highly Sensitive Men can feel they’re not living up to the masculine ideal. He talks about how we can support sensitive boys, and we talk about how men lose touch with their intuition. Tom shares some ...

Bonus Episode 66 The Unspoken Strengths of the Highly Sensitive Person—Mainly, the Power of Our Presence

February 04, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 26 MB

TITLE The Unspoken Strengths of the Highly Sensitive Person—Mainly, the Power of Our Presence GUEST Solo Episode EPISODE OVERVIEW HSPs have a powerful ability to show up and be present for others.  We often feel less than because we compare the accomplishments of others without realizing that we hold space, listen and notice things in a powerful way.  Our society is very oriented to doing. For the Highly Sensitive Person, we excel at being, which is not always appreciated, recogniz...

059 Influence Comes From Service; I Just Need To Show Up And Be Myself

January 28, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB

TITLE Influence Comes From Service; I Just Need To Show Up And Be Myself GUEST Azul Terronez EPISODE OVERVIEW Author, Podcaster and Book Whisperer, Azul Terronez, was afraid to write a book.  He talks about not being good at reading and writing, and flunking freshman English at UCLA; he later learned he has dyslexia.  He’s helped authors who have become international best sellers, and he has a TEDx talk called What Makes a Good Teacher that has over 1.6 million views. Azul names hi...

058 Honoring the Highly Sensitive Introvert with Nicole Burgess, LMFT

January 21, 2020 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

TITLE Honoring the Highly Sensitive Introvert GUEST Nicole Burgess, LMFT EPISODE OVERVIEW What do people need to know about introverts? Do introverts tend to need more time to process? Do they tend to process internally vs. processing verbally in the moment? Are introverts shy, anxious, or do they hate people? Are introverts slow to warm up? We tackle some common myths about introversion.  This is a fun, spontaneous interview, with lots of laughter.  We have a messy, raw conversati...

057 The Challenges & Gifts of Being a Highly Sensitive Musician with Brian Zirngible, LMFT

January 14, 2020 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

TITLE The Challenges & Gifts of Being a Highly Sensitive Musician with Brian Zirngible, LMFT GUEST Brian Zirngible, LMFT EPISODE OVERVIEW Brian, who is a musician and a therapist, talks about his work with men who are creatives, musicians and artists, but rarely come to therapy on their own, and don’t know that they are Highly Sensitive. Brian talks about the names he was called for being sensitive, and that his family didn’t really talk about feelings.  We talk about the importanc...

056 A Highly Sensitive Therapist talks about Feeling Invisible, & How She Views Her Anxiety After Learning She’s An HSP, Kitty McCormick

January 07, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB

TITLE A Highly Sensitive Therapist talks about Feeling Invisible, & How She Views Her Anxiety After Learning She’s An HSP   GUEST Kitty McCormick   EPISODE OVERVIEW   Kitty is a childhood friend who is now a therapist.  We talk about the anxieties we both felt as children, but never discussed. Kitty’s father was a prominent public figure, and she was pushed into acting/auditioning as a child to help with her shyness. She also talks about some of the barriers she experienced w...

Bonus Episode 65 Free Drawing for Online HSP Course Beginning the week of January 12, 2020

January 06, 2020 22:04 - 2 minutes - 8.24 MB

TITLE Free Drawing for Online HSP Course Beginning the week of January 12, 2020     EPISODE OVERVIEW If you’d like to enter to win free registration for the Online HSP Course that begins the week of January 12, 2020, please listen to this episode (there are 4 groups that will be starting).  If you’re interested in taking the Course, but have financial considerations, please reach out to me at [email protected].  I’m happy to work with you if I can.  There’s a mone...

Bonus Episode 64 Poll Results—If You Could NOT Be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), Would You? Questions to Ask Yourself, with Patricia Young

December 31, 2019 13:05 - 46 minutes - 43.9 MB

TITLE Poll results—If You Could NOT Be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), Would You? Questions to Ask Yourself   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW   If you could NOT be an HSP, would you? I share the results of a poll that 93 HSPs responded to including the pros and cons given.  Two major things happened on Christmas Eve before 9 a.m. at my home.  Ways to evaluate how your holidays went, and how to create what you might want for the following year.  Questions to ask yoursel...

