Sensitive Stories

Do you feel selfish for slowing down? In this episode, I talk with Lisa-Marie Vecchio about making big life changes to find more peace and:  • Trusting your gut when making decisions for your life and work • Moving from corporate to freelance work as a creative person • The importance of having schedule freedom as a highly sensitive person • Creating moments of art and visual beauty in your home  Lisa-Marie is a Brisbane-based graphic designer and muralist, illustrating art that encourages and uplifts. Her designs are recognised as colourfully eye-catching, created with the intention of communicating hope, joy and empowerment. After ten years working as a designer in the business and corporate sectors, Lisa-Marie started to explore the more creative side of design, seeing a shift in her art style. She then looked for opportunities to recreate her digital artwork as murals, refreshing public spaces with a burst of vibrance and colour. Keep in touch with Lisa: • Website: http://www.lisadotdesign.com • Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lisadotdesign  Resources Mentioned: • Free digital downloads + recipes from Lisa: https://www.lisadotdesign.com/newsletter • Work with Lisa: https://www.lisadotdesign.com/services  • Lisa’s planners, prints, homewares, and more: https://www.lisadotdesign.com/store  Thanks for listening! You can read the full show notes and sign up for my email list to get new episode announcements and other resources at: https://www.sensitivestories.comYou can also follow "SensitiveStrengths" for behind-the-scenes content plus more educational and inspirational HSP resources: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensitivestrengths TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sensitivestrengths Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sensitivestrengths And for more support, attend a Sensitive Sessions monthly workshop: https://www.sensitivesessions.com. Use code PODCAST for 25% off. If you have a moment, please rate and review the podcast, it helps Sensitive Stories reach more HSPs! This episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment with a mental health or medical professional. Some links are affiliate links. You are under no obligation to purchase any book, product or service. I am not responsible for the quality or satisfaction of any purchase.

What is possible when you feel deeply seen in your relationships? In this episode, I talk with Laura Deneen, LPC-MHSP and Lauren Jackson, LPC-MHSP about the benefits of supportive friendships and:  • The different roles friendships play in your life as an adult and identifying who is safe to bring into your inner world  • How to nurture friendships when you have limited bandwidth as an HSP • Giving yourself permission to allow friendships, your needs, and your boundaries to change  • Checking in with yourself before, during and after socializing to ensure your relationships are supportive  Laura is the owner of Anchored Counseling Company in Brentwood, TN and Becoming Anchored Co. She loves being a therapist and supporting other therapists. Outside of the office, Laura enjoys spending time with her husband and baby girl, gardening, and playing with her dog Louie.  Lauren is a licensed mental health therapist in Tennessee specializing in treating eating disorders at the outpatient level and the clinical director of Anchored Counseling Company supervising their staff and intern therapists. She loves working with life transitions, grief, developmental trauma and anxiety/OCD. When not working, Lauren loves spending time with her husband and almost 3 year old son, reading a good book and walking around Downtown Franklin on the weekends.  Keep in touch with Laura + Lauren: • Website: https://becominganchoredco.com  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becominganchoredco and https://www.instagram.com/anchoredcounselingco  Resources Mentioned: • Anchored Counseling in Tennessee: https://anchoredcounselingco.com • Becoming Anchored Podcast: https://becominganchoredco.com/pages/podcast • Free Safe + Connected Masterclass: https://becominganchoredco.com/pages/connected  • Navigating Friendships Course: https://becominganchoredco.com/pages/friendship   • Highly Sensitive Person book by Dr. Elaine Aron: https://bookshop.org/a/63892/9780553062182 HSP Self-Test: Thanks for listening! You can read the full show notes and sign up for my email list to get new episode announcements and other resources at: https://www.sensitivestories.comYou can also follow "SensitiveStrengths" for behind-the-scenes content plus more educational and inspirational HSP resources: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensitivestrengths TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sensitivestrengths Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sensitivestrengths And for more support, attend a Sensitive Sessions monthly workshop: https://www.sensitivesessions.com. Use code PODCAST for 25% off. If you have a moment, please rate and review the podcast, it helps Sensitive Stories reach more HSPs! This episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment with a mental health or medical professional. Some links are affiliate links. You are under no obligation to purchase any book, product or service. I am not responsible for the quality or satisfaction of any purchase.

