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Wow, that was really good! Calmed my mind and brought me back to the present moment and my body. Thank you for making this video! ❤❤

Thank you 🙏 ❤

Wow! This was wonderful. Thank you. I feel so much better. I am looking forward to adding this into my toolkit.

Yay! Adore Nichola ❤ Her story is quite similar to mine and I've always loved hearing her perspective on life and advice for HSPs and neurodivergence. ☺️

I have learned so much from your Self-care course ❤ - but I am still learning! I need at least 3 free days each week! One at the weekend and two during the week! This is because I have my work at home grooming dogs for other people - but I also have my own dogs since I am a breeder! This means that I have work 24/7 and it takes planning to get the balance right!

I continue to be amazed there’s people out there struggling with exactly the same issues I struggle with 🥹! I cannot tell you how comforting that is and I am hanging every resonating word ❤️! I know this one day off system is essential for me . I’m just having trouble implementing it . I hate being the problem in the schedule but I know having meltdowns through the week is not productive or helpful to any one !! I don’t see weekends ever working for me, so I’m thinking of trying Wednesdays! 🤪

You have brought into my life so much self awareness and acceptance. I feel so much connection, listening to your podcast, Sensitive Stories. Many many thanks to you from the bottom of my sensitive heart all the way to yours❤️

That’s why I have felt SO tired coming back from our vacation with hot days, Sun and a Warm sea! I just couldn’t figure out why I felt so fatigued the first two weeks home in grey dark days and cold temperatures - but now I do! 😮Strength has been coming back slowly when I slowed my schedule down!! ❤

Another excellent episode. I really appreciated hearing from a male. Thank you so much for taking the time to put these pods out for us.

I loved the conversation today and I can relate so much with using music from chanting to humming/singing along to moving with or just having it as a pick me up while doing other things like cooking. I also have used it to paint to or write to which has so many benefits. Thanks again for all your great interviews.

Thank you so much for this podcast.

Thanks, that was calming! I've tried various breathing exercises and rotate them so that they're more effective. HRV (Heartrate Variability) Breathing for 10 minutes, 5 breaths/minute, is really effective and they have several versions on RUclips. Also humming stimulates the vagal nerve through vibrations that resonate in the skull. You lightly touch your tongue to your upper palate, slightly purse your lips, and hum for as long as you comfortably can. It's similar to Om, but this is even more effective. I've found that I can stop a panic attack, or even a mild headache, as well as stimulate the parasympathetic response. I'll hum for at least 5-10 minutes, while 15-30 minutes is really calming.

Sometimes I want to say "Stop the world, I want to get off!" the title of a play I saw many years ago. I've learned to pace myself with the news by logging off my laptop, taking neighborhood walks, gardening, reading, meditating, etc. Also to remember that, no matter how bad it looks, the future isn't actually written yet! I used to becoming overstimulated and overwhelmed, with subsequent meltdowns, but I rarely do this anymore.

That was certainly serendipitous how you accidentally discovered Dr. Elaine Aron's Workshop. It was meant to be! My therapist years ago felt I might be HSP and told me about "The Highly Sensitive Book", which really resonated with me too. I've read all her books plus listened to her many podcast interviews over the years. I recently saw Jenara Nerenberg's "Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Design for You", which is another enlightening book. It's a "paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women" who range from HSP, ADHD, autism, synesthesia, to SPD, and how architects are designing work spaces and schoolrooms that accomodate neurodivergents' sensitivities.

Your videos are so informative for me as an HSP.. thank you for being an HSP's true voice ❤❤❤

How much does the online group cost?

I loved doing this exercise with you ❤.. thanks..it was needed ☺️🙏

Days before a full moon …extreme , extreme swings… i no longer have a cycle … the only way I picked up on it was journaling years ago, I saw a huge difference in the moods and exhaustion

thank you 🙏❤

I'm happy and calm when fall and winter approach. When summer comes, I get depressed.

the other day i said to a friend, i just want to press the pause button on the world, until i have recharged and am ready to go on with life.

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thank you for this video :)

I always knew since I was a little girl that I was unique & special. But I’m just putting a name & vocabulary to me being a HSP a couple of months ago 🙌🏾🫶🏾 now I feel seen heard & understood now 🙌🏾🥰 I love this beautiful channel Sensitive strengths 🩵

ive been waiting for this topic!

