Highly Sensitive Soul Podcast (for HSPs)
by Lisa Matthews
For Highly Sensitive Souls on a conscious journey of discovering their gifts and their purpose while building an intentional life.For those who are curious about both the science and spirituality behind being a Highly Sensitive Person (or HSP). Weaving this knowledge to create tools, practices, and rituals to support your unique self.Did you know that about 1 in 5 people are considered Highly Sensitive? And most of them don’t even know it. That’s why I’m on a mission to teach Highly Sensitive People their own inner healing practices, connecting them to the wisdom of their body, and to their own intuition, so that they can thrive in their lives. Let's change the conversation around being Highly Sensitive, from one of being told we’re “too sensitive” and instead leaning into the gifts that come with this wonderful trait.Covering topics from energy healing to entrepreneurship , from Nature’s wisdom to the nervous system, we’ll be taking both a broad look and a deep dive at what it me
Episodes
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42. Mother in the Mother with author Pippa Grace ~ Honouring Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day everyone. Today I'm sharing a beautiful conversation with Pippa Grace, socially engaged artist and author of Mother in the Mother. This rich collection of stories from over fifty women shares on the many stages of Motherhood, and in particular "by looking at the three-way...
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41. Creating your sensory support toolkit and advocating for your Highly Sensitive needs
I'm back!! It's almost surreal to be podcasting again, I'm excited to share how you can create your sensory support toolkit (and what that actually is). Sharing stories from my life to support you on your Highly Sensitive path. Here's my fav Honest Guys guided meditation (the second half...
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40. We can do hard things: 10 tips to help you navigate challenges as a Highly Sensitive Person
10 lessons learned from returning to full-time school in my mid thirties. Well, this past 2 years has been a doozy. I've just completed Massage Therapy school (woohoo!) and while it was incredibly challenging, it was also deeply rewarding and I love weaving Craniosacral and Massage together. In...
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39. Staying connected to the Mystical when life gets busy (aka when life gets full!)
I'm back! It's been a long hiatus from recording as I focused on studies and self-care. One of the big layers of this year was finding beauty, magic, and awe when life got really full. How do we find the Mystical in life when there's just too much on the to-do list? Here's 6 suggestions for you…
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38. What are your resources? (And where I disappeared too over the past few months!)
38. What are your resources? (And where I disappeared too over the past few months!)
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37. Deep Conversations on Death and Dying with Aaron Banfield
Well today's episode is a different kind of conversation, and one that we don't often have enough. My dear friend Aaron Banfield and I explore illness, death, and dying in today's conversation. You can see by the episode title that today's going to be a deep dive into some hard topics, yet these...
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36. A busy life versus a full life as you hold the space for sacred self-care
Do you ever find yourself saying life is busy? In today's episode I invite in a gentle perspective shift on that, while also sharing a personal story from my own life around this.
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35. Self-Trust & Following your Intuition on your Pregnancy & Motherhood Journey - with Briana Faust: Energy Healer, Motherhood Support + Business Owner
Join myself and special guest Briana Faust as she shares about the pregnancy and motherhood journey as a Highly Sensitive Person. She shares her own journey, and the need for taking time + space for yourself as a mother (even though societal conditioning may be telling us we need to do *all the...
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34. Breathing your Self into being: Breathwork for self-growth, mental clarity, and even business - with Ariana Fotinakis: Business Coach & Breathwork Facilitator
Breathwork is showing up *everywhere* these days, and for good reason. It’s an incredible way to get in touch with yourself, strip back old conditioning, and tap into your intuition. For those on a self-growth and self-healing journey, breathwork may feel like that missing piece. Yet what about...
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33. How to finally start writing your book (when you're a Highly Sensitive Person) with Author Coach & Ghostwriter Jennifer Locke
Ever felt drawn to capturing your words, ideas, and thoughts down on paper and finally writing the book you've always wanted too? Whether you're feeling unsure of how to get started or worried if it's "good enough" to really be a book, you'll want to hear what today's special guest has to say....