Bonus Episode 63 Expectations & Disappointments & Creating a Vision for 2020

December 24, 2019 08:00 - 30 minutes - 30.7 MB

TITLE Expectations & Disappointments & Creating a Vision for 2020   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW   We all experience expectations and disappointments, and it’s more present at this time of year.  Do I regret talking about relationship issues? When do we talk about issues with others, and when do we need to work it out on our own? It’s ok to have wants and needs, but sometimes we need to show up for ourselves.  I talk about a new awareness that frustrates me!  With th...

055 A Highly Sensitive Relationship Coach Talks About Her Experience Taking the Online HSP Course with Hannah Kuglen

December 19, 2019 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MB

TITLE A Highly Sensitive Relationship Coach Shares Her Experience Taking the Online HSP Course   GUEST Hannah Kuglen   EPISODE OVERVIEW   Relationship Coach, Hannah, talks about the wound of feeling like you’re too much and not enough.  She shares how this came up for her in the Online HSP Course, and how she worked with it.  Hannah talks about how she manages intense feelings, and what she tells herself when this happens.  Hannah talks about how she reacts when she senses th...

054 Creating Peace Through The Holidays with Sharon Martin, LCSW

December 17, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

TITLE Creating Peace Through the Holidays GUEST Sharon Martin, LCSW EPISODE OVERVIEW We talk about ways to make the holidays smoother—in terms of travelling, having guests, dealing with family members who may be challenging, feeling obligated, overspending, expectations, and lots of ways that Sensitives can provide better care for themselves during these times of overstimulation, high expectations and lots of activity.  Sharon explains what it’s like if a Highly Sensitive Person (H...

053 A Highly Sensitive Person and introvert talks about her experience taking the online HSP Course, with Heidi Tamm

December 12, 2019 08:00 - 27 minutes - 28.5 MB

TITLE A Highly Sensitive Person and introvert, Heidi Tamm, talks about her experience taking the online HSP Course   GUESTS Heidi Tamm   EPISODE OVERVIEW   Heidi talks about these questions—How did you feel about the cost? Was it worth it? How was it having an online experience? Did you feel connected to the other members in the group? How was it being an introvert in the group? Did you feel seen, heard and honored? Did the Course meet your expectations? How was it being with...

052 Jeff Guenther, LPC, Interviews Me About The Strengths of The Highly Sensitive Person

December 10, 2019 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB

TITLE   Jeff Guenther, LPC, Interviews Patricia About the Strengths of Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)   GUEST   Jeff Guenther, LPC   EPISODE OVERVIEW   Does a client who comes to therapy need to learn to be more resilient? If a couple comes to therapy, should the focus be on getting the HSP to be less sensitive? These are questions that Jeff Guenther asks during this interview.  We also talk about how therapeutic ruptures can occur when the therapist is not aware o...

051 Two Participants From The Online HSP Course Share Their Experience with Shelly Aaron & Melissa

December 05, 2019 08:00 - 28 minutes - 29 MB

  TITLE Two Participants From The Online HSP Course Share Their Experience   GUESTS Shelly Aaron & Melissa   EPISODE OVERVIEW   You get to hear past participants talk about these questions—Did you have resistance to taking the Course? How did you feel about the cost? Was it worth it? How was it having an online experience? Did you feel connected to the other members in the group? Did you feel that 1 person dominated or that you didn’t get your needs met? Did you feel seen, ...

050 Boundaries-- I Want To Be The One To Stop It Here with Sarah Buino, LCSW

December 03, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

TITLE Boundaries--I Want To Be The One To Stop It Here   GUEST Sarah Buino, LCSW, CADC, RDDP, CDWF   EPISODE OVERVIEW   This episode is all about authenticity and vulnerability.  Sarah talks about being a wounded healer and why she chooses to tell the truth when someone asks her how she is.  Sarah talks about her resistance to the term Highly Sensitive Person, aka HSP, and we examine this. We talk about NARM in therapy, and why Sarah believes in it.  Sarah talks about her dec...

