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This audio is an excerpt from the presentation "Simple Self-Care for Sensitive Souls" by Julie Bjelland for the 2021 version of The Empaths, Sensitives and Intuitives Summit, with host Melissa Schwartz . The Summit page noted Julie Bjelland, LMFT, is "a psychotherapist who specializes in working with people dealing with the trait of high sensitivity. "She's host of The HSP...

Paula Prober is a psychotherapist and consultant specializing in counseling gifted adults and youth. This is an excerpt of her conversation at the 2021 edition of the Empaths, Sensitives & Intuitives Summit. She is interviewed by host Melissa Schwartz. A page for the summit by The Shift Network summarizes: "Do you feel like not enough and too much at the same time? "Are you accused o...

"Big life changes (even positive ones!) can turn our worlds upside down." Gracie King , a Positive Psychology Wellness Coach, asks "So how can we better navigate the big changes that interrupt our finely honed routines?" The Show Notes on Julie Bjelland's site for this podcast explains this episode specifically addresses highly sensitive people (HSPs) - but Gracie King&apo...

Artist Kate Shepherd interviews psychologist Cheryl Arutt in this brief excerpt from an episode of the Creative Genius podcast. The episode summary on Shepherd's site includes: Have you ever wondered any of these: What the science is behind creativity? What causes creativity in the brain? What part of the brain is used in creativity? Or maybe even how to activate creativity in the brain? In t...

Show Notes from podcast episode page on Julie Bjelland's site: Willow McIntosh is the founder of Inluminance and leader of the High Sensory Intelligence movement. He shares: As HSPs we actually have an advantage when it comes to discovering our purpose. Our ability to process the world at a deeper level allows us particular abilities. These abilities are intended and why the trait naturally o...

Julie Bjelland is a Psychotherapist specializing in high sensitivity, host of The HSP Podcast, and Founder of the Sensitive Empowerment Community, whose mission is to "create a paradigm shift where sensitivity is embraced, valued, and honored. Julie offers multiple essential resources for educating, inspiring, and empowering HSPs." This audio is a brief excerpt from one of her free webin...

High sensitivity therapist and author Julie Bjelland introduces Andrea Weber in this brief excerpt of an episode of Bjelland's HSP Podcast for helping highly sensitive people. Environmental Sensitivities and our HSP trait Andrea Weber notes: "While environmentally sensitive people can be adversely affected by things like eme (electromagnetic energy), chemicals, mold, and other pollutants...

"Highly sensitive people (HSPs) experience the world differently and we also need to take care of ourselves in unique ways. "This episode will help validate your experience in the world and provide useful tips to support a higher level of wellness." Highly Sensitive Psychotherapist Julie Bjelland, LMFT, writing about an episode of her HSP Podcast. Hear the full episode, and see list...

What is Twice exceptional or 2e? Julie Skolnick explains "This is a person identified as gifted with a learning difference or learning disability. "Now, why did I say person? Why didn't I say kid? Well, because we don't outgrow our giftedness or our 2e-ness. It's something that's with us throughout our life and something we need to understand and manage and love so we...

"Everyone has experienced trauma." Keesha Ewers , PhD continues in a post: "Trauma can be experienced as physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Research tells us that the physical kind is much easier to recover from than the other three types. "In addition to the four kinds of trauma, there is also TRAUMA and there is trauma. I call capital “T” trauma the kind you usually...

Julie Bjelland, a sensitivity expert and psychotherapist, talks with Willow McIntosh about why highly sensitive people (HSPs) can "often feel like we are in constant battle with ourselves internally." Bjelland explains: "It is almost like interference with our own energy and well-being. Whilst this sounds counterintuitive to our own happiness we can often be unaware of how much we a...

Artist and Mentor Nicola Newman says "My passion is supporting Creative Hearts to build loving relationships with themselves, express their creativity, trust their inner wisdom and carve out a life that’s personally meaningful and fulfilling to them." Here is an excerpt of one of her podcast episodes. Her Show Notes include: Often when we begin a new creative project, we have a vague, or...

This is a short audio clip from the video for an episode of the HSP Podcast by sensitivity expert and therapist Julie Bjelland on "Understanding the Polyvagal Theory of stress and how stress impacts your biology as an HSP." From the Show Notes for podcast: Here are some questions answered in this event: 1. What is Polyvagal Theory and how might it help HSPs to understand it? 2. How might...