Have you felt embarrassed by your sensitivity? In this episode, I talk with William Allen about the journey of learning to understand and embrace being an HSP as well as:  • Moving from living inauthentically to accepting your sensitivity • The challenges faced by HSP men such as lack of community and models of sensitive masculinity  • Practicing portable self-care such as meditation, breathing, and connection with nature to recover from overwhelm more quickly  • Finding more resilience as an HSP with the 3Es William is an author with a writer’s heart and researcher’s mind. After getting a degree in Psychology with an eye on doing psychology research, he recalibrated for a career in Information Technology. He retired early from his corporate job to start his Hypno-coaching and neurofeedback brain training business, BrainPilots, in Bend, Oregon. In late 2016, he began his blog, The Sensitive Man, about his experiences, as a highly sensitive man. The blog became the genesis of his first book, Confessions of a Sensitive Man. His new book, On Being a Sensitive Man, is the follow up book, which focuses on how to live in the world as a sensitive man.  Keep in touch with William:• Website: http://www.thesensitiveman.com  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zallenw  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesensitiveman • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wrallen  Resources Mentioned: • Online HSP Men’s Group: https://www.thesensitiveman.com/hsp-mens-group.html • Confessions of a Sensitive Man by William Allen: https://bookshop.org/a/63892/9781098325169 • On Being a Sensitive Man: Success Strategies for Harnessing Your Highly Sensing Nature by William Allen: https://bookshop.org/a/63892/9781667817439   • Sensitive: The Untold Story documentary: https://sensitivethemovie.com • Sensitive Men Rising documentary: https://sensitivemenrising.org Thanks for listening! You can read the full show notes and sign up for my email list to get new episode announcements and other resources at: https://www.sensitivestories.comYou can also follow "SensitiveStrengths" for behind-the-scenes content plus more educational and inspirational HSP resources: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensitivestrengths TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sensitivestrengths Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sensitivestrengths And for more support, attend a Sensitive Sessions monthly workshop: https://www.sensitivesessions.com. Use code PODCAST for 25% off. If you have a moment, please rate and review the podcast, it helps Sensitive Stories reach more HSPs! This episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment with a mental health or medical professional. Some links are affiliate links. You are under no obligation to purchase any book, product or service. I am not responsible for the quality or satisfaction of any purchase.

Do you feel overwhelmed by your emotions or struggle to communicate your experience as an HSP? In this episode, I talk with Lucy Sherman, LPC about expressing yourself through creativity and:  • How to use card decks and creative prompts as part of your reflection and self-care practice  • Understanding and nurturing your rich inner life through images and metaphor from nature, photographs, and cards • Soothing your nervous system and finding safety by connecting inward  Lucy is a Licensed Professional Counselor, EMDR Certified Therapist and a Highly Sensitive Person herself in Portland, OR. Lucy has always felt deeply with others and has brought creativity into every part of her life both as a tool to explore her experience and in connecting with others. Lucy feels honored to do this therapeutic work helping Highly Sensitive Folks reflect and process trauma while also tapping into their intuition, imagination, creativity, humor and hope. Through Therapy Intensives there is space to explore outside of talking and weave in creative expression, oracle cards with EMDR while getting to the root of what is stuck and finding relief, lightness and a new compassion for all versions of self. Outside of sessions, you can find Lucy in the forest with her Basset mix Penny, creating with loved ones or gushing over a favorite deck. Keep in touch with Lucy: • Website: https://www.perceptivecounselingpdx.com  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perceptive_counseling  Resources Mentioned: • Therapy Magic Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/therapy-magic/id1676794458 • Therapy Intensives: https://www.perceptivecounselingpdx.com/emdr-intensives  • Creative Consultation for Therapists: https://www.perceptivecounselingpdx.com/method-page-1-1  • Light Seer’s Tarot Deck: https://lightseerstarot.com  • Amy Maricle Slow Drawing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM2KmGwTNhI • Draw Yourself Calm by Amy Maricle: https://bookshop.org/a/63892/9Thanks for listening! You can read the full show notes and sign up for my email list to get new episode announcements and other resources at: https://www.sensitivestories.comYou can also follow "SensitiveStrengths" for behind-the-scenes content plus more educational and inspirational HSP resources: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensitivestrengths TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sensitivestrengths Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sensitivestrengths And for more support, attend a Sensitive Sessions monthly workshop: https://www.sensitivesessions.com. Use code PODCAST for 25% off. If you have a moment, please rate and review the podcast, it helps Sensitive Stories reach more HSPs! This episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment with a mental health or medical professional. Some links are affiliate links. You are under no obligation to purchase any book, product or service. I am not responsible for the quality or satisfaction of any purchase.