Episode 50
Emotional Flooding and Planning Your Aftercare
(SEASON 3 FINALE)
Emotional flooding is a common experience for HSPs and neurodivergents. As it sounds, we can become flooded with challenging feelings and emotions which trigger immense discomfort. This can occur not only in “expected” stressful situations, but also “everyday” situations which may not at all feel uncomfortable for the non-HSP…
Episode 49
The Productivity Myth, Self-Worth and Coping with Exhaustion
In today's episode, I speak to "the productivity myth" and how deeply we can attach our self-worth to our ability to produce and create. Not only is this unhelpful (and a myth!!) but it may be part of the reason why you experience ongoing, recurring or frequent exhaustion…
Episode 48
Design Your SPARKLE Year 2023!
We're already mid-January into 2023, and I know that there can be a lot of pressure to have our plans and intentions for the year all sorted and under way! This pressure is a strain to the highly sensitive nervous system.. which is why I created my own 8-Step Sparkle Formula, based on evidence-based science and intuition to create plans and intentions that suit my energy levels as an HSP!…
Episode 47
Shinrin-yoku For Mental Wellbeing with Gregg Berman
Happy New Year gentle soul!! We are approaching the end of season 3 of the podcast (which means season 4 is around the corner)! The first episode for 2023 is with the wonderful Gregg Berman; a registered nurse (RN), forest guide and coach…
Episode 46
The Mother Wound and How it Affects our Relationships with Julie Nguyen
This week I had the pleasure of diving into the topic of The Mother Wound with New York-based writer, creative consultant and trauma-informed relationship coach- Julie Nguyen. Julie so beautifully explains the complexity of The Mother Wound and how it shows up in our personal relationships…
Episode 45
Healing Survival Mode and Restoring a Sense of Safety with Dvonne Loring
Let's talk survival mode, the impact it has on our daily lives and how we can restore a sense of safety through nurturing the nervous system (my favourite topic)! Many HSPs often feel as though they are chronically and/or easily exhausted; in this guest episode with holistic counsellor and somatic coach Dvonne Loring, she explains how this often partly arises from being in a chronic state of survival mode.
Episode 44
Cultivating Mindfulness and Connecting with Nature in the City with Lucy Anna Scott
Are you a city dweller that has a dream of packing up and leaving it all in search of a slower pace of living in the country? I certainly felt this way living in Melbourne; life had become a bit too rushed, busy and overwhelming (which was not great for my high sensitivity)! During this time, I came across the work of non-fiction creative writer Lucy Anna Scott who beautifully reframed the joy of urban living in her book Mindful Thoughts for City Dwellers…
Episode 43
A Different Kind of Gap Year - a Clinical Psychologist's Journey from Burnout to Healing with Shannon Swales
In this episode, I sat with Brisbane-based clinical psychologist Shannon Swales to have a deep conversation about her breakdown as a result of burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma, which then led to taking a year off (aka "gap year") to focus on her recovery and healing…
Episode 42
Creating Moments of Beauty in Daily Life
In this solo episode, I share with you some very simple and accessible ways in which you can take advantage of your sensitive senses to create moments of beauty in daily life to nurture and rejuvenate your spirit (that do not necessarily require taking time off or a holiday!)..
Episode 41
The Mind-Body Stress Reset: Somatic Therapy and Restoring a Sense of Safety
Welcome BACK for Season 3 of The Gentle Living Podcast! After a longer than expected break from podcasting, I’m excited to bring you a wonderful guest episode to kick off the season with Rebekkah LaDyne (M.S., SEP). Rebekkah is a somatic therapist, self-regulation specialist and author of The Mind-Body Stress Reset, which Rebekkah describes as a guide to self-administered first aid for stress.
Episode 40
Protecting Your Energy When the World is Overwhelming
There is a lot happening in the world right now, and it’s important that we HSPs remember to protect our energy to prevent the spiral into complete overwhelm, helplessness and despair. In this episode, I bust the “happiness myth” and share some simple yet effective strategies to protect your energy because we need your sensitivity gifts in the world now more than ever before!
Episode 39
Somatic Based Practices to Connect with the Highly Sensitive Body
Welcome to Week 4 of 4 Weeks of Gentle Living! Join me as I guide you across a 4-part actionable series to slow down and restore your beautiful highly sensitive self! In the final week of this series, we explore somatic-based practices to support you OUT of the head and back INTO your body…
Episode 38
Befriending the Sensitive Inner Child
Welcome to Week 3 of 4 Weeks of Gentle Living! Join me as I guide you across a 4-part actionable series to slow down and restore your beautiful highly sensitive self! This week we explore the concept of the inner child and how this is unique for the highly sensitive person (HSP) and how you can befriend them to overcome limiting beliefs or unhelpful recurring patterns.
Episode 37
Combining the Science and Art of Intuition
Welcome to Week 2 of 4 Weeks of Gentle Living! Join me as I guide you across a 4-part actionable series to slow down and restore your beautiful highly sensitive self! This week we combine the science and art of intuition as your highly sensitive superpower!
Episode 36
Polyvagal Theory and Taking Care of the Highly Sensitive Nervous System
Welcome to 4 Weeks of Gentle Living! Join me as I guide you across a 4-part actionable series to slow down and restore your beautiful highly sensitive self! This week we begin by exploring the basics of your nervous system, polyvagal theory and how to begin to care for your dysregulated/imbalanced nervous system.
Episode 35
Why I’m Taking a Break From Social Media
Getting really honest with yourself; what is your relationship with social media like? Is it uplifting and supportive or is it draining and damaging? We can often over-emphasise the benefits we obtain from social media and dismiss or disregard its consequences on our mental wellbeing…
In this episode I get honest about my relationship with social media and why I've decided to take a break from it until at least January 2022, what this means for my business and for me personally! I also share why social media can sometimes become overwhelming and particularly exhausting for the highly sensitive person (HSP)…
Episode 34
Why the World NEEDS More Highly Sensitive Business Owners & Leaders
Whether you are a creative, an artist, a "someday" business owner or aspiring leader.. the world NEEDS you and your unique flair as a highly sensitive person (HSP)! In a noisy world filled with information overload, you can be easily fooled into thinking you need to be just as noisy to fit in and make an impact..
What is really needed are more ethical and authentic business owners and leaders to facilitate more balance, calm, harmony and equanimity... all beautiful qualities that the HSP can bring through their work!…
Episode 33
Compassion Fatigue - When Caring Becomes Exhausting
In this episode, I speak about the concept of compassion fatigue (what happens when caring becomes exhausting). This is an especially important topic for the highly sensitive person (HSP), because as an HSP you have the gift of deep empathy. Yet, at some point it is likely that this has been taken advantage of by others and over time, becomes energetically depleting…
Episode 32
Restoring Your Hormonal Health
Imbalanced hormones are often a product of our environment and the stressors we face in modern-day living. This imbalance can lead to common issues such as digestive issues, brain fog, low energy and fatigue. However, by addressing the root cause of these imbalances, we can restore and improve our hormonal health! This week, I speak with board certified integrative and functional nutritionist Erin Holt on all things hormonal health!
Episode 31
Creating a Nervous System Balancing Toolkit
Welcome back for a solo episode this week! Nervous system regulation and balance have been central to my healing journey and enabling me to flourish as a highly sensitive person (HSP), and are also fundamental to the work that I do today.
I wanted to share with you some simple and accessible tools that are part of my nervous system balancing "toolkit" to inspire you to try out some new practices and create your own toolkit!…