Unapologetically Sensitive
Episodes
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Leading From The Heart and Reclaiming Yourself
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Amber Rochelle
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The Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) often leads from the heart. We often experience the world differently than non-HSPs. It’s important to reclaim our strengths and identify the gifts we have. Prioritizing our relationship with ourselves and shedding the messages we get from society about the values of being strong is part of the process of b...
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Can We Laugh At Our Embarrassing Moments?
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Joanne Jarret
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Joanne shares a few of her embarrassing stories, and we talk about why it’s important to be able to laugh at ourselves, and how this increases connection and can break shame and isolation. We talk about what internal overstimulation is, and the difference between ruminating and working something out. We explore the difference between processing a...
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Regrets, Healing and How to Imperfectly Set Boundaries During COVID-19
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Solo episode
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I have some regrets about releasing some episodes when I was feeling hurt and reactive. We’re all doing the best we can during COVID-19, and I want to focus on my own healing. I didn’t set boundaries when my kids and their girlfriends came home, so I imperfectly set boundaries and had a little meltdown. How do we brin...
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How We Heal When We’ve Been Blindsided Part 2
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Solo episode
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As I continue to process being dropped from a group, listeners have asked how to NOT take things personally, and how to not get stuck. I’m finding I’m wanting to doubt my experience—maybe it wasn’t that bad; maybe I’m exaggerating. I’m also feeling grief and disappointment. How do we hold compassion for ALL parts of ourselves because we will ...
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How We Heal When We’ve Been Blindsided
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Solo episode
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I gave feedback, and I was dropped from a group I had joined, and was told the group is not a good fit for me. I found out I was ejected from a colleague. There was no invitation to discuss fit, or the decision to drop me from the group. I talk about the feelings I’m having. I feel silenced, and it stinks! How do we honor our feelings, and create emp...
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Is What I’m Experiencing Right Now Normal?
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Laura Reagan, LCSW-C
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We’re all going through something traumatic; This doesn’t mean we are all traumatized. Laura Reagan, host of Therapy Chat Podcast, and a trauma therapist, talks about our innate threat response system; what it looks like, and what types of movement can be helpful based on our trauma response. We talk about attachment ruptures, wanting to ...
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Flourishing As A Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) During Times of Stress
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Alane Freund, MS, MA, LMFT
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During times of stress, the Highly Sensitive Person can fare better than the other 80% when we cultivate environments that help us flourish, as well as being mindful about what we consume. Overstimulation can look like anxiety, and HSPs can be misdiagnosed with anxiety & depression. Alane talks about o...
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Our Need For Comfort & Support
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Solo episode
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Many of us are craving comfort, security and a sense of connection. During uncertain times (like COVID-19), I’m seeing themes emerging, and many people are wanting a sense of normalcy and a return to the familiar. I’m hearing about stress in relationships, and people may not be showing up for us the way we want them to, or how they did pre-COVID. I talk...
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Being Real and Normalizing Our Human Experience
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Jen Perry, MSEd, MA, LPC
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What if we believed that we don’t always have to have our stuff together? The more real we can be, the more it allows others to be real. We need to normalize suffering, so we don’t think something is wrong when we are not constantly feeling exuberant. We can accept that wounding happens. Misunderstandings and miscommunications are...
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Yin Yoga Meditation
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Julie Quinn
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This is the meditation Julie Quinn did in episode 66. This is just the meditation.
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Julie Quinn discovered Yoga in 1999 and explored several different styles, such as Bikram, Hatha, Anusara, Acro, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa, completing over seven unique teacher trainings, including a 200 hour certification with YogaWorks. Currently, she teaches yoga at MOSAIC in Gol...
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Yin Yoga, and How I Healed My Autoimmune Disease
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Julie Quinn
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Julie Quinn talks about Yin Yoga, and the benefits for the Highly Sensitive Person. She talks about the vagus nerve; the importance of the parasympathetic nervous system; why rest & digest is important, and the possible symptoms of constantly being in a state of fight or flight. Julie shares her journey with autoimmune disease, and how sh...
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Where You're At Right Now Is Perfect! Even If It Doesn't Feel Like It!
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Solo episode
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We are all doing the best we can right now. There is no wrong way to experience this global pandemic, and whatever we are feeling or experiencing is ok. What will it take for us to allow ourselves to accept all the ways we are experiencing this time.
PODCAST HOST
Patricia Young works with Highly Sensitive...
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Should I Tell Others That I’m a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)?
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Arianna Smith, LPC, EMDR
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Arianna talks about the grief and joy she felt when she learned she was an HSP (she wanted to be told she wasn’t one). She talks about being strategic about her day and using pacing in order to honor her HS needs. We talk about using food/substances to self-soothe and to manage being sensitive. Arianna talks about h...
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High Sensation Seeking & The Highly Sensitive Person—You May Be Surprised!
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Tracy Cooper, Ph.D.
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Author, Tracy Cooper, Ph.D defines how High Sensation Seeking (HSS) shows up in the Highly Sensitive Person, and the 4 core aspects of Sensation Seeking. Dr. Cooper talks about ADHD vs. HSS, and the role dopamine plays in sensation seeking. We talk about being in flow, and the relationship between anxiety,...
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What We May Be Experiencing Right Now That We Can’t Explain Or Put Words To
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Solo episode
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Having words to express (or understand) what we’re experiencing is powerful. We are in uncharted territory right now, and as I’m deeply processing what I’m experiencing, I’m wanting to share not only the personal insights I’m having, but what I’m hearing other HSPs talk about. This is to give us a way to understan...
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HSPs Are Needed Leaders, Healers and Connectors!
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Solo episode
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For the next few weeks (at least) I’m hosting FREE Zoom calls for members of the closed Facebook Groups Unapologetically Sensitive & Unapologetically Sensitive Therapist’s Group. The world needs us right now, and we the ability to create connections and support, and we also need to ask for help. This episode talks about some of the thin...
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5 Ways to Thrive As a Highly Sensitive Person During COVID-19
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Solo episode
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Brene Brown said we can heal together during this time. I talk about how the Highly Sensitive Person, aka HSP, may be impacted right now with COVID-19, but more importantly, I talk about ways we can thrive and really take care of ourselves during this time. In spite of the big feels we may be having, we CAN make choices to help...
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A Research Scientist Talks About Brain Research in the Highly Sensitive Person
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Dr. Bianca Acevedo
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Dr. Bianca Acevedo talks about how the brain responds to emotional displays, and what deep processing really entails. She explains the different ways the insula processes information. She also talks about intuition, and she answers the question: Do HSPs have more mirror neurons? I was surprised at the answe...
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What To Do When We’re Having Uncomfortable Feelings That We Don’t Like
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Solo Episode
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How do we deal with feelings of depression, anxiety, disappointment, frustration, anger? We may experience shame when we have feelings (especially if we’re therapists) because there’s this belief that we shouldn’t struggle with very human things. How do we still show up and be present for others when we are struggling? D...
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A Listener Asks, “How Do I Manage Overarousal During an Interview—Because I Can’t Demonstrate What I Know?”
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KJ McDaniels
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We talk about assessing skills and using visualization to internalize our competence; how to articulate our need for time to respond to questions during an interview. How to talk about our strengths when asked about challenges we experience. We also talk about how to communicate wha...
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