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32. HSP's in a Nutshell: Understanding the Highly Sensitive Person Trait with the DOES Framework
Want a simple way to wrap your head around the HSP trait? In today's episode I walk you through the DOES framework by Dr. Elaine Aron. I share what each letter in this acronym stands for, as well as sharing research and some of my own stories. If you'd like to understand this innate trait, either...
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31. The Beauty of Walking at Your Own Pace in Life
Ever felt like the pace of the day was too fast? Ever felt guilty about taking the time you need to slow down, or move at a different pace? In today’s episode, I’m sharing some of my personal experiences with slowing down, listening to my body, and allowing myself to do what I need...when I need.…
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30. Cycles of Belonging & Perimenopause as a Rite of Passage with Author & Priestess Stella Tomlinson
Join me on today's episode with Author & Priestess Stella Tomlinson as we dive into: Exploring how the outer seasons of the menstrual cycle, the moon and the seasonal year affect our inner world of emotions and the soul. How, as highly sensitives, we're naturally sensitive to the entire circle of...
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29. Why I'm leaving social media (even though I have an online business)...and the ways I'm reclaiming my focus
Ever lost an hour of your life from a "quick check" on instagram? Or felt overstimulated after scrolling through facebook? If you have an online business and have been feeling an inner nudge to explore leaving social media, this episode is for you. Books mentioned today: Bored and Brilliant book…
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28. Exploring Self-Care & Energy Healing with Rae-Lynn Danielle, Woman’s Intuitive Guide
Monika Smutney healing practitioner Lisa mentioned in this episode: https://madhucollective.janeapp.com/#/staff_member/28/bio -------------------------- Connect with guest Rae-Lynn Danielle Website: https://www.raelynndanielle.com/ Instagram @raelynndaniellewellness Facebook:...
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27. Breaking the cycle of self-sacrifice with Kelsey Hewins : Certified Teacher & Practitioner in the Breath Integration Method of Counseling
Today I share a powerful interview with Kelsey Hewins. We cover topics like: Feeling overly responsible for other people's discomfort, or happiness. How a person who is worried about disappointing others can actually put themselves first. Saying no, guilt, and breaking the cycle of…
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26. Eight things I learned this year as a Highly Sensitive Person--> One year anniversary episode!
It has been an incredible year with you!! This episode marks the first anniversary (of many) for the Highly Sensitive Soul Podcast. I share some of my personal and entreprenurial learnings from the year, tune in to some of the highlights of my own inner jounrey of building a conscious and...
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25. Exploring Ayurveda for Highly Sensitive People: Ancient healing practices for modern times - with Alison Evin, Ayurvedic Practitioner & Health Coach
Today’s special guest Alison Evin shares her wonderful knowledge about Ayurveda. If you’ve never heard of it before, that’s ok! Ever done a yoga class? Well, that’s part of Ayurvedic Medicine. She walks you through some of the ways people can benefit from this ancient way of looking at the body,...
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24. Samhain to Solstice: A window for reflection, creating space, & going inward
Samhain to Solstice. Samhain, better known as Halloween, through to Solstice provides a unique window of time on the earth-based calendar to consciously slow down, make space, and look at your life. I’ll cover suggestions for engaging with this potent energy and ways to get the lay of the land in...
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23. Guided Meditation: Shifting from a Thinking Brain to a Feeling Brain (and an intro to the Menstrual-Wise Collective!)
In today's episode I invite you to sit back, relax, and enjoy some guided meditation time. This meditation is great to use when you want to get out of your head and feel a deeper connection to your heartspace and body. Enjoy this podcast? If you'd like to support it, you can donate an amount of...
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22. Developing your Intuition as a Highly Sensitive Person: Signs, Synchronicities, & Coincidences
Highly Sensitives are intuitive creatures. We already see and sense so many subtle details. Sometimes it doesn't take long to develop our intuition further when we make it a conscious part of our lives. Have you ever seen a feather on the ground, 11:11 on the clock (every single day), or felt…
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21. Thriving as a Highly Sensitive Leader - with Muriel Kosovsky, Coach for Highly-Sensitive Leaders
Joining me on the show today is Muriel Kosovsky! Diving into how leadership can be different for a Highly Sensitive Person, tips to navigate highly stimulating environments, and more! About Muriel Kosovsky: Muriel is a certified and ICF-ACC accredited coach who helps Highly sensitive leaders and...