049 After learning she was an HSP from her therapist, Ranielle talks about what she got from the Online HSP group that she couldn’t get from therapy

November 28, 2019 02:25 - 30 minutes - 30.6 MB

TITLE After learning she was an HSP from her therapist, Ranielle talks about what she got from the Online HSP group that she couldn’t get from therapy   GUEST Ranielle   EPISODE OVERVIEW Ranielle’s therapist introduced her the trait of being a Highly Sensitive Person, but it wasn’t until Ranielle took the Online HSP Course that she began to actively practice embracing the traits of being an HSP. Ranielle shares what she was able to get from the Course that she couldn’t get in t...

Bonus Episode 62 Ways To Honor Our Needs Around the Holidays, & I Lost My Sht; It’s Not About The Gravy!

November 26, 2019 08:00 - 26 minutes - 28 MB

TITLE Ways To Honor Our Needs Around the Holidays, & I Lost My Sh*t; It’s Not About The Gravy!   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW How I’m simplifying Thanksgiving and consciously making changes so I don’t lose my sh*t again this Thanksgiving (and if I do, I’ll practice radical self-compassion).  How can we use mindfulness to create more peace during this holiday season? I talk about boundaries, and what can make it difficult to set boundaries.  I also talk about some of th...

048 A Therapist Talks About Her Anxiety After Taking The Online HSP Course

November 22, 2019 00:12 - 25 minutes - 26.7 MB

TITLE A Therapist Talks About Her Anxiety After Taking the Online HSP Course   GUEST Maria—Licensed Therapist   EPISODE OVERVIEW Maria, a Licensed Therapist, talks about her experience with her anxiety after participating in the Online HSP Course. Maria has chosen to remain anonymous since she shares her mental health diagnoses and how it has impacted her, and how she has felt having this diagnosis. Maria shares some of the things she learned from taking the Course and how it i...

047 20+ Ways to Practically Manage Change & Loss Throughout the Holidays with Jill Johnston-Young, LCSW

November 19, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

  TITLE 20+ Ways to Practically Manage Change & Loss Throughout The Holidays   GUEST Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW   EPISODE OVERVIEW Loss & change encompasses jobs, education, career, moving, illness, disability, relationships, pets, birth, adoption, coming out, learning you didn’t have an ideal childhood and the obvious, death. Jill provides concrete examples of how we can set boundaries, create new traditions, and so much more! Jill talks about the importance of keeping memorie...

046 Dog Whisperer Liz Murdoch Talks to My Dog Gracie, Who Has a Message for the Highly Sensitive Person, aka HSP

November 12, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MB

TITLE Dog Whisperer Liz Murdoch Talks to My Dog Gracie, Who Has a Message for the Highly Sensitive Person, aka HSP   GUEST Liz Murdoch   EPISODE OVERVIEW Liz Murdoch, Dog Whisperer, and host of the podcast Talking With The Dogs, talks with my dog Gracie. Liz (and Gracie) help me understand some behaviors that have confused me. I had some expectations about what Gracie would say, and I needed time to process this interview.  Liz had some spot-on insights, and at the end of inter...

045 It's Just a Cookie Health At Every Size With Marielle Berg, MFT

November 05, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

TITLE It’s Just a Cookie—Health At Every Size (HAES)   GUEST Marielle Berg, MFT   EPISODE OVERVIEW Marielle Berg, MFT, host of the podcast It’s Just a Cookie, talks about fat phobic language, body shaming, weight stigma and the false belief that body size is an indicator of psychological and emotional health. Marielle talks about the challenges of healthism, and labeling foods as healthy/unhealthy, which can result in compensatory eating. Marielle talks about the importance of ...

Bonus Episode 61 10 Ways We Can Thrive As A Highly Sensitive Person, aka HSP

October 29, 2019 07:00 - 28 minutes - 29.2 MB

TITLE Ten Ways We Can Thrive As A Highly Sensitive Person, aka HSP Special 1 Year Podcast Anniversary Episode   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW On the One Year Anniversary of this podcast launching, I talk about 10 different ways that I have grown, and how this relates to being a Highly Sensitive Person, aka HSP. I talk about perfectionism, being of service, naming things, asking for help & support, feeling the fear and being brave and courageous, authenticity, connecti...

