Awaken Your More

If you've spent years assuming you're "just" a highly sensitive person, but something has never quite added up, this one's for you. In this week's episode I'm sharing my own recent discovery that alongside my sensitivity, I've also been navigating undiagnosed inattentive ADHD my whole life.This week's episode digs into how HSP and ADHD overlap, where they differ, and why so many high-achieving women miss the signs entirely because they were the "good girls" who never got questioned at school.Tune in to learn:- What being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) actually means, and where the term comes from- What inattentive ADHD really looks like in women, and why it's so often missed- Why HSP and ADHD overlap so heavily, especially around emotional reactivity and overstimulation- The key differences between the two, even when they look identical from the outside- Why the label matters less than learning to work with your nervous system, not against itCheck out the blog post that accompanies this episode (link to blog post)My links:Website (https://awakenwithrachel.com/)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/awakenwithrachel_)YouTube(https://www.youtube.com/@awakenwithrachel)Join my email list for updatesOther links mentioned in this episode:Insight Timer (https://insig.ht/oggcBnFOe6b)Meant for More](https://awakenwithrachel.com/11-coaching/)If you're a highly sensitive high-achiever who's tired of feeling like you're paddling uphill while everyone else glides, then I'd LOVE to help you…✨ Come find me on Insight Timer(https://insig.ht/oggcBnFOe6b) for free weekly lives, guided tracks and meditations.💖 Meant for More] (https://awakenwithrachel.com/11-coaching/) is my 1:1 coaching container for women ready to build real self-trust and step into a life led by purpose, not pressure.

If your inner critic feels louder than everyone else's, you're not imagining it. For highly sensitive people, that voice telling you "you're not good enough" runs deeper, and no amount of affirmations seems to quiet it.In this week's episode, I'm sharing why fighting your inner critic never works, and what actually helps instead when the affirmations haven't landed.Tune in to learn:- Why fighting your inner critic just makes it louder- What your inner critic is actually trying to do for you, through the lens of parts work- Why the inner critic hits harder if you're highly sensitive or neurodivergent- Why affirmations alone don't create lasting change, and what does- 3 gentle first steps to start making peace with the parts of you that criticiseCheck out the blog post that accompanies this episode: https://awakenwithrachel.com/how-to-start-overcoming-your-inner-critic-instead-of-fighting-it/My links:https://awakenwithrachel.com/awakenwith_rachelOther links mentioned in this episode:- Insight Timer https://insig.ht/yn4YAhHOW5b- Meant for More https://awakenwithrachel.com/11-coaching/If you're a highly sensitive high-achiever who wants to stop being at war with yourself and start building real self-trust, then I'd LOVE to help you…💖 Meant for More is my 1:1 coaching container for stepping into peace, power and purpose over 4 months.

Ep 8 - Why Do I Feel Lazy and Unmotivated All the Time? You Might Be a HSPYou care deeply about your life, your work, your people - and yet some days you physically cannot make yourself do the thing. Then comes the guilt, and that familiar inner voice: you're just being lazy. If that sounds like you, this episode is going to change how you see yourself.In this week's episode, I'm sharing why highly sensitive people burn out more easily, the moment in Asia when my own body "closed the shop" on a Friday night, and how to tell the difference between laziness, HSP burnout, and something that needs more support.Tune in to learn:The real reason you can't bring yourself to do the things you actually care aboutWhy HSP burnout is so often mistaken for laziness (and why the guilt is the giveaway)The high-achiever trap that keeps sensitive women stuck in repeating burnout cyclesFive signs your "laziness" is actually a nervous system in functional freezeA two-minute practice you can do right now to signal safety to your bodyCheck out the [blog post that accompanies this episode](ADD URL: blog post)My links: Awaken with Rachel website Instagram YouTube Join my email list for updatesOther links mentioned in this episode:My meditations and somatic tracks on Insight Timer. Why HSPs Need Embodiment PracticesIf you're a highly sensitive, high-achieving woman who's ready to stop surviving and start living a life that finally feels like yours, then I'd LOVE to help you…✨ Start with the free Awaken Your More Challenge💖 Ready to go deeper? Meant for More is my 1:1 coaching experience for women moving from burnout into peace, power and purpose.

