The Happy HSP Podcast

What happens when you’re getting signals that your life and career are misaligned with your sensitive needs and nature?

In this episode, I chat with Krista Casey to explore what it means to redesign our careers and understanding of success as highly sensitive people. Krista shares her journey from senior creative leadership in a fast-paced corporate environment to coaching highly sensitive people in creating values-aligned, nervous-...

Today, I’m joined by Andy Mort. He is a UK-based songwriter, artist, and creativity coach. He also hosts The Gentle Rebel Podcast, where he explores the intersection of sensitivity, creativity, and culture in the modern world.

In this episode, Andy and I discuss what it means to live creatively without chasing productivity metrics, and how highly sensitive people can find meaning, purpose, and alignment without forcing themselves in...

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Kirsten Beske. She’s a former litigation attorney turned psychotherapist and ICF-certified coach. We explore what it looks like for highly sensitive people to navigate midlife transitions with more intention, alignment, and nervous-system awareness and how to cultivate our growth and progress without the overwhelm.

If you’re an HSP who is feeling stuck in a life that doesn’t align with your needs or...

In this episode, Elisa Calosso, a holistic coach and former HR professional, shares what it truly means to reclaim desire and purpose as a highly sensitive person. We discuss her personal journey of navigating corporate burnout, discovering her sensitivity, and transitioning into somatic and nervous system–informed healing work.

This conversation offers grounded insight for highly sensitive people who feel overwhelmed, disconnected ...

Today I’m joined by Linda Binns. She’s an energy coach who has spent decades helping highly sensitive people understand themselves through the energetic shifts that we sense and create within and around us. 

Linda not only shares how we can transform our lives by understanding and mastering our energy, but also why a deeper sense of self-awareness is the key to lasting transformation.

Linda shares:

• How discovering The Highly Sensi...

If you’re a highly sensitive person who has ever been told you’re too much or that you need to toughen up to fit in or feel loved, then this episode is for you.

My guest is Danielle Rose, also known as The Sensitive Ninja, and today she shares her journey in building resilience and accepting of her sensitive nature after experiencing lots of criticism in her life and self-doubt. She shares how becoming a hybrid athlete helps her cul...

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Kim

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In this episode, Kim sits down with Elena Lupo, an Italian psychologist, psychotherapist, and pioneer in high sensitivity education in Italy, for a rich and embodied conversation on authenticity, neuroscience, and psychosomatic healing for highly sensitive people.

Together, they explore what happens when highly sensitive people stop trying to fit into environments that overwhelm them and instead begin listening to their bodies, hono...

In this episode, I’m joined by Angelique Foye-Fletcher. She’s a licensed therapist who works with highly sensitive children, adults, and families through play, presence, and neuroscience-informed healing. We talk about how early experiences shape our relationship with vulnerability, and why play isn’t just for kids but can also be a powerful tool for deeply feeling humans at any age.

Angelique shares:

• What it means to be a “deep-...

Today, I’m joined by psychotherapist, author, and host of the Sensitive Stories podcast April Snow. We explore how to embrace your inner landscape and build confidence and clarity, all why honoring who you are — fully and unapologetically. We talk boundaries, empathy, and how to find the keys that gently unlock your best self and inner growth.

April shares:

• Her journey toward self-acceptance as an HSP.
• What shifted when she stoppe...

In this episode, I sit down with Amy Vasterling — public speaker, author, teacher, and intuitive — to explore how HSPs can transform parenting, education, and society. Amy and I discuss the concept of expressive expansion, reframing the role of sensitivity in society, and how to create systems that allow HSPs to pave the path to a thriving society that works for all.

Amy shares:

• How early experiences of feeling misunderstood shap...

In this episode, I talk with Willow McIntosh about his journey of discovering he was highly sensitive, how he learned to understand and develop the deeper sensory experiences he’d been having since childhood, and how those experiences led him into work that focuses on purpose, truth, and flow. 

Willow shares how his awareness, mentorship, and training shaped his ability to help other HSPs uncover their purpose and gifts.

Willow share...

In this episode of The Happy HSP Podcast, Kimberly sits down with Elisha May to explore the deeply personal and intuitive journey of spiritual awakening as a highly sensitive person. Together, they talk about what it really feels like to lean into inner knowing, embrace intuition, and navigate the spiritual shifts that often come with being an HSP. This conversation is grounding, expansive, and full of gentle guidance for sensitive...

*Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of suicide, which may be sensitive for some listeners.

Today I’m joined by Dr. Tracy Cooper. He is a leading expert in our field who is known for his research and a wide-ranging scope of projects. 

If you’re an HSP who loves to think deeply about the entire picture of high sensitivity and from a variety of angles, then this episode is for you.

Dr. Cooper Shares

• How societal expectati...

Today’s conversation is one that goes straight to the heart of what it means to be a highly sensitive person. I’m joined by Josh Speraneo, a psychology major, self-proclaimed personal-development junkie, and an identity-shift coach who helps quiet, compassionate people show up with confidence and share their gifts with the world.

We talk about Josh’s personal journey of rediscovering his self-worth as a highly sensitive man, underst...

In today’s episode, I’m joined by international HSP researcher, author, and speaker Esther Bergsma. We explore what really happens inside the highly sensitive brain — and why so many sensitive people experience burnout, overwhelm, and self-doubt around decision-making.

Esther shares her research on how HSPs process information more deeply, and how that can lead to exhaustion if we don’t understand and support our brains. This conver...

Today I’m joined by award-winning LinkedIn consultant and trainer Jen Corcoran. She shares a heart-centered approach to networking designed for HSPs and empaths, who often value deeper connection over the traditional professional landscape that can be salesy or misaligned. 

We chat about how to build a genuine network online that is human, honest, and sustainable. So, if you’ve ever wondered how to be more visible in your career onl...

In this episode of The Happy HSP Podcast, Kimberly Marshall sits down with Marc Gamet, the CEO of the technology company Slash. He's an HSP entrepreneur who leads with sensitivity in a fast-paced and technologically advanced world. 

Marc shares how he avoids burnout while balancing his role as both a CEO and as a father, and why the future of technology can be more useful to humans than we might imagine. So, whether you’re an H...

In this episode of The Happy HSP Podcast, we explore the world of the “Wild Sensitive” — those HSPs who identify as both highly sensitive and high-sensation seeking. Guests Annet van Duinen and Randy Grasser share their insights on what it means to live freely as a sensitive soul in a world that often asks us to mask who we truly are for the sake of safety and fitting in. We discuss the balance between sensitivity and stimulation, ...