Life as a Highly Sensitive Person: HSP Stories and Strategies with Erica Webb

Today’s podcast is an exploration of life as a Highly Sensitive Person (or HSP), with my friend and colleague Erica Webb. Erica and I sat down for a deep dive into our shared experience of high sensitivity, and how we work with these traits in ourselves. This is something I’ve been looking at more closely over the last several months, and I knew that Erica had been speaking about HSP more, as well. So, I reached out and asked if she’d like to do a joint episode that we would each share on our podcasts, and this conversation is the result! You’ll hear our stories of living life as a Highly Sensitive Person, and how we’ve learned to embrace our HSP traits and honor our HSP needs. We cover some basic definitions, and quite a few nuances of being highly sensitive. We touch on: how HSP relates to being introverted or an empath differences in how our brains and nervous systems process sensory stimuli why understanding our HSP needs helps us release self-criticism and be kinder to ourselves how honoring our sensitivity doesn’t mean making our lives smaller or living in a bubble. Erica and I also share our favorite movement and meditation practices (as well as life strategies and communication skills!) for regulating our sensitive nervous systems and building more capacity to engage with the world. ---------- To learn more about Erica Webb’s work, visit her website at https://www.ericawebb.com.au/ or follow her here on YouTube ‪@ericawebb_selfkind‬ For more links and resources mentioned in this episode, find the show notes at https://www.movedtomeditate.yoga/podcast. #highlysensitiveperson #hsp #selfcompassion