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
94 episodes
19: Embracing the Soft Life as a Sensitive Perfectionist
Have you hidden away your sensitivity because others said you needed to be strong? In this episode, I talk with Noni Vaughn-Pollard, about the cost of perfectionism and… • Setting down the pressure to be like everyone...
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18: Balancing Ambition and Rest as a Sensitive Person
Do you want to accomplish more, but quickly burn out your energy? In this solo episode I answer two listener questions: • How can you be consistently productive as a highly sensitive person? • Is...
17: Setting Better Boundaries to Honor Your Sensitive Needs
Are you exhausted or resentful from constantly putting your needs aside? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Sharon Martin about setting boundaries and: • Accepting your sensitivity and your basic human needs for rest as...
16: Trusting Yourself at Work as a Sensitive Striver
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 ...
15: Show Up in Your Relationships Without Resentment
Are you constantly putting the needs of others before yourself and struggling to show up as your full self in relationships? In this solo episode I answer two listener questions: • Why do I feel so much resentment in ...
14: Healing From One-Sided or Narcissistic Relationships as an HSP
Are you in relationships where you feel lonely, exhausted, or used? In this episode, I talk with Julie Wrocklage, LPC about the emotional toll of being in one-sided relationships and: • The differences between a suppo...
13: Less Guilt and More Recharging as a Sensitive Person
Are you constantly doing more than you have the bandwidth for as an HSP? In this solo episode I answer two listener questions: • How do you NOT feel influenced by the pressure from the non-HSPs in your life to do more...
12: Finding Your Way Through Grief
Have you felt overwhelmed by grief or been pressured to get over it quickly? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Elizabeth Butler about finding your way through grief as a sensitive person and: • The unexpected ways grief can show u...
11: 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 to...
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10: 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. We also explored: <...
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09: Finding Balance as a Sensitive Empath
Do you feel others emotions as deeply as your own? In this episode, I talk with Mishka Clavijo Kimball, LMFT about how to care for yourself as an empath and: • Growing up sensitive as the eldest in a latino family and ...
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08: Creating Community and Honoring the Many Faces of Sensitivity
What has been your experience finding connection and community as a highly sensitive person? In this episode, I talk with Brian Torres, LMFT about the stigma of high sensitivity, the essential need for more inclusive HSP community spac...
07: Slowly Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone to Feel More Fulfilled as a Highly Sensitive Person
Do you struggle with feeling good enough as a highly sensitive person? In this episode, I talk with Lori Cangilla, PhD about imposter syndrome and taking tiny steps out of your comfort zone to feel more fulfilled as well as:
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06: Connecting Deeply and Feeling Seen in Relationships as a Highly Sensitive Person
When you’re overwhelmed, are you able to tell others what you need? In this episode, I talk with Lauren Selfridge, LMFT about creating emotionally safe, deep connections and navigating conflict and: • Translati...
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05: Softening Social Anxiety and Embracing Your Sensitivity
When is it best to stay home to honor your social anxiety and when do you get slightly uncomfortable to show up for what’s important to you? In this episode, Louisa Lombard, LCPC opens up about her own experiences as an HSP with anxiet...
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04: Using Boundaries to Heal From Burnout as a Highly Sensitive Person
How do you know you’re burned out and what can you do to heal from burnout if you’re a highly sensitive person? In this episode, I talk with Amy Pinnell, RSW about her experience with burnout and: • When prolonged str...
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03: Being Good Enough as a Highly Sensitive Person
What’s possible when you value your sensitive gifts and come out of the margins of your own life? In this episode, I talk with HSP Mentor Alissa Boyer about finding your worth as an HSP and: • Navigating big life changes as...
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02: Getting Comfortable to Soothe Overwhelm
What can you do when it all feels like too much and need to calm your overstimulated nervous system? In this episode, I talk with Emily Adams, LMFT, CMT about giving yourself permission to be comfortable and what’s possible when you do...
