

#325 | The Secret Tool for Stress Relief Hidden in Sensitivity Itself — for Highly Sensitive People
22/12/2025 | 15 mins.
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at https://trueinnerfreedom.com/hsp-stress-test/ Are You Using Your Sensitivity Against Yourself—or for Deep Healing? If you're a highly sensitive person who feels like stress builds up faster for you than others, you're not imagining it—and you're not broken. In fact, your sensitivity might be your greatest asset when it comes to finding lasting relief. In this episode, you'll learn why HSPs reach overwhelm more quickly and how your heightened awareness and emotional depth are actually the keys to your healing. You'll shift from blaming your sensitivity to harnessing it for inner calm and balance. Here's what you'll take away from today's episode: Why sensitivity causes stress to build—but only when it's turned outward. The built-in healing intelligence most HSPs never tap into. Simple ways to redirect your sensitivity inward for real-time stress prevention. Discover how to transform overwhelm into inner freedom—press play and start healing stress at its root. Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom Dreaming of a stress-free, balanced life? Visit trueinnerfreedom.com and complete the HSP Stress Survey. Gain clarity on your stress triggers and enjoy a free 15-minute Inner Freedom Call designed to guide you toward lasting inner peace and fulfillment. Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or someone who identifies as hypersensitive or neurodivergent? This podcast is dedicated to helping highly sensitive people (HSPs) navigate overwhelm and stress by using The Work of Byron Katie—a powerful method for questioning stressful thoughts and finding true inner freedom. We dive deep into stress management strategies, coping with stress, and stress relief methods specifically tailored for HSPs. Learn how to manage emotions, especially negative ones, and explore effective stress reduction techniques that go beyond the surface to address the root causes of anxiety and pressure. Whether you're interested in learning how to lower stress, handle stress and pressure, or reduce stress through practical techniques, we provide insights and support based on The Work of Byron Katie. Discover how this transformative approach can help you decrease stress, find inner peace, and create balance in your life. Join us to learn about various coping strategies for stress, all designed to support HSPs in their journey toward emotional well-being.

#324 | How to Actually Let Go (Instead of Getting Stuck Trying) as a Highly Sensitive Person Under Stress
19/12/2025 | 10 mins.
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at https://trueinnerfreedom.com/program/ Why Is Letting Go So Hard—Even When You Know It's Time? If you're a highly sensitive person who keeps replaying painful moments in your mind, no matter how much you try to let go, this episode is for you. Discover the hidden reason your mind won't stop looping old conversations, why holding things in quietly drains your energy and clarity, and how emotional residue may be keeping you stuck in stress and tension. In this episode, you'll learn: The surprising role emotional residue plays in your inability to "just move on" How your body stores stress—even from years ago—and how to recognize the signs A powerful shift that helps dissolve emotional weight without force or willpower Press play to finally understand what's really keeping you stuck—and how to feel lighter, clearer, and free inside your own skin. Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom Dreaming of a stress-free, balanced life? Visit trueinnerfreedom.com and complete the HSP Stress Survey. Gain clarity on your stress triggers and enjoy a free 15-minute Inner Freedom Call designed to guide you toward lasting inner peace and fulfillment. Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or someone who identifies as hypersensitive or neurodivergent? This podcast is dedicated to helping highly sensitive people (HSPs) navigate overwhelm and stress by using The Work of Byron Katie—a powerful method for questioning stressful thoughts and finding true inner freedom. We dive deep into stress management strategies, coping with stress, and stress relief methods specifically tailored for HSPs. Learn how to manage emotions, especially negative ones, and explore effective stress reduction techniques that go beyond the surface to address the root causes of anxiety and pressure. Whether you're interested in learning how to lower stress, handle stress and pressure, or reduce stress through practical techniques, we provide insights and support based on The Work of Byron Katie. Discover how this transformative approach can help you decrease stress, find inner peace, and create balance in your life. Join us to learn about various coping strategies for stress, all designed to support HSPs in their journey toward emotional well-being.

#323 | The 4 Core Traits of Highly Sensitive People & Why Life Gets Easier When You Work With Them
17/12/2025 | 22 mins.
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at https://trueinnerfreedom.com/hsp-stress-test/ Are you wired differently—and could that be your hidden superpower? If you've ever felt overwhelmed by bright lights, intense emotions, or even your own thoughts, you might be one of the 20% of people with a highly sensitive nervous system. But what if your sensitivity isn't a flaw—but a map to inner freedom? In this episode, you'll uncover: The four defining traits of being a highly sensitive person and why they matter. What cutting-edge neuroscience reveals about the HSP brain and how it processes the world. Practical, real-life strategies to avoid overwhelm and thrive with sensitivity—not in spite of it. Press play now to discover how embracing your HSP traits can lead to greater balance, clarity, and connection in your life. Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom Dreaming of a stress-free, balanced life? Visit trueinnerfreedom.com and complete the HSP Stress Survey. Gain clarity on your stress triggers and enjoy a free 15-minute Inner Freedom Call designed to guide you toward lasting inner peace and fulfillment. Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or someone who identifies as hypersensitive or neurodivergent? This podcast is dedicated to helping highly sensitive people (HSPs) navigate overwhelm and stress by using The Work of Byron Katie—a powerful method for questioning stressful thoughts and finding true inner freedom. We dive deep into stress management strategies, coping with stress, and stress relief methods specifically tailored for HSPs. Learn how to manage emotions, especially negative ones, and explore effective stress reduction techniques that go beyond the surface to address the root causes of anxiety and pressure. Whether you're interested in learning how to lower stress, handle stress and pressure, or reduce stress through practical techniques, we provide insights and support based on The Work of Byron Katie. Discover how this transformative approach can help you decrease stress, find inner peace, and create balance in your life. Join us to learn about various coping strategies for stress, all designed to support HSPs in their journey toward emotional well-being.

