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October 22, 2025 • 60 mins

Are you a highly sensitive soul navigating the intensity of emotions, relationships, and stress? 🌿 In this powerful conversation, Emily sits down with Todd Smith, creator of one of the most popular podcasts for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), to explore how sensitivity can become your greatest strength.

Todd has helped hundreds of HSPs break free from chronic stress and emotional overload using a unique inquiry-based process that cultivates lasting peace—without needing the world around you to change. Together, Emily and Todd dive into what it really means to be highly sensitive, how to set healthy boundaries, and how to find empowerment instead of overwhelm.

✨ In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • The 4 key traits of Highly Sensitive People and how they shape your life
  • Why overwhelm happens and how to navigate it gracefully
  • The role of people-pleasing and conflict avoidance in HSPs—and how to shift it
  • A simple process for breaking free from looping thoughts and stress
  • Tips for making aligned decisions and embracing your true wants and needs
  • How to practice emotional vulnerability and set boundaries with confidence
  • Todd’s personal journey of meditation, mysticism, and building his HSP-centered business

Whether you identify as an HSP yourself or love someone who does, this conversation will help you embrace sensitivity as a superpower and guide you toward deeper inner freedom.

Guest Bio:
Todd Smith is the creator of one of the most popular podcasts for Highly Sensitive People. He’s helped hundreds of HSPs break free from chronic stress and emotional overload using a powerful inquiry-based process that brings lasting peace—without needing the world around you to change.

Connect with Todd:
Website: https://trueinnerfreedom.com/
Podcast: Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People
HSP Stress Test + Inner Freedom Program: available on his website

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