EPISODE · Oct 29, 2025 · 18 MIN
172: How I don't absorb other people's emotions as a highly sensitive person
from Too Human with Nurse Nell · host Danelle
Please rate my podcast if you love it!!! It only takes a second and really helps my people find me and this work<3Book a free 60-minute consult with me here: https://danelle-gallo.mykajabi.com/Schedule172: How I don't absorb other people's emotions as a highly sensitive personEver feel completely drained after holding space for someone going through something heavy?? Like you're carrying their emotions long after the conversation ends? Yea i bet ya do :)Because you're highly sensitive AND conditioned to rescue others. This is NOT a flaw, it is a GIFT And, learning to wield and work with your sensitivity is crucial. If you're a human who feels everythinggggg, this episode is for you.I'm pulling back the curtain on how I work with clients through their deepest emotional experiences -- tears, rage, grief, all of it - without burning out or needing hours to decompress afterward. And no, this doesn't mean shutting down your empathy or building walls around your heart.In this episode, I share my exact framework for staying grounded and regulated even when clients are in the THICK of their emotions. You'll learn why not victimizing your clients/people is the most compassionate thing you can do, why trying to "rescue" people actually blocks their healing, and how radical non-judgment creates a psychedelic-level container.If you're tired of emotional hangovers, people-pleasing patterns, or feeling like you have to carry everyone's pain, this episode will show you how to hold space with presence, curiosity, and lightness - so showing up for people actually feels nourishing instead of depleting.What you'll take away:The difference between compassion and absorption (and why one will drain you dry)How to stay in co-regulation when clients/people are activatedWhy emotions contain universes of wisdom when we stop trying to fix themPractical ways to process your own emotions so they don't accumulateThe energetic shift that makes "holding space" feel lighter and more fun
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