Excellent podcast with lots of wonderful tips. 🍏

Thank you so much for this talk. I went to both of Kate’s links and they didn’t work. I am hoping they will work soon. Thank you again very much. 💜

I listened to this conversation on the Sensitive Strength website .The validation in hearing our shared experience of trying to make socializing work just warmed my heart! I think its confusing as a child when you are both interested in people but want them to go away and not engage you, at the same time. All the details of Ibinye's journey are just so familiar. Her confidence in navigating socializing made me feel that I am on the right track for finding a way that is better than totally isolating and that I can learn to be confident in expressing my needs in this arena so its not such a huge weighted stressor. The nightmare of surprise parties and having to scope out a restaurant like the secret service had me laughing out loud in my kitchen! I can do whatever I want to do how I want to do them!

'That hurt me, we don't allow people to hurt us just because we think it's unkind to set a boundary' This is so powerful! I always saw myself as super sensitive, now that I've realized that I REALLY am a HSP I'm finally able to start understanding my needs, boundaries and ways of seeking peace. I relate so much to Ibinye's narrative and experiences. Thank you for these beautiful words and reflections. I appreciate a lot the work you put on helping others through your YT videos. Have a wonderful week ahead!

“ You can do whatever you want to do; you just have to figure out the how. You can be loud; you can be quiet; you can be ambitious; you can take one thing at a time; you can move slowly; you can move quickly. You just have to figure out what this HSP thing is for you - and just figure out how to move through it - and you can accomplish things however you want.” Beautifully said. Thank you!

detach from obligation. perfect

This was such a great video. Exactly what I needed to hear today.

I hope this video finds many viewers... what a simple yet effective tool!❤

You have a very soothing way of presenting things. Thank you for this. 😊

Thank you for this. HSP awareness is so crucial, and watching your videos has helped me realize that my struggles could have been largely prevented if I, and just as importantly those close to me, had had good information and support. The challenges HSPs face can lead to feelings of inferiority, isolation, resentment, hopelessness, feeling misunderstood. For me, this has led to anxiety and depression, and your kind and clear motivation to help is really appreciated. It helps me feel validated and empowered, and I really appreciate your work.

Amazing ✨Thank you for sharing ❤

Thanks for the great clip! Very good advice and info and I'm glad there's a channel for people like this. HSP's are a small part of the general population so its difficult to find like-minded people such as myself. I identify as an HSP as well as Myers Briggs INFJ, so the world feels very overwhelming and lonely at times.

Will be thinking about this

HSM here. I really enjoy your interviews. Thanks very much.

I SO relate to looking back at my life, all the way to child hood, seeing how I was using so many behaviors to manage my sensitivity without knowing why I needed to do these things . Feeling weird and guilty for needing to do everything differently. My body was screaming for help! I’m sad that my little self’s needs were never validated or fully met and grieve the confidence I could have had in my uniqueness had I know I was a HSP and what that meant. Melissa’s story of insisting on living her true self life is so hopeful even with the inevitable messiness ! I hope I can get to a point where I use all the language I now have to verbalize what I need and why so articulately !

Thanks

Very helpful. Thanks.

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I never knew there was a term for someone like me. Thank you. Highly sensitive person. This is me! Keep doin what you're doin ladies.

Help!!! I hate living with a loud and abrasive in-law, but due to a lifelong struggle with paralyzing fear and self-doubt, I never trusted myself to live completely on my own. I'm in my 60s and currently in therapy, but I'm having a terrible time moving on with life.

This has been fantastic advice! You make it so easy to relate to, and the examples are very tangible/practical. Thank you April :) As always

What's that lamp behind you? I like how it looks and its gentle orange light is calming. Could you share the link to smth similar? The technique is helpful, thank you.

We're both working from home, and I find it really hard to explain to my husband why I need alone time. Also, he hates being outside our home, so I have to get creative and find ways to unwind in his presence. It's hard because, for example, I can never let myself cry in his presence or show any emotions. A hotel room is great, but alone time at home is the most valuable.

YES .. there’s so many details and things going on in transitions especially if other people are involved , it just seems like a huge undertaking . I’m anxious and overwhelmed thinking about it. I’m always the LAST one 😭 which is crazy as while I’m at work or a class or home I’m so attentive to to so many things