HSP Connection

In this episode, Philippa and Robbie talk about their (not so great) experiences with goal setting and New Year's resolutions, and share their favorite tips for setting meaningful goals and intentions. The four points we talk about are: Listen to your intuition Focus on the feeling under the thing - how do you want to feel? Incorporate self-care, downtime, spaciousness and your own rhythm Rele...

In this first episode of 2024, Philippa and Robbie read and respond to some listener comments. You can find the Bloopers episode HERE LINKS:   Email us:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hspconnectionpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Robbie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠robbieleigh.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Philippa: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠boldhsp.com⁠⁠    Podcast Production: Jay Herbert  Original music: Jay Herbert and Alex Ware 

This is the last episode of 2023 and before their break for the holidays (and a well earned rest), Philippa and Robbie wrap-up this year with a reflection of how this year has panned out since starting the podcast in April. It has been quite a journey of growth and self-discovery as well as a lot of fun. For the last 7 months, they have been running the private HSP Connection community and in 2024...

As HSPs, we have access to so much wisdom, but for most of us, the teaching we've gotten hasn't included how to trust our own inner knowings. In fact, it's often been about trusting authority figures over ourselves. In this episode, Philippa and Robbie talk about the joy of connecting to other wise women, being able to show up authentically in those spaces, and see their own wisdom and...

Welcome back, folks! This week on the podcast, Philippa is joined by the amazing Jules, a therapist specialising in working with teenagers and young adults. They dive deep into the intricate world of adolescent psychology, covering everything from common themes in therapy sessions to the crucial role parents play in supporting their teens. Get ready for an enlightening discussion on resilience-bui...

Jealousy is an uncomfortable but common human emotion, and can manifest in different ways. In this episode, Philippa and Robbie talk about how to use jealousy as a flag to turn inward and discover what we really desire. Bonus: Philippa and Robbie display their acting "skills" in a bit of a roleplay. LINKS:   Email us:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hspconnectionpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Robbie: ⁠⁠ro...

Welcome to a special holiday edition with Philippa and Robbie, where they're not just surviving the season as HSPs, but thriving in it! Get ready to discover how to turn the holiday chaos into a source of joy and fulfilment. 'Tis the season for more—more activities, more invitations, more expectations, more energy, more doing, and definitely more peopling. But fear not, because Robbie and...

Self-Love is one of Robbie's favorite topics! The messages we internalize growing up are often about conditional love, so that's how many of us learn to love ourselves (and others). If we do [fill in the blank] we'll be deserving of love. Until we do [blank], we don't fully deserve love. From there, we judge ourselves mercilessly about how we're falling short and constantly fee...

Welcome back, lovely listeners! Today, we're diving into the deep waters of burnout with the incredible Josh Speraneo. Get ready for a candid discussion about the signs, struggles, and triumphs of burnout. Josh spills the beans on his personal burnout journey in his 20s -what it looked like, how he bounced back, and the invaluable lessons he learned along the way. But he's not alone in thi...

Being an HSP is such an important part of who we are, and for many of us, realizing we are highly sensitive is life-changing. In this conversation, Robbie and Philippa acknowledge this while also looking at the other things that inform who we are and how we experience the world. Who is at the core of you? What qualities does your unconditioned self have? What wisdom does she bring? Philippa and Ro...

After a break over the Summer, Philippa and Robbie are recording new episodes in their signature style. Relaxed, deep, sometimes irreverent but always real! They are so happy to be back. They will have a few guests for you too over the coming months. They really enjoyed being part of the recent HSP Awareness Summit and new listeners are so welcome to the podcast community. It's great to have y...

This week on the podcast, Philippa is talking to her good friend Jules about grief. We're not all good at talking about the hard things in life, particularly grief, and Philippa and Jules really wanted to talk about this in the hope that you might feel more able to talk about it. Jules is a therapist in the NHS in the UK and also in private practice. She specialises in children and young peopl...

