Exploring Sensitivity with Jenn Hume

Welcome to Breaking Free. Have you ever started off down a path you thought you were destined for, only to discover you feel like you’ve been going in the wrong direction? Sometimes it takes getting a little lost, first, for us to discover and embrace our true strengths. Join me as I welcome my guest Jenn Hume. Jenn is an introverted, quirky, humorous, and highly sensitive person who didn't fit in the corporate tech world, but created her own path. We talk about how she discovered she was an introvert, her career in tech, and how sensitivity is a superpower. Today, Jenn and I discuss how we’re both highly sensitive people, and what that looks like for both of us. We speak a bit about how it affects our work, our work social lives, and how we experience going out in public. Tune in and listen to episode three of Breaking Free. Learn about Jenn’s journey as she matured from five-year-old escape artist to a successful tech entrepreneur. We share some wisdom and a few laughs as she tells me about her time visiting behind the Iron Curtain, what it’s like to sometimes forget you’re not an only child, and how she felt breaking free of the corporate world. In this episode, you will learn: A little about Jenn’s background and how she discovered her introverted nature (03:05) What it’s like being a highly sensitive person (05:45) Why I think we need more highly sensitive people in the workplace (14:44) How identifying your level of sensitivity and learning to work with it can lead to greater success (20:48) Some of our unavoidable sensitivity triggers in daily life (33:56) Some questions I ask: What would your ideal day be? (01:07) How do you make friends as an introvert? (04:27) How does being highly sensitive help you in your job? (09:05) What are your superpowers and not-so-superpowers? (16:34) What inspired your affinity for Eastern Europe? (26:59) Does your sensitivity give you a predilection for accents? (32:59) Connect with Jen: LinkedIn Instagram Twitter Hell Yeah Tech Let’s connect! Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Website Resources mentioned: Free Range Humans by Marianne Cantwell Elaine Aron's The Highly Sensitive Person Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.