The Highly Sensitive Person w/ Julie Bjelland on The Students of Mind Podcast

Here's a podcast episode where I was interviewed about the trait of high sensitivity by Jayde, from the new Students of Mind Podcast.  We discuss how this trait affects every day life and might be great to share with people you want to teach about the trait.

Julie Bjelland is the founder of Sensitive Empowerment. As a sensitivity expert and psychotherapist, her HSP podcast, books, online courses, and Sensitive Empowerment Community have helped thousands of highly sensitive people worldwide reduce their challenges, access and share their gifts, and discover their significant value to thrive to their fullest potential. Known for her ability to teach HSPs proven brain-training tools that work quickly, Julie is on a mission to empower sensitive people to live their best lives. To explore Julie’s valuable HSP resources, including her free Sensitivity Quiz, visit   JulieBjelland.com

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Highly Sensitive, Autistic, or Both? by Julie Bjelland, LMFT
Highly Sensitive, Autistic, or Both? by Julie Bjelland, LMFT

Are you highly sensitive, autistic, or both? Learn how autism and high sensitivity can overlap, what makes them different, and why so many women are reconsidering their neurotype later in life.

Why Autistic Women Have Been Missed and the Book I’m Writing to Help Change That, by Julie Bjelland, LMFT
Why Autistic Women Have Been Missed and the Book I’m Writing to Help Change That, by Julie Bjelland, LMFT

Why autistic women have often been overlooked, the harm of misdiagnosis, and how a new clinical book aims to transform how clinicians understand autistic women.

When Your Nervous System Can No Longer Carry Everyone Else, By Julie Bjelland, LMFT
When Your Nervous System Can No Longer Carry Everyone Else, By Julie Bjelland, LMFT

Many sensitive and neurodivergent women reach a point where they can no longer manage everyone else’s needs. Learn why this shift happens, how burnout develops, and how to begin building sustainable boundaries and relationships that honor your nervous system.

The Hidden World of Autistic Women by Julie Bjelland, LMFT
The Hidden World of Autistic Women by Julie Bjelland, LMFT

Explore the hidden inner world of autistic women, including high masking, sensory overload, burnout, and late identification. Learn how internal experiences shape daily life and why so many women are missed.

When Menopause Unmasks Neurodivergence in Women by Julie Bjelland, LMFT
When Menopause Unmasks Neurodivergence in Women by Julie Bjelland, LMFT

Many women discover autism during perimenopause and menopause as hormonal shifts unmask neurodivergent traits. Learn why this happens, what it means, and how understanding your nervous system can bring clarity, validation, and self-acceptance.

A Toolbox for Sensitive People by Julie Bjelland, LMFT
A Toolbox for Sensitive People by Julie Bjelland, LMFT

Support for sensitive and neurodivergent adults who feel overwhelmed or exhausted. Learn gentle, practical nervous system tools created by a psychotherapist specializing in sensitivity.

Sensitive and Neurodivergent: Redefining Needs as Self-Care, Not Inconvenience
Sensitive and Neurodivergent: Redefining Needs as Self-Care, Not Inconvenience

Embrace your unique needs as essential self-care, not an inconvenience—because honoring them empowers you to thrive authentically.

Gentle Burnout Recovery Tools for Sensitive & Neurodivergent People by Julie Bjelland, LMFT
Gentle Burnout Recovery Tools for Sensitive & Neurodivergent People by Julie Bjelland, LMFT

Discover gentle, community-sourced ways to recover from burnout as a sensitive or neurodivergent person. From weighted blankets and quiet nature walks to boundaries, self-compassion, and soothing rituals, explore practices that honor your nervous system and help you restore balance.

How Hypervigilance Shows up for LGBTQ+ Highly Sensitive People
How Hypervigilance Shows up for LGBTQ+ Highly Sensitive People

In this guest post, Aimee Tasker explores how the hypervigilance of queer HSPs might develop and what it looks like to stop scanning and start feeling safer.

What if Being Lonely and Sensitive Is Actually Your Beacon Home?
What if Being Lonely and Sensitive Is Actually Your Beacon Home?

What if all the specific things we are extra sensitive about are actually our unique “Superpowers”? What if there was a place where you could go where you would be cherished, celebrated and deeply understood for those “Superpowers"? The Sensitive Empowerment Community is this place.

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