Unapologetically Sensitive

EPISODE Bonus Episode Day 24 TITLE Working Together and Respecting Different Needs and Expectations GUEST Solo episode—Patricia Young EPISODE OVERVIEW After surviving a long 9 days when my kids were home from college with their guests, I talked about how I needed to figure out how to create and maintain balance in Bonus Episode 23 since my boys will be home for a month for winter break.  Jacquelyn...

EPISODE Episode 7 TITLE The 5 Love Languages GUEST Dr. Tom Murray EPISODE OVERVIEW Dr. Tom Murray explains why it's important to be able to speak your partner's love language. Most people identify their top 2 love languages. Words of Affirmation-the person needs to hear, "I love you," and receive compliments. There is a sense that words hold value. This will strengthen the bong to hear that your p...

EPISODE Bonus Episode Day 23 TITLE How to Care for Ourselves When We are Depleted GUEST Solo episode—Patricia Young EPISODE OVERVIEW After having 4 teenagers staying with us for 9 very long days, I talk about how depleted I am, and how challenging it was to be the only Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) who is sensitive to sounds, people and noise in a household of 6.  It brought back those old feeling...

EPISODE Bonus Episode Day 22 TITLE When No One Shows Up to the Party, Send Out More Invitations GUEST Solo episode—Patricia Young EPISODE OVERVIEW I have an weekly online group, and for 2 weeks, I rushed to be there on time, and I was the only one.  I felt angry and resentful and disappointed because I count on this group and the connection.  For 2 weeks, I cut things short to be on time because I...

EPISODE Bonus Episode Day 21 TITLE Losing My Sh*t! It's NOT about the Gravy! GUEST Solo episode—Patricia Young EPISODE OVERVIEW I win the triple crown award for B*tch of the day for Thanksgiving! It was a stressful day filled with noise, overstimulation, too many people, overwhelm and some mishaps. I dropped a handful of swear words with all of my guests present in my home over a gravy mishap.  It...

Vulnerability alert! I'm getting caught up with the number of downloads (listeners) to the podcast, and I'm feeling a little depressed because I'm connecting my sense of value and worth to how many people are listening.  I'm questioning, "Do I matter? Am I important? Is what I have to say important?" and I'm thinking that, "No one wants to hear about me."  My friend Laura Carr, LMFT reminds me tha...

This is a simple episode thanking all the listeners (and I mention all of the countries that you are listening from!).  I give a special shout out to my husband Steve Young, my mom Judy Winkler, and my 2 best friends Laura Carr, LMFT and Maureen Fitzgerald.  I offer a simple exercise in gratitude.

The holidays can be a really stressful time.  In preparation for the holiday, what are you really wanting? It's easy to get focused on perfection (the perfect house; the perfect family; the perfect meal), bt we often lose the opportunity to connect with those we love because we're so focused on perfection.  

EPISODE Episode 6 TITLE Creating Peace Through the Holidays GUEST Sharon Martin, LCSW EPISODE OVERVIEW We talk about ways to make the holidays smoother—in terms of travelling, having guests, dealing with family members who may be challenging, feeling obligated, overspending, expectations, and lots of ways that Sensitives can provide better care for themselves during these times of overstimulation,...

EPISODE Bonus Episode Day 17 TITLE One of my favorite stories about Josh and empathy GUEST Joshua Young EPISODE OVERVIEW Josh talks about his perspective about sensitivity. We talk about my anxiety and how it impacted him and what was helpful in how I communicated with him.  I talk about how when Josh was applying for college, at one point, I was asked to NOT talk with him about it, then my husban...

Often we are afraid of feeling disappointed or angry and frustrated if we ask for something and we don't get it.  I share a few stories of taking a risk and asking, and getting some really positive responses and an unexpected outcome.  Also, I have a really exciting surprise for you that's really the reason why I recorded this episode.  There are 2 upcoming episodes that are geared to you as the l...

My son Josh talks about what it's like having a therapist who's a mom.  We also talk about our relationship, and the areas where we are similar.  I ask Josh about the relationships his friends have with their parents.

