Unapologetically Sensitive

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 situat...

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 wh...

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....

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 s...

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 mo...

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 u...

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 empowere...

TITLE Sensitive Souls Can Be Prone to Addiction with Angela Raspass   GUEST Angela Raspass   EPISODE OVERVIEW We discuss the struggle that some Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) have with addiction. Angela shares her recovery story and provides the tools she uses on a daily basis to be her best.  We talk about the importance of trusting yourself and leaning into your strengths.  Sometimes, what we fe...

Bonus Episode 56   TITLE I Wasn't Invited...Why? This Sucks!...Now What?   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW It genuinely stings when we learn we weren't invited to something! This just happened to me, when I saw something posted on social media.  What can we do to heal the parts of us that get triggered and feel hurt when this happens? We get to love the part of us that feels hurt. We can unp...

Bonus Episode 55   TITLE When Others Don't Communicate the Way You Do   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW As a Highly Sensitive Person, we often expect others to be able to communicate the way we do.  My son is having challenges with his 3 roommates, and it got me thinking about how Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) tend to show up in relationships, and what can we do in those relationships where...

Bonus Episode 54   TITLE Being an Educated and Informed HSP Allows You to Know Your Gifts; Know Your Limitations, and to Accept that this is How You're Wired   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW The Highly Sensitive Person can have a number of struggles, AND it is possible to embrace our traits as an HSP; to feel comfortable in our skin; to know we think and feel deeply and to learn to shrug of...

TITLE I Always Knew I Was Different with Melissa Schwartz   GUEST Melissa Schwartz   EPISODE OVERVIEW Melissa created the Sensitivity Summit--a free online summit for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs).  She shares some of what she learned while recording the interviews for the summit.  Melissa provides some tangible tools she uses so she doesn't absorb others' energy. She also talks about learning to...

Bonus Episode 53   TITLE I Didn't Feel Seen and Heard, So I Sang the This Sucks Song!   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW What do we do when we tell someone we're not feeling seen and heard, and it triggers one of their wounds, and they get defensive? Whose responsibility is it to meet our needs? How can we use mindfulness and curiosity when we are feeling hurt, disappointed and frustrated? Is...

TITLE   The Five Superpowers of the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) & High Sensation Seeking (HSS)   GUEST   Caroline Ferguson   EPISODE OVERVIEW   Caroline Ferguson, whose Tedx talk is titled Unlocking the Secret Power of Sensitivity at Work , says burnout in the workplace is likely to be 2x higher for HSPs. She talks about the importance of curiosity, creativity and compassion and how this relates...

TITLE Overall Struggles & Strengths Highly Sensitive Person (HSPs) GUEST Jen Perry, MSEd, MA, LPC EPISODE OVERVIEW Jen and I talk about perfectionism, self-compassion, boundaries, self-care, HS superpowers, communication, vulnerability, authenticity, demystifying emotions, creating a lifestyle that honors the HSP, and mindfulness. These are some of the things that we notice Highly Sensitive Person...

TITLE   I Heal Through My Songs with Singer & Songwriter Karen Drucker   GUEST   Karen Drucker   EPISODE OVERVIEW   Karen is a singer/songwriter with over 15 CDs, and she is also an author. She writes songs that heal and bless the soul!  Karen talks about being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), and how she is able to perform at huge concerts, travel to perform, and still honors her HSP needs.  We t...

TITLE The Highly Sensitive Brain—What the Research Says, Esther Bergsma MA GUEST Esther Bergsma EPISODE OVERVIEW Esther joins us to discuss her studies of HSPs and how their brain works. First, we discuss the differences in HSPs and non-HSPs. We discuss that the brain is active in many more areas then the non-HSP. Esther shares that one of the major areas that the brain is always turned on to is s...

TITLE A Discussion About Empaths and The Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)    GUEST Colette Davenport   EPISODE OVERVIEW   Colette talks about the differences between Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) and Empaths. Colette gives us steps and tools to help us figure out if it is our own emotions, or if we are picking up on the emotions of other people. We discuss the care and feeling of an empath, and how...

Episode 33 TITLE Parenting Differently Wired Kids GUEST Deborah Reber EPISODE OVERVIEW   Podcast host, and parent to a neurodivergent son who is twice exceptional, gifted, has ADHD, and experiences challenges with Executive Functioning and Sensory Issues, Debbie talks about how parents can support their differently wired kids.  Is authoritarian parenting effective? What is attachment parenting, an...

Bonus Episode 52   TITLE Loyalty—How We Perceive Things Differently, & Relationships   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) tend to be incredibly loyal.  This can pose a challenge when we're in relationships that aren't working for us. Some HSPs struggle with conflict and setting boundaries; because we feel more empathy, we can imagine how the other person might fe...

Bonus Episode 51   TITLE Our Highly Sensitive Strengths and How I Am Working with Anxious Thoughts   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW We need to talk more about the incredible strengths we have as Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs).  I highlight some of these in this episode, and I talk about some anxiety I'm experiencing as I'm preparing to go away to a 7 day silent retreat at a Monastery, and...

Bonus Episode 50   TITLE Perfectionism, Imposter Syndrome, Expectations and Disappointments   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW As Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs), it's not uncommon for us to judge when we are having big feels, or the feels last longer than we want them to.  The feelings aren't what causes us to suffer; it's our reactions and judgment about our feelings. How do we learn to cre...

Episode 32   TITLE Best of the Podcast:  You're Not Fragile; You're Very Strong   GUEST Annie Schuessler, LMFT   EPISODE OVERVIEW   Annie Schuessler, podcast host of Rebel Therapist, talks about overwhelm, and how she has created an environment that works for her, and what she needs when she travels. Annie talks about how she helps others create fulfilling businesses. We talk about podcasting (and...

Bonus Episode 49   TITLE What Happens When We Get Triggered by Multiple Things   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW Sometimes it's hard enough to manage getting overwhelmed or triggered, but when there are multiple things are that causing us stress or triggering us, it really can be much harder to manage.  I talk about some recent triggers that happened at the same time, and how I managed (very...

TITLE How to Work with Our Feelings When They're Bigger and Stronger Than We Want Them to Be   GUEST Solo Episode   EPISODE OVERVIEW It's not uncommon for Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) to have strong emotional reactions to things.  We may not be able to control our initial reaction(s), but we can learn ways to master how we choose to respond.  When we think our feelings are bigger than we are, w...