Reclaiming Desire, Purpose, and Healing as a Highly Sensitive Person with Elisa Calosso

In this episode, Elisa Calosso, a holistic coach and former HR professional, shares what it truly means to reclaim desire and purpose as a highly sensitive person. We discuss her personal journey of navigating corporate burnout, discovering her sensitivity, and transitioning into somatic and nervous system–informed healing work.This conversation offers grounded insight for highly sensitive people who feel overwhelmed, disconnected from their bodies, or unsure how to honor their sensitivity while creating meaningful work and a fulfilling life.Elisa shares:How discovering the highly sensitive trait helped her make sense of burnout, overwhelm, and emotional exhaustion.What it was like working in human resources as a highly sensitive person.Why she transitioned from corporate HR into holistic coaching and somatic healing.How somatic practices and emotional intelligence work support deep, lasting change.What it means to reconnect with desire, purpose, and alignment as a highly sensitive person.Topics covered:High sensitivity and corporate burnout.Nervous system regulation.Somatic healing and emotional release.EFT tapping and working with the body.Career transitions for HSPs.Reclaiming desire, purpose, and alignment.Energetic boundaries and overstimulation.About Elisa Calosso:Elisa Calosso supports high-achieving women shift from burnout to burning desire, without burning out again. After 15+ years climbing the corporate Human Resources ladder and silently battling anxiety, panic attacks, and insomnia, Elisa hit a turning point: more meds weren’t the answer. Healing at the root was.Her mission is to support professional women and business owners in spotting the early signs of burnout and doing something about it before they hit a wall. She helps them uncover the emotional patterns, beliefs, and survival habits that silently drive exhaustion. Her clients don’t just find calm, they reclaim their joy, voice, and vitality. They stop operating on autopilot and start living on purpose.Follow along on Elisa’s journey:Website: https://www.uflourishcoaching.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisacalossoeft/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisa-calosso/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