044 The Traits of Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), and What It Means To Be Fully Integrated with Jacquelyn Strickland, LPC

October 22, 2019 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

TITLE The Traits of Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), and What It Means To Be Fully Integrated   GUEST Jacquelyn Strickland, LPC   EPISODE OVERVIEW Jacquelyn Strickland co-created the HSP Gathering Retreats with Dr. Elaine Aron in 2000, and she has worked exclusively with HSPs since then. Jacquelyn talks about the 4 Core Characteristics of being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), and the differences between Highly Sensitive and non-Highly Sensitive introverts and extroverts,...

Bonus Episode 60 Is It Social Anxiety, Introversion, Extroversion or The Traits of Being a Highly Sensitive Person, aka, HSP?

October 15, 2019 07:00 - 15 minutes - 19.2 MB

TITLE Is It Social Anxiety, Introversion, Extroversion or The Traits of Being a Highly Sensitive Person, aka, HSP?   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW Many Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) have experienced going into a social situation and getting overaroused and overstimulated.  When we don’t know about the trait of being an HSP, we just know it feels terrible, and we tend to avoid these situations.  When we know about the trait of High Sensitivity, we can see what works for...

043 What Is An Emotionally Immature Parent & How To Identify a Healthy Relationship with Lindsay Gibson, PsyD

October 08, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB

TITLE What is an Emotionally Immature Parent, & How to Identify a Healthy Relationship  GUEST  Lindsay Gibson, PsyD. EPISODE OVERVIEW  Dr. Lindsay Gibson, author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, & Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents explains what an emotionally immature parent is, and how this impacts their adult children.  I talk about crying when I got overwhelmed when my kids were young, and Lindsay comments on this. We talk about how to establish good...

042 Creating Sanctuary In The Home; How To Create A Space You Love with Helen Joy Butler

October 01, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 60 MB

TITLE Creating Sanctuary in the Home; How to Create a Space You Love   GUEST Helen Joy Butler  EPISODE OVERVIEW Helen Joy Butler is a Sanctuary Creator, Elemental Space Clearer and #HSP Warrior.  She talks about creating external sanctuary in our home, which helps to create internal sanctuary.  This helps to decrease stress and increase peace. It can also help us feel more grounded in our space. What do we want people to feel when they enter our home? Helen talks about ways to clea...

Bonus Episode 59 I Wasn't Invited...There's More. Sigh.

September 26, 2019 07:00 - 23 minutes - 25.3 MB

TITLE I Wasn't Invited...there’s more.  Sigh….   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW Is it ok to NOT want information about a situation that may have felt hurtful to us? If we continue to have strong feelings about it, does it mean we’re not healing? Is it possible to feel uncomfortable, AND be healing at the same time? Do I regret releasing any of these episodes about the situation? What does self-compassion have to do with all of this? No matter what feelings come up, ALL f...

041 I Acknowledge That I'm Not Broken; I'm Really Strong with Elena Truskova Lenochka

September 24, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB

TITLE I Acknowledge I’m not Broken; I’m Really Strong   GUEST Elena Truskova Lenochka   EPISODE OVERVIEW Elena lives in Moscow and has a podcast and a very popular blog.  She is an avid reader, and often translates best sellers written in English into Russian.  Elena talks about her fear of not feeling good enough, and not being perfect enough to be on the podcast, but she realized that we have more things in common than our differences.  This is an incredibly insightful and ri...

Bonus Episode 58 I Wasn't Invited... Follow Up

September 21, 2019 07:00 - 16 minutes - 19.9 MB

Bonus Episode 58   TITLE I Wasn't Invited...Follow Up   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW What happened after I released bonus episode 56? I had some insights, and some people reached out to me.  I also realized that I had blatantly neglected another Mom that was in this group! She reached out to me, and I talk about our conversation.  What do we do when someone wants to spend more time with us than we want (or are able to)? Can we be kind and set healthy boundaries? ...

Bonus Episode 57 You Take Things So Personally! How to Respond

September 19, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes - 18.2 MB

Bonus Episode 57   TITLE You Take Things So Personally! How to Respond   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW As a Highly Sensitive Person, aka HSP, it’s not uncommon for us to be told that we take things so personally.  What does this mean to the person who says it?  What if other people told us that they don’t process deeply, and they don’t feel deeply? The goal (to me) is to become an empowered HSP, so when we hear this, we can get curious about where the other person i...

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