#322 | How to Spot the Hidden Misalignments Draining Your Energy as an HSP So Burnout Stops Coming Back
15/12/2025 | 16 mins.
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at https://trueinnerfreedom.com/alignment-inventory/ Why Do You Still Feel Burnt Out Even After Resting? If you're a highly sensitive person (HSP) who keeps hitting burnout despite your best efforts to rest and recharge, this episode holds the missing piece you've been looking for. You might be trying all the right things—setting boundaries, practicing self-care, getting more sleep—but still feel chronically drained. That lingering fatigue and emotional disconnection could be the result of a deeper issue: quiet misalignments between your inner values and your outer life. And until those subtle stressors are addressed, the cycle of burnout is bound to repeat. In this episode, you'll learn: Why even small "shoulds" in your schedule can quietly drain your energy as an HSP The real reason surface-level stress fixes often don't work—and what to do instead How to identify and shift the five hidden misalignments quietly contributing to your burnout Discover how to stop managing symptoms and finally reclaim your natural energy by uncovering what's really out of sync. Tune in now and start feeling like yourself again. Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom Dreaming of a stress-free, balanced life? Visit trueinnerfreedom.com and complete the HSP Stress Survey. Gain clarity on your stress triggers and enjoy a free 15-minute Inner Freedom Call designed to guide you toward lasting inner peace and fulfillment. Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or someone who identifies as hypersensitive or neurodivergent? This podcast is dedicated to helping highly sensitive people (HSPs) navigate overwhelm and stress by using The Work of Byron Katie—a powerful method for questioning stressful thoughts and finding true inner freedom. We dive deep into stress management strategies, coping with stress, and stress relief methods specifically tailored for HSPs. Learn how to manage emotions, especially negative ones, and explore effective stress reduction techniques that go beyond the surface to address the root causes of anxiety and pressure. Whether you're interested in learning how to lower stress, handle stress and pressure, or reduce stress through practical techniques, we provide insights and support based on The Work of Byron Katie. Discover how this transformative approach can help you decrease stress, find inner peace, and create balance in your life. Join us to learn about various coping strategies for stress, all designed to support HSPs in their journey toward emotional well-being.

#321 | Why Feeling Unloved Might Not Be About Your Partner — A Conversation About Healing the HSP Heart Wound with Hannah Brooks
12/12/2025 | 57 mins.
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at https://trueinnerfreedom.com/ Are You Missing the Love That's Already There? What if the feelings of being unloved or unimportant in your relationship aren't coming from your partner — but from a deeper emotional wound you're carrying? Highly sensitive people (HSPs) often find themselves overwhelmed in relationships, misreading signals, or feeling unseen. This episode shines a compassionate light on one of the quietest, yet most painful reasons why that happens — and how it's entirely possible to shift your experience from the inside out. In this Strategy Friday episode, you'll discover: The hidden heart wound many HSPs carry — and how it quietly distorts your ability to receive love. The subtle signs of "care distortion" and why people-pleasing, resentment, or emotional shutdown may actually be signs of self-doubt, not relationship failure. Practical, healing strategies to reconnect with your worth, shift your patterns, and finally feel the love — from your partner and yourself. Listen now and take the first step to feeling more seen, loved, and emotionally safe in your relationship — no matter what your partner is doing. Find Hannah's podcast, Highly Sensitive, Happily Married, here. Take her free quiz, What's Your Best Next Step To Improve Your Marriage HERE Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom Dreaming of a stress-free, balanced life? Visit trueinnerfreedom.com and complete the HSP Stress Survey. Gain clarity on your stress triggers and enjoy a free 15-minute Inner Freedom Call designed to guide you toward lasting inner peace and fulfillment. Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or someone who identifies as hypersensitive or neurodivergent? This podcast is dedicated to helping highly sensitive people (HSPs) navigate overwhelm and stress by using The Work of Byron Katie—a powerful method for questioning stressful thoughts and finding true inner freedom. We dive deep into stress management strategies, coping with stress, and stress relief methods specifically tailored for HSPs. Learn how to manage emotions, especially negative ones, and explore effective stress reduction techniques that go beyond the surface to address the root causes of anxiety and pressure. Whether you're interested in learning how to lower stress, handle stress and pressure, or reduce stress through practical techniques, we provide insights and support based on The Work of Byron Katie. Discover how this transformative approach can help you decrease stress, find inner peace, and create balance in your life. Join us to learn about various coping strategies for stress, all designed to support HSPs in their journey toward emotional well-being.



Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions