Recognize your early signs of overwhelm
Use stress check-ins to observe what raises your stress, what helps you restore, and the signals you tend to miss during a busy day.
Brain Training
When anxiety and overwhelming emotions take up too much of your day
Learn practical tools for anxious moments, intense emotions, and sensory overload, while developing a kinder understanding of yourself.
An 8-week self-paced course for highly sensitive people
$99
One-time payment
Lifetime course access
Start Brain Training for $99
Lifetime course access
Created by Julie Bjelland, LMFT, a psychotherapist specializing in high sensitivity and neurodivergence.
“My brain feels like it can rest again.”
You want to understand your sensitivity and know what helps
Perhaps you have just discovered high sensitivity and finally have words for experiences you have struggled to explain. Or you have understood your sensitivity for years and still want practical support when anxiety rises or emotions become intense.
You might recognize yourself in these experiences:
- You get through a demanding day and have little energy left for yourself or the people you care about.
- Noise, interruptions, conflict, or competing demands build until you feel overwhelmed.
- You need quiet and time to recover, yet feel guilty asking for it.
- You react strongly, then replay what happened and criticize yourself afterward.
Brain Training brings self-understanding and practical tools together. Explore your patterns, recognize your needs, and practice different ways of supporting yourself in everyday life.
Practical tools for everyday overwhelm
Move from learning about high sensitivity to exploring what helps you. The course includes specific exercises, personal examples, and guided reflection.
Work with self-critical thoughts
Learn the three-circle writing exercise: identify a distressing message about yourself and name three facts that offer another perspective.
Understand your sensory needs
Explore how noise, lighting, interruptions, and busy environments affect you. Consider adjustments at home, at work, and during social gatherings.
Make room for your needs
Use journaling to practice self-compassion and recognize your strengths. Explore language for explaining your need for quiet, breaks, and recovery time.
A familiar moment, seen differently
You are making dinner. The television is on, the kitchen fan is running, and someone asks another question. You notice yourself becoming overwhelmed.
A lesson explores a situation like this and looks at the sensory demands surrounding it. You consider adjustments such as reducing background noise and asking for fewer interruptions.
Alongside understanding your responses, you’ll explore what could change around you to better support your needs.
What course participants have shared
“This course gave me clarity, understanding, and acceptance of myself and what I need to thrive; like having an owner’s manual to myself as an HSP.”
“I feel calmer, not as easily overwhelmed or stressed. With the tools that I learned on the course, overwhelm is slowly being replaced with calm, joy, and hope for my future.”
Your eight-week learning path
The lessons build on one another. Begin with Week 1 and follow the sequence, allowing time to reflect and practice before moving ahead.
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Week 1
Understand your sensitivity
Explore how you view yourself and your sensitivity. Begin guided journaling and identify what you hope to learn.
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Week 2
Understand your stress responses
Learn about stress and emotional responses. Begin noticing the situations and sensations that accompany overwhelm.
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Week 3
Practice self-care and self-compassion
Explore your inner dialogue and ways to bring more nurturing, understanding, and attention to your needs.
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Week 4
Notice what raises and lowers stress
Use compassionate observation and stress check-ins. Explore mindfulness and activities that help you restore.
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Week 5
Recognize emotional triggers
Identify recurring emotional patterns and practice the three-circle exercise for examining self-critical messages.
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Week 6
Explore sensory needs and accommodations
Identify sensory demands and consider changes to your environment, restorative breaks, and ways to communicate your needs.
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Week 7
Recognize your strengths
Reflect on the qualities you appreciate about yourself and explore practices that support self-acceptance.
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Week 8
Bring your learning into daily life
Review what you have discovered, identify the tools you want to keep practicing, and reflect on living more authentically.
What’s included
Brain Training
$99
One-time payment
Lifetime course access
Lifetime course access
- An eight-week course with written lessons and videos.
- Lifetime course access, so you can take your time and revisit lessons whenever you need them.
