Not Too Sensitive - Empowering Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) To Own Their Sensitivity

As HSPs and Empaths, it's only natural that we tend to absorb the energy around us. Under normal circumstances this is draining. Under negative circumstances it can feel like we've been bulldozed.  Of course there are tools to protect yourself from absorbing this negative energy in the first place, but let's be real, sometimes we cannot shield ourselves from everything. And what happens when...

Work is without a doubt the biggest and most time consuming part of our lives. But when we come home each and every day exhausted, tired, and uninspired or heck, even getting sick to our stomach ON THE WAY to work... we know it's time to make a change (and no, I'm not telling you to quit your job on the spot). In today's episode, I give you my top tools for handling work stress. Whether you run yo...

In a world where there is a rigid set of rules to life, I dare you to ignore it all and listen to yourself.  Tap into your intuition and do things your way. Does a job look amazing and perfect on paper but the interview felt "meh" and not a good fit while the job that didn't seem to check all the boxes on paper feels like the most perfect next step and it makes no logical sense? Listen to you...

If you ever feel like you're always trying to be smart enough, accomplished enough, and like you have to do things perfectly in order to feel worthy – this episode is for you. My perfectionist tendencies started from such a young age when I was in middle school and had hardly any self-confidence. I didn't like the way I looked and always felt less worthy than my friends. And so began my journey of...

"I don't belong." "Who cares what I have to say?" "What if I say the wrong things?" "I just feel like a burden." If you've ever thought these when going into a new (or familiar) social situation, this episode is for you. So settle in as I share some amazing tools and tips to go from standing in the back of the room at events to OWNING the room. You have a gift and a light to share with the world....

Time for another Q&A session! These are quickly becoming my favorite episodes so keep sending your questions! Today's episode focuses on loving ourselves exactly as we are. Because when we have unshakeable faith in our worth and understand how powerful our HSP trait is, we can change the world! In this episode, you'll learn: How to not feel ashamed about being an HSP. Learning it's normal to b...

If you're anything like me you may not think you're codependent. You may be tempted to skip this episode all together but I highly encourage you to take a quick listen.  You see I always thought codependency was something other people dealt with, but never me. Until I realized what being codependent really means.  And I get it - you may want to choose an ignorance is bliss kind of thing...

I used to second-guess myself all the time. I struggled to make my own decisions and always looked to others for guidance. I just didn’t trust myself to have the answers. And it’s no wonder - because most HSPs are told their whole lives (either verbally or vibrationally) that they are different and weird and….wrong. It took me a long time to finally start trusting myself and not look to others for...

What happens when we let our inner critic speak too much, too often, and for too long? We start doubting ourselves, we take less risks, and we believe every bad thing that little voice says. Here’s the thing though, you are not your inner critic. You are so much more and so much better than that voice gives you credit for. I’ve noticed that around this time of year, my inner critic comes out espec...

One of my most highly requested topics! Relationships & friendships as an HSP. In this episode, I share about HSP’s with non-HSP spouses, how to make friends when you feel like you’re so different than everyone else, how to navigate the uncertainty of dating, and maintaining a healthy connection with your non-HSP friends and family. I want to thank everyone who submitted questions through Inst...

When every weird look, snide remark, or unfriendly punctuation in a text can cause us to go into a tailspin – it’s easy to see that we may take things a little too personally. Because we are constantly taking in more information than others, we tend to notice every mood change or every slight difference in a person’s communication which causes us to feel as if things are our fault or directed at u...

How many times have you walked into a room and immediately felt overwhelmed by everyone else's emotions and energy? I could bet that it’s a lot. Trust me, I know the feeling of taking on the energy around me and the sense of helplessness that I can’t do anything about it. “I’m an empath, I can’t help but feel everyone’s feelings!” If this is something you’ve said to yourself before, it’s time to s...

