Sensitive Stories
Grab your coziest blanket and listen in with psychotherapist, author, and fellow HSP April Snow as she deep-dives into the inner lives of Highly Sensitive People - those of us who live with our hearts and eyes wide open. Through these rich and insightful conversations, you’ll hear inspiring stories of how you can move beyond overwhelm, uncover your unique sensitive strengths, and step into a more fulfilling and nurturing life.
Episodes
77 episodes
74: Amplify Your Needs with Psychedelic Medicine
Do you feel stuck on your healing journey? In this episode, I talk with Liz Zhou, LPC about the benefits of psychedelic medicine for highly sensitive people and: • The three steps to safely and meaningfully experience psyche...
73: Finding Congruence Within Yourself
Do you abandon your own needs? In this episode, I talk with Nick Edgar about living authentically as a highly sensitive person and: • Taking a personal leadership role to understand your needs and treat yourself with compass...
72: Easing into Anger
Do you push your anger away to make others comfortable? In this episode, I talk with Maya Benattar, LCAT about the importance of feeling angry and: • Pushing against the notion that HSPs should be sweet and keep their emotio...
71: Agony and Rebirth of Perimenopause
Have you noticed energy, mood, or sleep changes as you get older? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Karen Lamb about the effects of midlife hormonal shifts and: • How perimenopause can impact highly sensitive people
70: Making Space for Messy Emotions
Do you hide your emotions away to make others comfortable? In this episode, I talk with Brianna Pastor about the joy and the messiness of being a deeply feeling person and: • learning to allow your emotions to take up space&...
69: Making Room for Sensitivity
Did you struggle to fit in as a sensitive kid or are parenting an HSP child? In this episode, I talk with Sarita Fichtner about embracing your sensitivity and building resilience in children through connection as well as: • ...
68: Navigating Chronic Illness with Compassion
Do you live with a chronic illness? In this episode, I talk with Nadine Pinede about softening into compassion and: • Adjusting to a diagnosis of chronic illness as a highly sensitive person • Listening to the b...
67: Finding Joy in Grief
Are you making space for grief? In this episode, I talk with Angelique Foye-Fletcher, LMFT, RPT about the quiet ache of grief and: • The many places grief shows up throughout your life • How to welcome in joy and play d...
66: Reconnecting With Your Authenticity Through Myths + Magic
Do you feel disconnected from your true self? In this episode, I talk with Giulietta Madrigal-Pingol, CST, LMFT about finding your authentic self through myth and archetypes and: • What myths can teach you about healing and ...
REPLAY: Emerging Into Your True Self as a Sensitive Person
Have you put yourself aside for years? In this episode, I talk with Jen Berlingo, LPC, ATR about tuning back into your inner calling and… • Emerging in midlife and unmasking to be your full self again • Looking inward...
REPLAY: Unhooking From Overgiving and Overfunctioning as an HSP
Are you burning out trying to do all the things you’re supposed to? In this episode, I talked with Maegan Megginson, LMFT, LPC about unhooking from expectations and finding new ways to be of service to yourself and:• Grieving the ...
REPLAY: Trusting Yourself at Work as a Sensitive Perfectionist
Do you feel overwhelmed and underappreciated at work? In this episode, I talk with Melody Wilding, LMSW about trusting yourself at work and: • Balancing the strengths and liabilities of being what Melody calls a “Sensitive S...
65: Slow Down to Be More You
Do you often feel disconnected from yourself? In this episode, I talk with Tara Jackson about reclaiming your power to feel more in tune with your inner gifts and: • What it means to be embodied and what embodied power looks...
64: Finding Inner Gifts Through Story Work
Do you hold yourself back? In this episode, I talk with GG Renee Hill about finding your inner gifts through your personal stories and: • Identifying how the internal narratives that you tell yourself can be both supportive ...
63: Nurturing Your (Inner) Highly Sensitive Child
Are you parenting a highly sensitive child or healing your inner HSC? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Judith Orloff about the struggles and gifts of being a highly sensitive child and: • Ways to interrupt overwhelm and tend...
62: Releasing Pressures to be Perfect
Do you feel pressured to do more than you can handle? In this episode, I talk with Amber Bateman, LPC about the cultural pressures to be perfect and: • How to soften these pressures to take better care of yourself every day&...
61: Breaking the Cycle of Self-Sacrifice
How often do you take care of yourself? In this episode, I talk with Angelique Foye-Fletcher, LMFT, RPT about breaking the cycle of self-sacrifice and: • How your cultural upbringing shapes your identity as an HSP <...
60: Protecting Sensitivity With Spirituality
What is your connection to spirituality? In this episode, I talk with Tiffany Green, LCPC, SEP, MBA, MDiv about the benefits of feeling connected to something beyond yourself and: • How spiritual practices help you embrace y...
59: Pros + Perils of Parasocial Connections
Do you get overly attached to fictional characters, musicians, or other people who live in the public eye? In this episode, I talk with Lana Holmes, Psy.D., LCP about the pros and cons of parasocial relationships as well as:
58: Finding Your Authentic Self
Do you feel constantly disconnected from yourself? In this episode, I talk with Lynn Salmon-Easter about energetically clearing away the stress and: • The benefits of energy healing and therapeutic touch for highly sensitive...
57: Nourishing Your Way Out of Burnout
Do you constantly feel exhausted? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Karen Lamb about the connection between sensitivity and burnout as well as: • The emotional and physical signs of burnout • What nutrients are es...
56: Living at Your Own Pace
Have you ignored your needs for too long? In this episode, I talk with Jess Beagan about going at your own pace and: • The benefits of making a career change and weaving more flexibility into your schedule • Aski...
55: Liabilities of Being Highly Sensitive
Do you hide your sensitivity and push yourself beyond your limits? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Huong Diep about breaking old patterns of masking and: • The process of unmasking and making room for your sensitivity ...
