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Empowering highly sensitive people. Sharing all the ways you are needed and valuable in the world. As a sensitivity expert, psychotherapist, and founder of the online Sensitive Empowerment community, my mission is to help you reduce the challenges of having a sensitive nervous system so you can access the many gifts of this trait and thrive to your fullest potential. Explore all episodes and learn more at HSPpodcast.com Take the free Sensitivity Quiz, my free HSP Masterclasses, and explore a ...
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Simple Self-Care for Sensitive Souls, part of the Empaths, Sensitives & Intuitives Summit
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This interview is part of the Empaths, Sensitives & Intuitives Summit a free online event. For more information, and to register free, click here. This recording is a copyright of The Shift Network. All rights reserved. The modern world is often overwhelming and stressful for those with sensitive nervous systems. You often suffer from the challenge…
I invite you on my camping trip to meditate with me in the woods, with a campfire, next to a creek. You'll hear different sounds of nature and the outdoors. I hope it helps you feel relaxed and at peace, the same way I did in nature. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/julie-bjelland/message…
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Do you have guilt or shame around being sensitive? A discussion with Julie and Willow
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Guilt and shame tend to be a big problem for HSPs. For the purposes of this episode, we are going to discuss this in relation to the trait of high sensitivity. Guilt Culprits: We often try to please people. We don’t want to experience their disappointment. We try to do the right thing. We might feel guilty for setting boundaries, taking alone time,…
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Learn to Trust Your Intuition and Tap Into Your Personal Power with Martina Barnes
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From Martina: "ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES OF BEING AN HSP IS FINDING IT HARD TO IDENTIFY AND LISTEN TO YOUR INNER GPS SYSTEM, YOUR INTUITIVE GUIDANCE. THESE MESSAGES ARE OVERSHADOWED BY YOUR NATURAL EMPATHY AND ABILITY TO FEEL WHAT SOMEONE ELSE FEELS. ADDITIONALLY, SOCIETY GIVINGS YOU FALSE MESSAGES, TELLING YOU HOW YOU "SHOULD" BE. IN ORDER TO …
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Chakra Balancing For Creating Calm with Tammy Goen
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Blockages in our energy systems can make it challenging to achieve a sense of calm. Learn how to clear and recharge your chakras to feel calm and clear and increase your flow. Tammy is a holistic life coach and energy healer helping Highly Sensitives be themselves, be understood and be at peace. She helps clients develop full toolboxes of technique…
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The risks of assuming everyone can do what we can do as HSPs with Willow and Julie
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As a percentage of the population nature has given us an ability to process sensory information more deeply. Our amazing trait is intended. Just as the role we are here to play in the world is intended. For many of us as HSPs, we have had to work out our place for ourselves. Learning how to find self-love and acceptance without guidance. Yet for ma…
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Keys to Managing Environmental Sensitivity with Andrea Weber
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In this unique and inspirational event, Andrea will discuss the following: What it means to be environmentally sensitive Environmentally sensitive and HSP - similarities and differences Proactive steps for both immediate and external environments Recognizing the opportunity for personal growth and learning Possible reasons for neglecting emotional …
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HSPs & Sensory Overload with Julie and Willow
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Quick Definition: Sensory overload is when our senses take in more information than our brain can keep up with processing. In this episode: Problem: HSPs not living to their fullest potential and the world needs you Purpose: educate and validate that Sensory Overload is a real experience & give you tools & support Offer solutions for you to live yo…
Sharing all the resources created to help you thrive to your fullest potential! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/julie-bjelland/message
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Exploring Nontraditional Relationships for HSPs with Sarah Mathews, LMFT
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My goal for this conversation with Sarah is that we open minds to the possibility that sometimes what’s been traditionally taught to us might not work for us and that we are free to explore what does! I want to normalize that doing things differently is OK! I want to normalize that doing things that work for us is a good thing! I spent many years f…
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The power of thought leadership and how we make a difference as HSPs with Willow and Julie
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The way we think as HSPs is powerful and unique. We are deeply caring people and we are able to process key perspectives in life from many interesting angles. The way we see the world around us brings a great many insights to parenting, the workplace, movements, and also thought leadership as a whole. If you have thought about writing a book, start…
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Sensitive Leaders are Needed in Many Areas of Life with Julie and Willow
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In this episode, we talk about… Traditional leadership vs Sensitive leadership Areas HSPs are needed Challenges and solutions to HSPs in leadership From the Sensitive Empowerment Community here were qualities that HSPs named about Traditional Leadership vs Sensitive Leadership… Traditional Leadership Alpha Dominant Patriarchal Intimidating Unhealth…
