Call Me Sensitive

What happens when a New York artist walks away from the life she spent fourteen years building? In this episode of Call Me Sensitive, Ariane sits down with entrepreneur, creative visionary, and founder of Aflora Tulum, Maxine Nienow, to explore the unexpected path from circus arts and photography in New York to creating one of Tulum's most celebrated wellness communities. After a life-changing acc...

After taking a month off, I returned from Los Angeles with an unexpected lesson. I went to support my mom during a difficult health challenge and arrived carrying fear, anxiety, and plenty of assumptions. What I found instead was a world of extraordinary kindness. This episode is a tribute to the nurses, caregivers, doctors, and staff who quietly show up for people during some of life's most vulne...

Dr. Ashkan Ghavami has spent 20 years reshaping faces, bodies, and noses in Beverly Hills. He is also one of the rare surgeons who will tell you no, and mean it. In this conversation, Ariane and Ashkan go well beyond the operating table. They talk about why patients who look stunning still can't see it, why social media has made an entire generation less resilient, and why the most beautiful thing...

Five years ago, Bibi was one of the top students in her class in Kabul. Then, one day, armed men walked into her school and sent every girl home. The “second order” never came. Today, the school bell still rings, but for Bibi and thousands of girls, it no longer signals possibility, only absence. Her story is not just about lost education, but about suspended dreams, a future paused, and a voice t...

The conversation with Monia Piraki covers the journey from feeling lost and disconnected to building a thriving coaching business and creating a meaningful impact. It emphasizes the importance of taking small steps, embracing failure, and prioritizing well-being and self-care. Monia's insights on authenticity, building a network, and defining success provide valuable guidance for personal growth a...

In this episode of Call Me Sensitive , I speak with singer-songwriter Kiki Izarra about grief, sisterhood, music, and the moment loss stops you in your tracks, then dares you to live differently. Kiki shares the story behind her song It’s Been More Than a Year , written after losing her sister, Rachel. We talk about the daily calls that suddenly stop, the strange guilt of moving forward, and the t...

Everyone in skincare talks about glow. Very few talk about flow . In this episode, Ariane sits down with plastic surgeon and IRÄYE co-founder Dr. Epa Gousopoulos to talk about the lymphatic system, a quiet network in the body that most of us ignore… even though it has a lot to do with puffiness, skin clarity, and how our face actually looks over time. What makes this interesting is that IRÄYE didn...

Call Me Sensitive is a podcast about perception, emotional intelligence, and how highly perceptive people navigate the world. Most of us think control keeps our lives together. But sometimes control is the thing that quietly breaks everything apart. In this episode of CALL ME SENSITIVE , Ariane Tavakol sits down with author Crina Okumus to talk about something most of us secretly struggle with: co...

Call Me Sensitive is a podcast about perception, emotional intelligence, and how highly perceptive people navigate the world. Most people slow down in their forties. Paul decided to start racing down an ice track at 70 kilometers per hour. IceXPaul didn't start extreme sports until 41. No background. Just a realization that "I'm too old" was a lie he'd been telling himself. Five years later, he's...

Call Me Sensitive is a podcast about perception, emotional intelligence, and how highly perceptive people navigate the world. When the wind gets strong, the grass bends. The tree that refuses to bend often breaks. Strength is usually described as endurance. But sometimes strength looks like something else entirely. In this solo episode, Ariane Tavakol sits with a simple metaphor: the wind and the...

Call Me Sensitive is a podcast about perception, emotional intelligence, and how highly perceptive people navigate the world. Money isn’t just numbers. It’s emotion, fear, identity and sometimes shame. Many people feel behind when it comes to money. And that feeling often keeps them from starting at all. In this episode Ariane Tavakol speaks with financial planner Nadine Hunkeler about the emotion...

Call Me Sensitive is a podcast about perception, emotional intelligence, and how highly perceptive people navigate the world. Sensitive people often stay longer in places they should probably leave sooner. Being sensitive means feeling more. More joy. More disappointment. More empathy. And your heart shows it. A few dents. Some wear and tear. That’s not something to fix. It just means you loved wh...

Call Me Sensitive is a podcast about perception, emotional intelligence, and how highly perceptive people navigate the world. A lot of men are tired. They’re just not always allowed to say it. Men today are expected to be many things at once. Strong but vulnerable. Successful but humble. Competitive but emotionally aware. In this conversation Ariane Tavakol speaks with Laskaar about the pressure m...

Call Me Sensitive is a podcast about perception, emotional intelligence, and how highly perceptive people navigate the world. In a world that often feels overwhelming, it's very important that we pause for a minute and focus on the good that surrounds us. These are stories that remind us of the power of kindness and community.

Call Me Sensitive is a podcast about perception, emotional intelligence, and how highly perceptive people navigate the world. In this episode of Call Me Sensitive , I talk with Giulia, a 12-year-old podcaster who has a clearer perspective on attention and creativity than most adults I know. Proof that sometimes the people who see things best are the ones we’re not used to listening to yet. And ple...

This is Call Me Sensitive , a podcast about perception, emotional intelligence and the strange advantage of noticing more than most people. It’s my way of talking about what’s actually working - people doing cool things, smart things, kind things. Good news still exists - we just have to notice it. If you enjoy thoughtful conversations about how people think, lead and connect, follow the podcast.