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20. 5 Common Challenges for Highly Sensitive Entrepreneurs (with tips to navigate them :)
Happy Autumn Equinox! Or Spring Equinox if you're living in the Southern Hemisphere. I love this time of year (it's one of my favs :) and for some reason, business and being Highly Sensitive has been front and center in my mind. Today's episode is for all of you who own (or are thinking of...
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19. Inclusion, Belonging, & Avoiding Emotional Burnout as an HSP Activist with Anvita Akkur, Inclusion & Belonging Coach
Hey everybody, today's episode is all about navigating social & environmental justice issues as Highly Sensitive Person. In it, you'll hear from Anvita Akkur, who brings a wide breadth of knowledge from lived experience and education to her work. She's also an Inclusion & Belonging Coach who has...
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18. Are you sound sensitive? 10 Sound Strategies for Highly Sensitive People
Who here is sound sensitive? I’m waving both hands wildly here, as I’m a very sound sensitive HSP. In today’s episode I go through 10 sound strategies you can use to better navigate this fairly common occurrence in HSPs. ---------- Articles referenced:...
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17. The Value of Slowness
Hey everybody, today's episode is exploring the value of slowness in a world that underrates it. I share a few personal stories around this and some practical tips to bring more slowness into life to support our wonderfully sensitive selves. --------------------- Thanks for considering supporting...
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16. 6 Self-Care Skills for Summer for Highly Sensitive People
It's getting hot out there! For real. Who else here struggles with heat, bright sunshine, and the continuous drone of a fan? If you've ever found camping to be both fun and very challenging (the change in sleep, food, and environment) and maybe feel that going to a crowded beach is not your...
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15. Intro to Astrology, Eclipses, & Summer Solstice with Courtney Burns, Astrologist
Today we dive into the astrological themes of this year's Summer Solstice, the upcoming Solar Eclipse on June 10th, Eclipses, and Saturn Returns. Courtney Burns and I have a wide-ranging chat on an introduction to astrology, birth (natal) charts, and the 3 keys to start off with if you're new to...
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14. Creating an Intentional and Sustainable Life as a Highly Sensitive Person
Hey everybody, today's episode is more on a philosophical note....with lessons from my zucchini plant. Ha! I'm serious though, have a listen to see what I'm talking about. How do we, as Highly Sensitive People, create a life that feels like it's meaningful to us, that it matters, and that it…
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13. Herbal Medicine, Highly Sensitive People, and our Innate Superpowers with Marie Zak, Clinical Herbalist
I’ve got a juicy episode today with the lovely Marie Zak where she shares her herbal knowledge with us. She walks us through her experiences of shutting down her energetic and spiritual sensitivities growing up, through to the journey of discovering the richness of plants that we can all connect…
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12. My Spiritual Emergency: Greatest Gifts & Hardest Lessons
How did I make the leap from Emergency Nurse to Energy Healer? It wasn't overnight I can tell you that much. In today's episode I share my journey, the road was winding and confusing and challenging and beautiful. It's brought me greater peace, consciousness, clarity, and a deeper connection to…
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11. Intro to Craniosacral Therapy and Dipping into the Quantum Field with Megan S. Martin, Registered Craniosacral Therapist
Join myself and fellow Registered Craniosacral Therapist Megan S. Martin in our chat today about: -Sensory Processing Disorder (with a few suggestions for supportive practices) -An intro to the Quantum Field -Homecoming Handbook for Humans (which begins April 2, 2021) -And of course you can't get...
