How Nutrition, Energy, and Cognition Shape the HSP Experience with Claire Thomas

If you’ve ever felt completely drained, overwhelmed, or like your brain just stops working when there’s too much going on, then you’re not alone. Claire Thomas is a registered nutritional therapist, NLP Practitioner, and phlebotomist who empowers busy, high-achieving women to increase their energy levels, strengthen their resilience, and do more of what they love.Together, we unpack how nutrition, energy levels, and cognition shape the HSP experience, and why so many highly sensitive people find themselves exhausted, overstimulated, and struggling to keep up.Claire shares:How chronic fatigue shaped her understanding of energy and health.What overstimulation actually does to the HSP body and brain.How she supports clients through fatigue, burnout, and energy depletion.The role of blood testing and identifying root causes.The connection between nutrition, crashes, and emotional overwhelm.How nervous system dysregulation and past experiences impact health.The holistic mind, body, and spirit approach to healing.Topics covered:Energy depletion and burnout in HSPs.Nutrition and its impact on emotional regulation.Blood sugar balance and “hangry” responses.Chronic fatigue and underlying health factors.Nervous system regulation and stress responses.Mind-body-spirit connection in healing.Letting go of shame and learning to support yourself differently.About Claire Thomas:Claire Thomas is a Registered Nutritional Therapist (BANT, CNHC), NLP Practitioner, and CQC-regulated Phlebotomist. She empowers busy, high-achieving women to increase their energy levels, strengthen resilience, and do more of what they love.Through her practice, Nourish to Soar, Claire takes a personalised, data-led approach, combining advanced testing, nutrition, and lifestyle and behaviour change to join the dots and uncover what’s really driving fatigue and low energy. She creates clear, tailored strategies that work for each individual, removing guesswork and delivering practical, lasting results.Follow along on Claire’s journey:Website:  https://www.nourishtosoar.co.ukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nourishtosoarLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairethomasdevon/Let’s Connect:🤍 Share your biggest takeaway or follow us on Instagram @happyhsppodcast — we’d love to hear from you! 🎧 Subscribe and leave a review to help more HSPs find this space: thehappyhsppodcast.buzzsprout.com📩 Want to be a guest on the show? Reach out to Kimberly at: [email protected]📖 Learn about Kimberly’s work: happyhspcoaching.comAbout Kimberly:Kimberly Marshall is an ICF-certified Energy and Intuition coach for highly sensitive people (HSPs) and host of The Happy HSP Podcast. After 20 years in the publishing industry working for companies like Time Inc., Monster.com, and W. W. Norton, she left her corporate career to pursue work that better suited her HSP needs. She now help HSPs reconnect with their intuition, energy, and purpose so they can live gentle, soul-aligned lives. Through her work, Kimberly hopes to shed more light on the reality of living with high sensitivity and inspire more HSPs to embrace their empathetic, loving, and gentle natures. Hosted/produced by Kimberly MarshallEdited by Fonzie Try MediaArtwork by Tara Corola