Robbie is talking today with the wonderful Ksenia Eliseev about the magic of mindfulness, moving from head to body, managing stress, quieting the scary voices in your head, and the importance of being in the present moment. More about Ksenia: Ksenia Eliseev is a life and leadership coach for introverts and highly sensitive people in STEM professions who want to find more meaning and ease in their...

What does "flow" mean to you? How do you experience it? How do you access it? In this episode Robbie and Philippa work through how they experience flow and, in their usual style, the conversation is deep and it winds gently in many directions. Please let us know how this episode made you feel. Click ⁠ HERE ⁠ to register your interest for the HSP Awakening Summit happening 2-6 October 202...

Sarah Green is back with Philippa again on this episode talking about Community. Sarah first guested on Episode 19 where we talked about her reflections on the work she does with her coaching clients. Sarah has created two communities over the last year or so and Philippa is a member of one of them so she invited Sarah to talk about what community means to her, why it's important and how it di...

Robbie is talking today with one of her mentors, the wonderful Val Nelson, about all things self-employment! If you're considering self-employment or have already made the leap, you won't want to miss this one. Val Nelson is a career and business coach for introverts and highly sensitive people (HSPs) who want meaningful work without the overwhelm. She enjoys helping people clarify their c...

TRIGGER WARNING: This is a thought-provoking episode around addiction and may not be for everyone. Please take care of yourself and skip it if you feel it might not be good for you right now. Our guest is Jane Elizabeth Aston who is in recovery for drink and drug addiction and is a huge advocate for 12 step recovery programmes. She is an HSP and now coaches people in recovery. Philippa is the adul...

In today's episode, Philippa and Robbie delve into the importance of using our voices, speaking our truths, and sharing our stories. Tremendous healing can come from sharing our experiences and knowings with others, whether that's through a conversation with a friend, creating art, or starting a podcast. ;) And using your voice from a place of truth and vulnerability can create incredible...

This week we are talking with friend of the podcast, Josh Speraneo. We invited Josh to talk about his experience as a highly sensitive man and he brings so much wisdom about that as well as raising HSP children and the joy of being an HSP Empath. Josh is a bright light in the HSP community and it was a real treat to hear some of his story and hear him speak so passionately. We love his framework o...

In this episode, Philippa and Robbie explore the importance of play, especially for those of us who process so deeply. They discuss what makes something feel like play, the messages we receive about play, and how play relates to our inner child. We hope you have fun listening! LINKS:   Email us:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hspconnectionpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Robbie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.robbieleigh.com/⁠⁠⁠...

Robbie is speaking today with the wonderful Lillian Ricardo, HSP Coach and Momprenuer, about parenting as a highly sensitive person (HSP). We talk about: Negative messages about being sensitive and how to tune into your strengths The martyr model of parenthood and how to model something different for your children Mom guilt and how to release it Self care and how developing resilience around disco...

Robbie and Philippa are taking a break to spend time with their families over the summer. We considered taking a break from the podcast too but in this episode we talk about out thought process and why we decided to keep the episodes coming out even while we're away. It was a very intentional decision but is one we wanted to explain as we truly believe that taking a break from our every day li...

Sarah Green is a coach and she currently concentrates on self-knowledge and career development with her clients. In this conversation with Philippa, Sarah talks about conditioning, expectations, permission, finding our own voice - basically a lot of Philippa's favourite subjects! As coaches, we continuously reflect on our practice and our own work and here Sarah discusses how self-reflection a...

Have you ever felt different? And did that somehow make you feel less than or not good enough? In this episode, Philippa and Robbie dive into the deep need we have as humans to be accepted by others and also our (sometimes conflicting) desire to be our unique selves. Philippa shares about being the black sheep of her family, how the meaning of that has evolved for her, and how self-forgiveness has...

Today we welcome our good friend Trude to the podcast. Trude Sletteland lives in Bergen in Norway. She's a facilitator. a coach, a business owner, an artist, an author, a singer and a fighter for the things she feels passionate about. Trude told us she wanted to talk about the acceptance of and gratitude for emotions and we both said "Yes!" straight away. Trude tells us about her rea...