The first part of this audio with Dr. Ron Siegel is from his Talks at Google presentation titled "The Science of Mindfulness." He notes, "It turns out that in recent years, neurobiologists, clinical researchers, and mental health professionals have discovered that a number of ancient practices, like mindfulness, that have been refined over the last 2,500 years or so, are extremely u...

"It makes a big difference in your life when you learn how to balance your sensitive nervous system." High sensitivity therapist and author Julie Bjelland notes : "You don't have to suffer so much in the world. I used to be somebody that suffered a lot with anxiety and depression and just overwhelm and feeling like I couldn't do everything that needed to be done in the wor...

Julie Bjelland is a psychotherapist and author specializing in high sensitivity. This is a brief excerpt from an episode of her HSP Podcast in which she interviews psychiatrist and empath Judith Orloff . Topics in the full interview include: What is an empath and what are the neuroscience findings explaining the empath experience? What is the difference between an HSP and an Empath? What are the d...

"I’ve kind of been a student of self-acceptance my whole life because I’ve had to be." Author Elizabeth Gilbert (“Eat, Pray, Love” and “Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear”) was one of the speakers at the Self-Acceptance Summit produced by Sounds True. Host Tami Simon : Let’s start right with self-acceptance as a topic that you care about – why is this an important topic to you person...

Julie Bjelland , a psychotherapist and author specializing in helping Highly Sensitive People, notes "life can hit us with a bunch of emotional wounds or hard times - all impacting both our physical and mental health." Here is an excerpt of the notes about her HSP Podcast episode: Episode 149: Emotional Wounding Support During Hard Times with Julie Bjelland and Willow McIntosh, the found...

Actor and activist Evan Rachel Wood speaks with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show about surviving trauma and speaking out. Singer, songwriter, voice actress and director Sia (Sia Furler) talks with Dr. Gabor Maté for the Talks on Trauma interviews. ⏺ Did you enjoy this episode? 💬 Leave a comment or Voice Comment . See related article for The Daily Show video interview with Wood, plus quotes from arti...

Healthy self-confidence can be an issue for anyone, of course, but may be especially challenging for us as a highly sensitive person. Here are excerpts from the Show Notes for the original podcast episode with Julie Bjelland and Willow McIntosh: We often hear how important it is that we believe in ourselves, yet what if we are struggling to make something happen? It is all too easy to slip into se...

Dr. Natasha Fallahi is a mind-body health expert and functional medicine practitioner. Based on her years of research and personal experience, she notes there are 6 Sensitivity Types — mental, emotional, physical, chemical, social, and energetic. Also, 5 health issues that indicate you might be a Highly Sensitive Person: Chronic fatigue, Overstimulation, Autoimmunity, Anxiety, and Gut imbalance. ⏺...

How Can High Ability Adults Understand and Ameliorate Their Anxiety? "Exceptionally bright human beings are infinitely more than the sum of their complex intellects and remarkable talents." From description on a page for the Let’s Talk 2e Adult Conference, for the presentation "The Role of Anxiety in the Lives of Gifted Adults: Origins, Manifestations, and Amelioration" with Pa...

The Let’s Talk 2e Adult Conference hosted by Julie Skolnick was an online event with presentations by 16+ experts “sharing powerful strategies on everything from dating to self-advocacy.” In this short clip from the full presentation (about 1 hour) Julie Skolnick introduces psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman for his talk "The New Hierarchy of Needs and 2e." From the Conference summary: Ove...

Susan K. Perry, Ph. D. is author of the books “Loving In Flow,” the Los Angeles Times Bestseller “Writing In Flow,” other nonfiction books, many articles and essays, and a novel. She is also a social psychologist with expertise in relationships, and is a writing consultant and online instructor. This is an excerpt from our much longer interview: Susan K. Perry on writing and flow . > NOTE: this...

Imi Lo works with emotionally intense and highly sensitive people, and is the author of books Emotional Sensitivity and Intensity , and The Gift of Intensity : How to Win at Life and Love as a Highly Sensitive and Emotionally Intense Person. Imi is the founder of Eggshell Therapy and Coaching, working with intense people from around the world. Listen to our full conversation at her Eggshell Transf...