This One is For the Deep Feelers and Highly Sensitive: on the Becoming Vibrant Podcast

Melanie Maxwell, from Vibrant Mompreneurs, invited me to the Becoming Vibrant Podcast

Key points:

  • 5:30 - Julie’s journey to understanding high sensitivity

  • 7:00 - why the trait exists

  • 8:45 - signs you might be an HSP

  • 11:40 - highly sensitive children

  • 15:00 - how to reparent yourself as a highly sensitive person

  • 19:20 - why we use food, alcohol, drugs, etc to cope

  • 23:39 - boundaries and self-care for HSPs

  • 32:55 - the right kind of downtime for an HSP

  • 37:30 - how HSPs can be effective helpers

  • 41:07 - parenting sensitive children

  • 45:40 - one last tip: a breath technique

 
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