Ep 07 - How to Build Confidence as a Highly Sensitive PersonEverywhere you look, someone seems more confident than you. Louder, bolder, chattier, seemingly radiating energy while you overthink every word you said three days ago. If you're a highly sensitive person, it's easy to believe confidence is something everyone else got given and you missed out on.In this week's episode, I'm sharing my own story of being labelled a "shrinking violet" as a child, the rebellious years I spent trying to outrun my sensitivity, and what actually built my confidence in the end - because it wasn't becoming louder.Tune in to learn:The childhood label that shaped how I showed up for decades - and how I unlearned itWhy so many HSPs become high achievers, and why success never quite satisfiesThe Buddhist-rooted practice that strips away comparison at its coreSmall daily moments that quietly build your confidence muscle (no stage required)The mindset flip that turns your sensitivity from liability into your greatest edgeCheck out the blog post that accompanies this episode: HERE Tracks mentioned in this episode:Morning Mindfulness for an Overthinking MindPutting Down PerfectionismMy links: Awaken with Rachel website Instagram YouTube Join my email list for updatesIf you're a highly sensitive, high-achieving woman who's ready to stop surviving and start living a life that finally feels like yours, then I'd LOVE to help you…✨ Start with the free Awaken Your More Challenge - your first step towards peace, power and purpose.💖 Ready to go deeper? Meant for More is my 1:1 coaching container for women moving from burnout into peace, power and purpose.Apple Podcasts Spotify

Ep 6 - How to choose a job if you're a HSPEver wondered why you can't just settle into a job like everyone else seems to? If you're a highly sensitive person, the career struggle isn't a flaw in you - it's a mismatch between who you are and the conditions you've been trying to function in.In this week's episode, I'm sharing the 7 steps that took me from burning out in corporate PR and teaching to building work that actually fits who I am - including the exact questions to journal, the three-column exercise I swear by, and why your intuition belongs in every career decision.Tune in to learn:Why HSPs burn out in jobs that look perfect on paperThe identity questions to answer before any career questionsHow to work out which activities drain you and which sustain youMy three-column non-negotiables exercise (including the HELL NO column)How to flip the interview and assess them insteadCheck out the blog that goes with this HEREMy links:Awaken With Rachel Instagram YouTube Join my email list for updatesOther links mentioned in this episode:Guided meditation for empaths on Insight TimerIf you're a highly sensitive, high-achieving woman who wants to step into peace, power and purpose, I'd LOVE to help you…✨ Start with my free 5-day challenge, Awaken Your More - your first step to reconnecting with who you actually are.💖 Ready to go deeper? Meant for More is my 1:1 coaching experience for becoming a woman led by purpose, not pressure.Apple Podcasts Spotify

If you're a highly sensitive person who's spent years in talk therapy and still can't shake the 2am spirals, the dread in your chest, the sense that you understand everything and yet nothing's actually changed, this episode is for you.In this week's episode, I'm sharing why talk therapy alone often isn't enough for HSPs, and what embodiment practices do differently. I'll walk you through my own journey with somatic healing, the research behind why our nervous systems process things so much more deeply, and the practices that have genuinely shifted things for me and my clients.Tune in to learn:Why talk therapy can leave HSPs feeling insightful yet still stuckThe nervous system science behind why our anxiety is sensory and emotional, not just thought-drivenWhat a "bottom-up" approach to healing actually means, and why it works when talking doesn'tMy top embodiment practices for HSPs, from somatic touch to dance to yogaHow breathwork sends your vagus nerve a message of safetyCheck out the blog post that accompanies this episode: [BLOG POST URL]My links:Awaken with Rachel website Instagram YouTube Join my email list for updatesIf you're a highly sensitive, high-achieving woman who's ready to stop surviving and start living a life that finally feels like yours, then I'd LOVE to help you…✨ Start with the free Awaken Your More Challenge — five days to reconnect with what you actually want.💖 Ready to go deeper? Meant for More is my 1:1 coaching container for women moving from burnout into peace, power and purpose.

There's enormous pressure to have a calling, a clear sense of what you're here to do — and for sensitive, intuitive people that pressure lands differently, because meaning actually matters to us. In this episode I'm getting honest about why you can tick every box on paper and still feel like something's missing, and what I've learned about the difference between the life you build and the life you're actually living.Tune in to learn:Why you can achieve everything you set out to and still feel hollow — and what that disconnect is actually telling youThe difference between your outer purpose and your inner purpose, and why mixing them up causes a very particular kind of sufferingWhy "finding your gift" isn't about searching harder or collecting moreThe questions I come back to when I've lost touch with what makes me feel aliveCheck out the blog post that accompanies this episode: Found on my websiteRachel's links:Website: awakenwithrachel.comInstagram: @awakenwithrachel_Substack: https://substack.com/@awakenwithrachelJoin the newsletter: https://awakenwithrachel.com/Other links mentioned in this episode:Awaken Your More free 5-day challenge: https://awakenwithrachel.com/challenge/Are you a sensitive, high-achieving woman who's ready to stop playing small and step into the life you know you're meant for? I work with women like you in my 1:1 coaching programme, Meant for More — a deep, somatic and coaching journey to help you find peace, reclaim your power, and move toward your purpose.🌿 Meant for More 1:1 Coaching: https://awakenwithrachel.com/contact/ ✨Book a discovery call: https://awakenwithrachel.com/contact/