Daniel Young (one of my twins) talks about how he feels about self-disclosure, and how he handled communicating with his teachers when he was in school. Daniel has ADHD and we talk about how he feels about this, and how he feels sharing it with others. I also ask him, "What do you want to say about me as a mom?"

EPISODE Bonus Episode Day 13 TITLE Would I Be a Twin If I Had a Choice? GUEST Josh Young EPISODE OVERVIEW I had delightful conversation with one of my twins, Josh.  We talk about self-disclosure and why Josh chooses to share the way he does.  We talk about what it was like for Josh to have a twin, and the challenges it posed for him. Josh has a theory about why he thinks he and his twin are so dif...

EPISODE Bonus Episode Day 12 TITLE When your kidult is engaging in behavior that doesn't align with your values GUEST Daniel Young EPISODE OVERVIEW My twins were home from college for the weekend, and my son Daniel sat down with me to chat.  I asked him what it's like to have a mom who's a therapist. We also talk about how we navigated when Daniel started engaging in behaviors that did not align w...

EPISODE 005 TITLE 005 I gave myself permission to be me, and not place undue expectations about who I should be, with Melvin Varghese, PhD GUEST Melvin Varghese, PhD EPISODE OVERVIEW Melvin talks about what it was like being born in India, and coming to the U.S. as a sensitive, minority male in a new culture.  Melvin talks about the collective consciousness in India compared to the individualistic...

EPISODE Bonus Episode Day 11 TITLE Not Allowing Others to Define Us GUEST Solo episode—Patricia Young EPISODE OVERVIEW How wounding from our past can cause bigger reactions in us than the situation warrants. This can also trigger a strong sense for us to want to be right about a situation (and to want to make others wrong). This is due to shame and wounding. I talk about how I show up in the world...

Knowing we are an introvert, extrovert or Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), can bring relief, and it can help us understand why we are the way we are. It can provide comfort, validation, understanding and knowledge. However, it's important to be mindful HOW we're using these "labels." I always thought I had social anxiety, but in retrospect, I think it was overwhelm and overstimulation. I also though...

Many HSPs have wounding from childhood because their caregiver(s) were not able to attune with them (to understand their needs, and respond in a way that would have nurtured the HS child).  This leads to anxiety and depression (shown in Dr. Elaine Aron's Research www.hsperson.com ).  Many HSPs grow up hating their sensitivity because it wasn't embraced or supported when they were young.  These HSP...

We never know who we will impact, or how people will be impacted by our behavior.  This is a little change of pace, and I feel pretty vulnerable putting this out there.  There is so much power in receiving forgiveness! I was bully when I was younger, and although I apologized to the boy I was ruthless to when I saw him many years ago at my high school reunion, when I launched this podcast, he was...

Sometimes where there are unexpected changes, we have a little bit of a harder time going with the flow. This episode talks about some of the types of big and small changes that might throw us off, and how we can work with our reactions so that when life gets bumpy, we learn how to ride the bumps www.patriciayounglcsw.com www.unapologeticallysensitive.com unapologeticallysensitive@gmail.com facebo...

When there is too much going on, and we need to find a quiet place to retreat in order to get some balance, what can we do?  In this short episode I give a tip on how to get grounded if you're at work or home and only have a few minutes.  Sometimes we just need to take what we can get.

Matt Marr is a therapist, actor, podcaster & activist, just to name a few. Matt brings an open and refreshing view about growing up being an effeminate kid with a lisp in the South, and the mixed messages he received. We talk about the intersection of sensitivity and being gay in terms of degenderizing the world.  Matt takes Dr. Elaine Aron's self-test to see if he rates as a Highly Sensitive Pers...

Highly Sensitive People are extremely conscientious. We care deeply about the work we do.  We show up on time; we're prepared and we work hard. We think everyone has the same work ethic and values that we do, but it's not true.

As Highly Sensitive People, our nervous systems often get overwhelmed and overstimulated.  Learn how you can calm and soothe your overactive nervous system.