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Using your HSP abilities as an advantage for yourself and those around you with Willow and Julie
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As an HSP we have a series of natural abilities. Abilities that we sometimes overlook and assume that everyone has. Heightened levels of intuition, creativity, and empathy can be incredibly useful for a range of purposes. These gifts can help us to guide others, to facilitate situations and also give us important information. Sometimes we can take …
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The Healing Power of Being an Empath with Dr. Judith Orloff
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Dr. Judith Orloff shares: "As a psychiatrist and an empath, I am fascinated by how the phenomenon of empathy works. I feel passionately that empathy is the medicine the world needs right now. Empathy will be the deciding factor between war and peace, between hatred and tolerance. We need to grow larger than our smaller selves and egos to be empathi…
Sensitive people feel things deeply and often experience a hurting heart. Whether someone said something that hurt us, or we are around others being hurt or we feel the pain of injustice let this meditation guide you toward healing your beautiful heart. You might like to save this meditation for easy access and quick support during a time when your…
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Feel to Heal: Regulate your Emotions through the Power of Music with Ada & Nathan
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Join us for a generative discussion on how we can leverage the power of music in our everyday lives to help us feel, heal, and thrive. This special session will include an immersive sound bath meditation to experience the power of sound healing in practice. As highly sensitive people, we feel the world more acutely than others. And yet, we live in …
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Enjoy Music from HSPs: Open Mic Singer Songwriter Event!
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Lena Laki Lena Laki is a German-born indie-folk singer/songwriter based in Athens. Her Debut EP "Take Me With" has received radio play on radio stations such as BBC Radio, and acclaim from international media. Gigslutz (UK) made her the 'Discovery of the Week', hailing Lena as “One of those ultimately talented musicians it is essential to appreciat…
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The Power of Nutrition and Functional Medicine for Supporting HSPs with Anxiety and Depression with Anastasia Smith
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Have you ever wondered how what you eat can impact brain structure and function? Are you curious to know what, if any role diet plays in mood? Research shows that factors such as our blood sugar levels, nutrient deficiencies, and gut microbiome imbalances can all play pivotal roles in our experience of mental health. Join us to learn about the nutr…
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Living Unshackled: How self-awareness, self-compassion, and imperfect action will walk you to greater freedom w/ Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui
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As Highly Sensitive People it’s easy to believe we’re bad, broken, or otherwise ill-equipped for this noisy, busy, and messy world. We often feel not quite enough. But as we deepen our roots of self-awareness and self-compassion and learn to take imperfect action toward building a life and world we want to live in, our inner critic grows quieter, w…
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Honor Your Intuition and Use it as Your Guide with Julie and Willow
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Your body gives you intake within your intuition every day. It gives you extra important information, helps with making decisions, knowing what’s right for you, if you can trust someone, and gives you cues about what you need for your health and well-being. What body cues do you observe when something isn't quite right? What does your intuition fee…
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Seasonal Detoxification For Mind and Body with Ayurveda. Presented by Rose Carol
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Gently detoxify the body and mind with ancient tools of Ayurveda. Our body is like a magnificent machine that benefits much like a car does when it gets an oil change and a tune-up. Feel more energy, improve your digestion, and feel cellular bliss! Ancient Ayurveda detoxification therapies for HSP's is gentle and doable. Rose shares: HSP's can real…
I love spending time with my Sensitive Empowerment Community where members are dedicated to their growth and empowerment. It's such a beautiful space to be. We do live weekly events together and I invite you to join us! You can find all the resources I offer HSPs, including a link to join my community at JulieBjelland.com --- Send in a voice messag…
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Honoring Black HSP Leaders of this Generation and Generations to Come with Michael Coles
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How we overcome the inner battles we face and what fuels our strength to show up in our own unique way. We can remember and honor the Black leaders before us and we can also honor the new and upcoming leaders during Black History Month. Black HSP's can struggle more than others with the inner dialogue of who we should be in the world and deeply fee…
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High Sensitivity and Sexuality with Sarah Mathews
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Unique challenges and benefits of being a highly sensitive person when it comes to sex and sexuality. Additional information on relationship styles, sexual identity, and sexual preferences. Sarah shares, "It is ok to be the HSP you are with the sexual preferences that you have!" Some of what we discussed during this episode: High Sensation Seeking …
