Emotional Sensitivity & Intensity: For the Neurodivergent and Gifted Adult – with Imi Lo

In this episode, I speak with Imi Lo, psychotherapist, author, and thinker whose work explores the intersection of emotional intensity, neurodivergence, and sensitivity.

Her book Emotional Sensitivity and Intensity felt like a roadmap to me—a warm invitation to appreciate the diversity of minds and a guide for how to work with and uplift sensitivity, rather than see it as something that needs to be pathologised.

Imi holds master’s degrees in mental health and Buddhist studies as well as researching Jungian theories, art therapy, global cultures, mentalization, and mindfulness-based modalities. She describes her professional life as a decade-long pursuit of one central question: “What do people who are emotionally sensitive and intense need?” I think this framing alone is something really special.

This conversation unpacks a wide range of topics, from the impact of psychological labels like ADHD, autism, and anxiety to how language can both empower and limit. We explore themes of intuition, trauma, and the importance of having our internal experiences mirrored and validated.

Topics we cover:

– The problem with pathologising personality

– Why sensitivity is not weakness

– The risk of over-identifying with diagnosis

– How to honour your intuition

– Healing relational wounds through new experiences

– The tension between individualism and community in a post-religious, post-COVID world

– Positive disintegration and the power of inner chaos

– Creating a life that fits your nature

Imi’s work has stayed with me in all the best ways, and I hope this conversation does the same for you.

You can explore more of her work at www.eggshelltherapy.com

Find her on Medium: imilo.medium.com

Or check out her books, this is her first one Emotional Sensitivity and Intensity which she suggests as an introduction to her work.

Or the The Gift of Intensity her second book.