Sensitive Stories

Have you put yourself aside for years? In this episode, I talk with Jen Berlingo, LPC, ATR about tuning back into your inner calling and…

• Emerging in midlife and unmasking to be your full self again

• Looking inward to identify what needs to change

• Navigating big life changes and taking one small step forward at a time

• Turning your ear back inward to listen to your inner yearnings and ...

Are you burning out trying to do all the things you’re supposed to? In this episode, I talked with Maegan Megginson, LMFT, LPC about unhooking from expectations and finding new ways to be of service to yourself.  We also explored:  

• Grieving the life you imagined you would have before discovering that you’re highly sensitive
 
• Experimenting with changes to feel more comfortable with yourself, in your relations...

Do you feel others emotions as deeply as your own?  In this episode, I talk with Mishka Clavijo Kimball, LMFT about how to care for yourself as an empath and:

 • Growing up sensitive as the eldest in a latino family and how family roles impact your experience as an HSP
 
• Learning to provide support in a balanced way and not automatically jumping in to rescue others
 
• How to care for yourself more and n...

What has been your experience finding connection and community as a highly sensitive person?  In this episode, I talk with Brian Torres, LMFT about the stigma of high sensitivity, the essential need for more inclusive HSP community spaces, and:
 
• The vulnerability of sharing your sensitivity and opening up to criticism and misperceptions about the trait

• The stigma of high sensitivity and the essential need for...

Do you struggle with feeling good enough as a highly sensitive person? In this episode, I talk with Lori Cangilla, PhD about imposter syndrome and taking tiny steps out of your comfort zone to feel more fulfilled as well as:  

• Overcoming the ambivalence of being highly sensitive to find more meaning

• Balancing commitments to others to get the right amount of quiet time for your sensitive nervous system 
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When you’re overwhelmed, are you able to tell others what you need? In this episode, I talk with Lauren Selfridge, LMFT about creating emotionally safe, deep connections and navigating conflict and:
 
• Translating and communicating our sensitive needs to others 

• Creating emotionally safe, deep connections with HSPs and non-HSPs alike 

• The value of taking breaks during conflicts to soothe your nervou...

When is it best to stay home to honor your social anxiety and when do you get slightly uncomfortable to show up for what’s important to you?  In this episode, Louisa Lombard, LCPC opens up about her own experiences as an HSP with anxiety and:   

• Taking a gentle approach when navigating social anxiety

• The continuum of feeling nervous to socially anxious and how to tell the difference

• Throwing away u...

How do you know you’re burned out and what can you do to heal from burnout if you’re a highly sensitive person?  In this episode, I talk with Amy Pinnell, RSW about her experience with burnout and: 

• When prolonged stress and overstimulation turn into burnout and how to truly heal from it 

• The signs of burnout and how to know when it’s time to take a break or even quit a stressful job

• Why boundari...

What’s possible when you value your sensitive gifts and come out of the margins of your own life?  In this episode, I talk with HSP Mentor Alissa Boyer about finding your worth as an HSP and:

• Navigating big life changes as an HSP such as moving, changing careers, becoming a parent, and navigating relationships.

• Learning to quiet perfectionism to make more room for what’s calling you. 

• How to have...

What can you do when it all feels like too much and need to calm your overstimulated nervous system?  In this episode, I talk with Emily Adams, LMFT, CMT about giving yourself permission to be comfortable and what’s possible when you do as well as:

• Giving yourself permission to be comfortable and what’s possible when you do. 
• Listening and tending to your body’s needs and not overriding your instincts to reduce overwhelm. 
• How to ...

Welcome to Sensitive Stories, the podcast for the 20-30% of people who live with hearts and eyes wide open.  Hosted by psychotherapist, author, and highly sensitive person, April Snow.

I invite you to grab your coziest blanket and join me as I deep dive into rich conversations with highly sensitive therapists, authors, experts as we explore the topics you care about most.

Each episode, you’ll hear inspiring and relatable st...