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The Importance of Valuing Our Needs in the Workplace with Willow and Julie
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HSPs are often rated as some of the best employees in businesses and organizations. With the way we work undergoing so many changes around the world, a wonderful opportunity emerges to bring new awareness to the workplace. The way things are at the moment our needs can often be left unmet as we try to fit into environments and schedules that are no…
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HSPs and The Polyvagal Theory of Stress with Sukie Baxter
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Understanding the Polyvagal Theory of stress and how stress impacts your biology as an HSP. We'll dig into the concept of nervous system regulation and how HSPs can use it to turn their sensitivity into a superpower. Here are some questions answered in this event:1. What is Polyvagal Theory and how might it help HSPs to understand it?2. How might r…
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Confidence a Discussion with Julie and Willow
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I’ve noticed that so often something gets in the way of HSPs believing and accessing Confidence. Many of us have received messages our whole life that something is wrong with us for being so sensitive. Or maybe we have been so overwhelmed by the challenges of our sensitive nervous system that we are in survival mode, instead of truly living our lif…
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Being a Highly Sensitive Person While Black with Sydney James
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From Sydney, "Being a Highly Sensitive Person has its own unique set of challenges and beautiful moments. When we factor in the added worldview of being a person of color, it changes the way in which we identify and relate to our sensitivities and sometimes we may not give ourselves permission to show up authentically. Join the discussion in identi…
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Finding the Right Language to Share Our Superpowers as HSPs with Willow and Julie
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As many of us didn’t receive the right training we needed as children in order to really understand our trait as HSPs, we can often take for granted the gifts it gives us. This can mean that we tend to focus on the challenges rather than the advantages. Since the trait enables us to process sensory data more deeply the way this actualizes as higher…
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4 Keys to a Resilient Recovery with Roger L'Hereault
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Roger has a heart-centered holistic approach to recovery that I think is incredibly valuable and that HSPs will appreciate. He shares 4 Keys to resilient recovery in this episode. Uncovering the big guideposts of knowledge and action that help support a person who desires serenity and growth while abstaining from mind altering substances. Roger L'H…
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Deep Dive Discussions with Julie-Ask me anything!
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Answering live HSPquestions! Some of the Questions Covered... Why is it easier to relax when I'm in my own space and on my own? How can we understand where we end and the cultural expectations begin? Do I want something or does society tell me that I should want something? Can you talk about the HSP experience of shyness or introverts and social in…
Honoring our rhythm is such an important part of our balance and wellness as highly sensitive people and Empaths. We don’t need to change who we are we just need to change our environment and how we take care of ourselves. Just like how we would create conditions for the orchid flower to bloom Brilliantly so must we create conditions for us to bloo…
Listeners of The HSP Podcast have left me voice messages asking me questions and this episode plays those messages and I share my answers! To ask me questions visit HSPpodcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/julie-bjelland/message
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The Gifts of Our Tears with Meditation Expert Allie Cartwright
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"From a young age, we are taught to stifle our tears. We are trained that our tears are a burden to others, a sign of weakness, a useless display. This does us a great disservice! Tears are an amazing tool our body uses to process both joy and grief. So what happens when you remove the stigma and allow tears from yourself and those around you? Amaz…
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How to Protect Your Energy with Julie and Willow
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Protecting our energy is incredibly important, and yet, many of us have not been taught this essential skill. How do we protect ourselves when we have to be around difficult people or negative energy? HSP Empaths particularly are more challenged by being around negative energy. Are you an HSP Empath? Those that score 38 or higher on my Sensitivity …
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Discover Your Calling: An Inspiring Mastermind with Willow McIntosh
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Wow, this was a powerful event that moved me and several of us to tears. Willow has an extraordinary gift of facilitating a connection of HSPs to their gifts! You are invited to a mastermind with Willow McIntosh showing you how to turn your high sensitivity into high sensory intelligence for service, business and soul fulfillment! Until we witness …
We gain so much internal strength when we practice grounding and protecting our energy with love. Enjoy this special grounding episode that I did with my Sensitive Empowerment Community. I'm in the community every day and we do live events together every week. I hope you will join our global Sensitive Empowerment Community. Get the link to join us …
