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EPISODE · Oct 27, 2025 · 1H 9M

How to Navigate Life as a Highly Sensitive Person with Todd Smith

from Sex, Drugs, & Soul · host Kristin Birdwell

Have a question or comment? Send it to Kristin!Ever felt like you’re too much? Too emotional, too intense, too sensitive for this world that keeps telling you to “get over it”? What if your sensitivity is actually your superpower?In this conversation with Todd Smith, we discuss what it’s like to feel everything so deeply and how to transform that sensitivity into strength. We explore routines that keep you grounded, what it truly means to take care of yourself, and how to stop losing yourself in the name of love or approval.This episode is for the feelers, the deep thinkers, and the ones who are learning that being sensitive doesn’t make you weak. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro9:00 The Origins of High Sensitivity10:48 Pillars of Stress Management for HSPs15:55 Outer Work: Creating Balance in Daily Life22:05 Inner Work: Emotional Awareness and Acceptance27:00 Exploring Triggers and Reactions30:58 Finding Freedom Through Questioning Beliefs39:57 Exploring Consideration in Relationships42:13 Self-Reflection and Personal Responsibility45:13 Understanding People-Pleasing Dynamics50:18 The Connection Between HSPs and People-Pleasing52:00 Navigating Intimacy and ConnectionConnect with Todd: https://trueinnerfreedom.com/Support the showConnect with Kristin:WebsiteInstagramFacebook YouTubeKristin’s Book:Sex, Drugs, & Soul Spotify AudiobookSubscribe:YouTubeSpotifyApplePeptides:Oral Quicksilver GHK/Copper Peptidehttps://elliemd.com/kristinbirdwellMicrodose 🍄 https://myfeelium.co/password: opensesameCode: kristin20 for 20% off

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Have a question or comment? Send it to Kristin! Ever felt like you’re too much? Too emotional, too intense, too sensitive for this world that keeps telling you to “get over it”? What if your sensitivity is actually your superpower? In this conversation with Todd Smith, we discuss what it’s like to feel everything so deeply and how to transform that sensitivity into strength. We explore routines that keep you grounded, what it truly means to take care of yourself, and how to stop losing yourse...

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