If you constantly feel like your battery is on low and you’re sprinting to a charger before you shut down, this episode is for you. Being drained as an HSP may feel like something you just have to live with.... But when you understand who you are, what energizes you, and what things calm you down you will notice that the days you feel drained become less and less frequent. It starts with boundarie...

Welcome to the very first Q&A sesh on The Highly Sensitive and Soulful Show!  In this episode, I share some practical and easy action items that you can do at anytime, some common HSP myths, the balancing act of tackling your fears but staying safe and grounded, and what it means to be an extroverted HSP! I want to thank everyone who submitted questions through Instagram - you are the rea...

We like to make life harder than it needs to be, don't we? We tend to overthink, overachieve, and over-stress. But what if it could all be easy?! In this episode, I get a little vulnerable and share some of my current struggles and how I'm handling them. From breaking down after an interaction with a neighbor to holiday stress, it can feel like too much. But with these two simple questions, you ca...

Navigating the holidays as a Highly Sensitive Person should be an olympic sport. Between numerous parties, outings, and big family gatherings, it can feel like a recipe for overwhelm. We know the holidays are supposed to be about love, happiness, peace, and joy but it can often feel like the most stressful part of the year. We feel guilty for letting the hustle and bustle get to us, we could be de...

Join me and some of my friends as we dive deep into the relationship between being an HSP and developing a chronic illness. No of course not all HSPs will develop a chronic illness but it can be more common for us and we should be prepared if it happens or if we are currently going through it.  A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Jess & Ben Fritz on the Chronically Healing Podcast and we...

If you're anything like me, you grew up feeling like you were too much, too emotional, too sensitive - so you learned to counterbalance that with... *que Spongebob putting a rainbow over his head* people pleasing . It's not uncommon as an HSP and empath to simply go with the flow; don't make waves, don't make suggestions in case someone hates it, don't state an opposing opinion because you may mak...

"Why do I feel so out of place here?" "Why does it feel so hard to make friends?" "Why don't people respect me and my boundaries?" As an HSP, these types of thoughts can be all too common in our everyday life. We feel we aren't understood by others and that leaves us feeling unsure of ourselves and our traits. It can be hard to come to terms with the fact that yes, we are very different from non-H...

As HSPs, we tend to get more overwhelmed and overstimulated more easily than our non-HSP friends, family members, and coworkers. This can be a challenge for us because we never to feel that our HSP traits are a bad thing. We don't want to be viewed as weak because we "can't keep up" or "get frazzled easily." Things that seem to be labeled as bad in our society.  The truth is, our nervous syst...

HSPs make up only about 15-20% of the population which means most people you meet and have relationships with are not HSPs. This is why it's so important to learn about your trait and understand the HSP characteristics fully in order to communicate them to your partner. Our partners can't read our minds, we must be willing to have those conversations with them. In most cases, the people we have st...

Energy Leak: something that is taking up space and leaking energy from you. It can be sneaky and small and you might not even realize it's leaking your energy. When life starts to feel heavy and draining for no reason, it can usually be traced back to an energy leak or two. Because we, as HSPs tend to process everything around us so deeply (from our environment to the people we are with) energy le...

It all started from a genuine place to feel better... We never intend for self-help to become like a bad habit that consumes us and every waking moment -- but it can if we aren't careful. We can get so caught up in "bettering ourselves" that it causes us immense anxiety and stress when we do things that are labeled as unproductive.  I share about my journey to discovering the self-help world,...

Triggers can show up in all sorts of ways -- from an immediate emotional reaction like anger or sadness to a physical gut reaction like shaking, feeling sick or nauseous. It can be overwhelming and happen so suddenly that we aren't aware until we're deep in the feels. It can be easy to blame others when we're triggered but instead we should empower ourselves to find the root cause of the issue and...

Maybe you grew up being told your emotions were "too much" or you were in a household where it was literally unsafe to express how you were feeling...now as an adult you find it difficult to handle these emotions and feelings. As I currently work through feelings of grief in my own life, philosophies on Emotional Regulation have been coming up a lot. It can be so much easier to numb out or blow up...