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Why Self-Care isn't Cutting it During this Pandemic with Jodi Aman
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For HSPs, the energy from the field is overwhelming right now as global and community fears are high. We not only need a new level of self-care, but a paradigm shift in our relationship to that energy to keep ourselves from being totally overwhelmed. Jodi Aman shares the secrets to doing this. Jodi wants to teach us how to protect and empower ourse…
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Teaching a Grounding Technique & Answering Questions
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We started out with a beautiful grounding technique followed by answering questions from HSPs! “Tips for staying calm no matter what the outcome of the US election!”☺️ “I am amazed at how little I know about my own emotions. I am now using emotions wheels to help me identify emotions when they occur. I thought (assumed!) that I knew what emotions w…
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How to Avoid and Heal From Toxic Relationships, with Julie and Willow
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HSPs tend to be over-givers and toxic people tend to be over-takers. This dynamic has been played out for many of us either in our families, friendships, romantic relationships, or even with work colleagues. Types of toxic relationships included in this discussion: Family Romantic Friendships Work Relationship stages Honeymoon stage (6 months-brain…
Slow down and give yourself the gift of meditation. Find a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed and let me guide you to a state of self-love and self-honoring. You will find yourself becoming more conscious of your internal world and making choices that make you feel good. Listen to more meditations at HSPpodcast.com Join my Sensitive Empowerme…
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Tapping Into Your Guidance System to Take Aligned Action with Michael Coles
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Michael shares: “I share my process of allowing my higher self to guide me on my journey of healing and transformation. You have an innate guidance system that will help you navigate difficult times and reveal paths to grow and transform into your greatest self. Finding a balance between empathy, healthy boundaries and personal power can help you l…
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The Way in Which We See the World as HSP’s, with Willow and Julie
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Have you ever been asked the question, what is your reality? Or how do you see the world? One of the greatest tools we have as an HSP is the way in which our cognitive perception works. We get so used to how we experience sensory information we forget that it is actually different from non-HSPs. Yet, why is it important to know this? The way in whi…
Today we celebrate our 100th Episode on World HSP Day! Yay! I'm answering HSP questions! Here are the questions HSPs asked from my Sensitive Empowerment Community! I would like to understand the difference between the two terms Processing time vs Restorative time a little better. how to help ourselves when we experience feelings of disappointment. …
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Our Challenges Shape Our Purpose with Julie & Willow
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Current times are challenging. Several months into a pandemic with no known end in sight, dividing families, economic crisis, racial unrest, political divide, climate crisis, etc. Families are struggling. It’s easy for fear to take over in all this uncertainty and when you combine the intensity of emotion we experience as HSPs it can be overwhelmin…
We are experiencing extreme challenges in the world right now and some moments are really difficult. I share some tools that help me during hard moments. Explore resources for HSPs, including a free Sensitivity Quiz at www.juliebjelland.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/julie-bjelland/message…
We will learn how the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) can help HSPs deal with overwhelm or feelings of stress, anxiety, or shyness, or can help them excavate and identify feelings they’ve lost touch with and we will go through a round or two of EFT so we can be comfortable using it on ourselves. Terry wants us to know that the power to feel bette…
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What is Joy for an HSP? with Willow and Julie
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Joy! What does it look and feel like to be truly happy as an HSP? What is it exactly we are striving for? Are we often comparing our happiness to what it looks like in non HSPs? The pursuit of happiness is a huge topic in itself and is often referred to as being only attained through the acceptance that we can’t be happy all the time! However it go…
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Dreams: Our Inner Compass with Dr. Lourdes Viado
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Dreams are a powerful tool for deep self-knowledge and inner guidance. Why dreams matter, the different kinds of dreams, dream interpretation, dream retention. Dr. Lourdes Viado is a Jungian psychotherapist with a private practice in Las Vegas NV, where she helps anxious, stressed out, sensitive women manage their lives without feeling like they’re…
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Using Our Emotions To Find Peace in Times of Stress with Luciana Garcia
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Loved the power of this conversation so much! Enjoy the meditation she does at the end too! Emotional integration ( the mindfulness of feeling) is a unique technique that everyone can learn to create a healthy and positive relationship with their emotions especially for those of us that are highly sensitive people. Lucia shares: "I would love to ta…