Maybe you've always felt things more deeply than the people around you. Maybe you've been called "too sensitive" and never quite known what to do with that. In this episode I'm getting personal about what being a highly sensitive person actually looks and feels like from the inside — not from a research paper, but from my own life. If you've ever had a flicker of recognition around the HSP label, this one is for you.Tune in to learn:What Elaine Aron's research actually says about highly sensitive people — and why the label is a lens, not a ceilingWhy HSPs process the world so much more intensely than others, and what that costs you if you don't have the right toolsThe orchid vs dandelion analogy that finally helped me understand why my environment matters so muchWhy sensitive people need their work to mean something — and what happens when it doesn'tWhy depth in relationships isn't just a preference for HSPs — it's a genuine needCheck out the blog post that accompanies this episode: Rachel's links:Website: awakenwithrachel.com Instagram: @awakenwithrachel_Substack: https://substack.com/@awakenwithrachelJoin the newsletter: https://awakenwithrachel.com/Other links mentioned in this episode:Awaken Your More free 5-day challenge: https://awakenwithrachel.com/challenge/ Are you a sensitive, high-achieving woman who's ready to stop playing small and step into the life you know you're meant for? I work with women like you in my 1:1 coaching programme, Meant for More — a deep, somatic and coaching journey to help you find peace, reclaim your power, and move toward your purpose.🌿 Meant for More 1:1 Coaching: https://awakenwithrachel.com/contact/ ✨ Book a discovery call: https://awakenwithrachel.com/contact/

If you're a sensitive high-achiever who keeps swinging between periods of intense productivity and total collapse — this episode is going to make a lot of things click. Burnout for highly sensitive people isn't just about doing too much. It's a nervous system crisis, a values crisis, and often the result of spending years working against yourself rather than with yourself. In this episode I'm getting personal about my own burnout cycles and sharing exactly why HSPs are wired to hit this wall harder.Tune in to learn:Why highly sensitive people are more vulnerable to burnout than most — and why it often goes unrecognisedThe role perfectionism and people-pleasing play in the slow road to collapseWhy burnout is a values crisis, not just physical exhaustionHow the body holds the key to healing — and why mindset work alone won't fix itThe small daily aligned actions that begin to move you out of burnout, even when you can't walk away from your jobCheck out the blog post that accompanies this episode: https://awakenwithrachel.com/why-work-burnout-hits-sensitive-high-achievers-hardest/ Rachel's links:Website: awakenwithrachel.comInstagram: @awakenwithrachel_Substack: https://substack.com/@awakenwithrachel Join the newsletter: https://awakenwithrachel.com/ Other links mentioned in this episode:Are you a sensitive, high-achieving woman who's ready to stop playing small and step into the life you know you're meant for? I work with women like you in my 1:1 coaching programme, Meant for More — a deep, somatic and coaching journey to help you find peace, reclaim your power, and move toward your purpose.🌿 Meant for More 1:1 Coaching: https://awakenwithrachel.com/contact/  ✨ Book a discovery call: https://awakenwithrachel.com/contact/ 

So many sensitive, high-achieving women know they should trust themselves  but in practice, they're outsourcing decisions to everyone around them, mistaking other people's certainty for wisdom and their own quiet knowing for naivety. In this episode, I'm breaking down what self-trust actually means and why it's the foundation for everything, and the practices that genuinely build it.Tune in to learn:Why self-trust and self-confidence are not the same thing — and why the distinction mattersHow your nervous system and body are the starting point for real self-trust (not mindset work)The overlooked connection between boundaries and trusting yourselfHow to tell the difference between intuition and anxiety as a sensitive personWhy mindfulness is about far more than meditation — and how it quietly rebuilds your inner authorityCheck out the blog post that accompanies this episode: https://awakenwithrachel.com/what-does-trusting-myself-actually-mean-a-guide-for-sensitive-people/ Website: awakenwithrachel.comInstagram: @awakenwithrachel_Substack: https://substack.com/@awakenwithrachel Join the newsletter: https://awakenwithrachel.com/ Are you a sensitive, high-achieving woman who's ready to stop playing small and step into the life you know you're meant for? I work with women like you in my 1:1 coaching programme, Meant for More — a deep, somatic and coaching journey to help you find peace, reclaim your power, and move toward your purpose.🌿 Meant for More 1:1 Coaching: https://awakenwithrachel.com/contact/  ✨ Book a discovery call: https://awakenwithrachel.com/contact/