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10. Reclaiming the Wisdom of our Menstrual Cycles
Welcome to an entirely different way of looking at your energies and changing selves (unless you already track your cycle and live with its' rhythms ;) I struggled for about 20 years with incredibly painful periods, so this exploration started out of necessity (I get it, it can still be a bit…
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9. Rethinking Energetic Boundaries with Aaron Banfield, Registered Acupuncturist & Qi Gong Teacher
This episode is for those that struggle with energetic boundaries. For those that want to learn more about a different perspective on being Highly Sensitive (quite a beautiful one I might add). And for those that want to empower themselves with more knowledge and tools from the perspective of...
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8. Collective Card Reading - February 12, 2021
Tune in to today's Collective Card Reading for intuitive messages & guidance for this current time. I'll share a simple way to begin connecting withyour Spirit Guides, as well as a few tips for reading oracle cards yourself! This is also an energy forecast for how things may unfold in the near...
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7. Body-Based Guided Meditation: Softness & Ease in Your Belly, Jaw, and Shoulders
Today's episode is a chance to pause in your day to explore ease and softness in your body in places that many of us hold tension. I'll be walking you through a guided meditation to bring softness and ease into your belly, jaw, and shoulders. It's not about being a "perfectly" relaxed, it's about...
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6. Digital Distraction, Focus, and Soul Work for Highly Sensitives
What does it mean to have a "balanced" relationship to social media and digital use? Has using your phone too much ever left you with the feeling that you could've done something else, something meaningful? (NO shame or judgements here, been there myself many a time) Then if you finally sat down…
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5. Easing Overwhelm Series: Energetic Plant Medicine and Flower Essences for Overwhelm
Today we're diving into the wonderful world of Flower Essences and how they can help ease overwhelm I share how skeptical I was at the start of exploring Flower Essences and where I'm up too now. There are SO many beautiful ways to connect with Nature to ease overwhelm, and I gotta say...this is...
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4. Easing Overwhelm Series: Inner Rhythms (Beyond a Morning Practice)
We dive into how you can listen to your own Inner Rhythms in a day to best support your Highly Sensitive nature. I give practical tools and suggestions for respecting your Inner Rhythms as well as plenty of personal examples from my own life to paint the picture for you! Enjoy listening and if…
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3. Easing Overwhelm Series: Soothing Sensation
Who here experiences overwhelm? Who here would like to learn some new ways to better navigate overwhelm when it shows up? And have a few less visits from it... As an HSP (and as a human!), we may well run into overwhelm in everyday life. The trick is, how can we navigate it well, or learn to be...
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2. Easing Overwhelm Series: Transition Time
Who here experiences overwhelm? Who here would like to learn some new ways to better navigate overwhelm when it shows up? And have a few less visits from it... As an HSP (and as a human!), we may well run into overwhelm in everyday life. The trick is, how can we navigate it well, or learn to be...
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1. What is a Highly Sensitive Person anyway? And the #1 thing I wish every Highly Sensitive knew
Have you ever wondered if you're Highly Sensitive Person? I invite you to grab a cuppa tea, get cozy, and tune in to listen to today's episode. Do you have supersonic ears and notice the hum of the fridge (that no one else can seem to hear)? Do you have a rich inner life, often thinking deeply...
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0. All about the Highly Sensitive Soul Podcast
Are you sensitive to sounds, bright lights, scents, or even energy? Do you need your alone time, just to recharge? Are you a nature lover, who notices the little things in life...like the first flowers blooming? If so, you may well be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) which I often call a Highly...
About this show
For Highly Sensitive Souls on a conscious journey of discovering their gifts and their purpose while building an intentional life.For those who are curious about both the science and spirituality behind being a Highly Sensitive Person (or HSP). Weaving this knowledge to create tools, practices, and rituals to support your unique self.Did you know that about 1 in 5 people are considered Highly Sensitive? And most of them don’t even know it. That’s why I’m on a mission to teach Highly Sensitive People their own inner healing practices, connecting them to the wisdom of their body, and to their own intuition, so that they can thrive in their lives. Let's change the conversation around being Highly Sensitive, from one of being told we’re “too sensitive” and instead leaning into the gifts that come with this wonderful trait.Covering topics from energy healing to entrepreneurship , from Nature’s wisdom to the nervous system, we’ll be taking both a broad look and a deep dive at what it me
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Lisa Matthews