- Guided journaling prompts and practical exercises.
- Personal examples connecting the lessons to everyday life.
- An optional eight-week Community trial for eligible new members.
The course stands on its own. The optional Community trial requires a separate signup and renews monthly unless canceled before the trial ends. Read the Community trial details.
Hi, I’m Julie
I’m Julie Bjelland, LMFT, a psychotherapist, author, and founder of Sensitive Empowerment. I specialize in high sensitivity and neurodivergence.
As a highly sensitive person myself, I spent years being hard on myself about my sensitivity. Learning to understand my needs, communicate them, and care for myself differently has been important in my own life.
I created Brain Training to bring practical tools and self-understanding together. Throughout the course, I share explanations, personal experiences, and everyday examples to help you connect the learning with your own life.
My work is neurodiversity-affirming and LGBTQIA+ affirming.
Want to hear more about the course?
You can hear directly from me before deciding whether Brain Training feels like a good fit for you. Watching is optional.
Optional connection
Eight weeks free in the Sensitive & Neurodivergent Community
You can take Brain Training entirely on your own. New Community members also have the option to connect with sensitive and neurodivergent people who understand experiences like overwhelm, emotional intensity, and needing more recovery time.
Read quietly, join a written conversation, or attend an optional gathering. Cameras are optional, and quiet participation counts.
How the optional trial works
The free trial is for new members who have not previously used a Community trial. Use the invitation provided with the course to sign up separately. A payment card is required.
The membership price and billing terms are shown before you sign up. After the free trial, membership renews automatically with monthly charges unless you cancel before the trial ends.
Your lifetime access to Brain Training continues independently of Community membership, including after a trial or paid membership ends. Taking the course does not require a paid Community membership.
Common questions
Select a question to read the answer.
Is Brain Training self-paced?
Yes. The course is organized into eight weeks of lessons that you work through independently. Follow them in order and allow time to reflect and practice. There are no live course classes to attend.
How long will I have access to the course?
Your $99 one-time payment includes lifetime access to Brain Training. Take your time and return to the lessons whenever you need a refresher.
Your lifetime course access continues independently of Community membership, including after an optional Community trial or paid membership ends.
Do I have to finish in eight weeks?
The material is organized into eight weeks, and your lifetime course access lets you move more slowly and learn in smaller pieces.
What if online courses overwhelm me?
Begin with the introduction and focus on one lesson at a time. The weekly sequence gives you a path to follow. You can focus on the course without adding Community discussions or gatherings.
How much practice is involved?
Alongside reading and watching the lessons, you’ll be invited to journal, observe patterns, and practice tools in daily life. Reflection and practice are part of the course, rather than simply watching videos.
I already understand high sensitivity. Is this still relevant?
The course begins with understanding high sensitivity, then moves into practical work with stress, emotional patterns, self-compassion, and sensory needs. It is designed for people seeking ways to apply that understanding in everyday life.
How do I access the course?
After purchasing, you’ll receive an email with your course link and password. Save that email so you can find your access details. If it is missing, check your spam or junk folder, or contact us. for access help.
The course is accessed separately from the optional Community.
Will I be charged monthly for Brain Training?
Your $99 course purchase is a one-time payment that includes lifetime course access. The optional Community trial is a separate signup and becomes a paid monthly membership unless you cancel before the trial ends. The membership price is displayed during Community signup.
Is Brain Training therapy?
Brain Training is an educational course, rather than individualized therapy or crisis support. It does not replace individualized mental health or medical care. Your purchase covers the course materials; individual sessions are separate services.
Understand your sensitivity. Learn what helps.
You deserve support that takes your sensitivity seriously. Brain Training offers a structured place to explore what builds overwhelm, learn practical tools, and make room for your needs with greater compassion.
Brain Training
An 8-week self-paced course for highly sensitive people.
$99
One-time payment
Lifetime course access
Start Brain Training for $99
Lifetime course access