SelfKind: Conversations in self-care, kindness and compassion for highly sensitive people

• Ep 321: When your sensitivity feels like failure

  Do you ever feel like you don't quite fit in as a Highly Sensitive Person? Maybe you compare your needs to everyone else’s and think: “Why am I like this? Why do I need so much rest? Why can’t I handle what others seem to manage easily?” If so, you are not alone, nor are you broken.In this episode of SelfKind, a podcast for Highly Sensitive People, I'm answering this deeply relatable listener question: “How do I shift from feeling faulty to a more compassionate stance toward my sensitivity?”In this episode I explore: ✨ Why so many HSPs feel broken or “too much” ✨ How the modern world wasn’t designed for sensitive nervous systems ✨ Why comparing your capacity to non-HSPs is doing you harm ✨ The invisible labour of sensory processing and emotional depth ✨ How to begin shifting from self-blame to self-compassion in a way that actually feels doable.If you’ve ever felt like everyone else is coping better than you, or you’ve internalised the belief that your sensitivity is a personal failure, this episode will help you understand your nervous system with far more compassion.About your host, Erica WebbErica Webb is a registered counsellor, somatic exercise coach, yoga teacher and highly sensitive person (also diagnosed AuDHD). She supports other highly sensitive and neurodivergent people to discover their sensitivity superpowers and more confidently navigate the tricky bits of being a sensitive person in an often insensitive world.About the Podcast, SelfKindSelfKind is for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) who want to navigate the tricky bits of their sensitivity with more ease while finding their sensitivity superpowers. Here, we’re all about being, living and moving through a lens of self-compassion and kindness.📬 Connect with Erica:🌐 https://www.ericawebb.com.au📸 https://www.instagram.com/ericawebb_selfkind🤝 Want to work with me? Learn more here:https://www.ericawebb.com.au/work-with-meThe content I share on this platform is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. While I am a qualified counsellor, yoga teacher, and somatic coach, the information provided here does not constitute personal counselling, therapy, or a therapeutic relationship. If you're struggling with your mental health or need personalised support, I encourage you to reach out to a registered professional in your area. Always take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and prioritise your wellbeing.

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• Ep 320: Overthinking, rumination and regret - a common experience for the Highly Sensitive Person?

  Do you feel like you overthink everything as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? That might feel like replaying conversations and worrying about what you said long after the interaction is over; finding decisions hard to make; or second guessing every little thing. So, is this normal for a HSP? Short answer: yes. But why? And what can you do about it? That's precisely what we're exploring in this episode of SelfKind, a podcast for highly sensitive people. In this episode you will hear:  ✨ Why HSPs process things more deeply (and why that can contribute to 'overthinking') ✨ How people-pleasing patterns contribute to rumination ✨ A personal story about my own post-podcast vulnerability spirals ✨ Practical strategies to help you untangle from those overthinking loops ✨ Why this experience can feel so lonely ... and why you’re not broken or too much.If you’re tired of feeling like you’re too much, too sensitive or too indecisive, this episode will help you feel understood, supported, and a little less alone.About your host, Erica WebbErica Webb is a registered counsellor, somatic exercise coach, yoga teacher and highly sensitive person (also diagnosed AuDHD). She supports other highly sensitive and neurodivergent people to discover their sensitivity superpowers and more confidently navigate the tricky bits of being a sensitive person in an often insensitive world.About the Podcast, SelfKindSelfKind is for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) who want to navigate the tricky bits of their sensitivity with more ease while finding their sensitivity superpowers. Here, we’re all about being, living and moving through a lens of self-compassion and kindness.📬 Connect with Erica:🌐 https://www.ericawebb.com.au📸 https://www.instagram.com/ericawebb_selfkind🤝 Want to work with me? Learn more here:https://www.ericawebb.com.au/work-with-meThe content I share on this platform is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. While I am a qualified counsellor, yoga teacher, and somatic coach, the information provided here does not constitute personal counselling, therapy, or a therapeutic relationship. If you're struggling with your mental health or need personalised support, I encourage you to reach out to a registered professional in your area. Always take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and prioritise your wellbeing.

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• Ep 319: Is Your Job Draining You? Why the workplace can be so tricky as a Highly Sensitive Person

  Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) struggling with work? Maybe the workplace feels overwhelming, you feel broken, or you can't seem to find work that quite fits who you are? You are not alone, and you're absolutely not broken. You're sensitive ... and that sensitivity needs to be considered. In this episode, I’m answering a listener question about work as a highly sensitive person. Why do so many HSPs struggle with traditional 9-5s? Why is work sometimes draining, overwhelming or misaligned? As a highly sensitive person (and autistic ADHD counsellor), I share my own experience of burning out in corporate environments and why certain workplaces simply aren’t designed for sensory-sensitive nervous systems. We’ll talk about how your empathy impacts your work, why what you do matters, how to consider and adjust for environmental stressors and more. ✨ In this episode you'll hear:• Why work environments can feel “too much” for some HSPs• How sensory input and emotional energy impact the highly sensitive nervous system• The role of values, purpose and meaning when it comes to the right fit job as a HSP• Why work overwhelm and burnout happens and why it's not because you're just not trying hard enough• Practical ideas for making work more sustainable• How to explore aligned work options without shame or pressureWhether you’re an HSP navigating a 9–5, working in hospitality, healthcare, corporate, creative roles or anything in between, you can make work a more sensitivity-friendly place. This episode will help you to get curious and compassionate as you navigate what a job can look like as a sensitive soul.⭐️ About your host, Erica WebbErica Webb is a registered counsellor, somatic exercise coach, yoga teacher and highly sensitive person (also diagnosed AuDHD). She supports other highly sensitive and neurodivergent people to discover their sensitivity superpowers and more confidently navigate the tricky bits of being a sensitive person in an often insensitive world.🎙️ About the Podcast, SelfKindSelfKind is for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) who want to navigate the tricky bits of their sensitivity with more ease while finding their sensitivity superpowers. Here, we’re all about being, living and moving through a lens of self-compassion and kindness.📬 Connect with Erica:🌐 https://www.ericawebb.com.au📸 https://www.instagram.com/ericawebb_selfkind🤝 Want to work with me? Learn more here:https://www.ericawebb.com.au/work-with-meThe content I share on this platform is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. While I am a qualified counsellor, yoga teacher, and somatic coach, the information provided here does not constitute personal counselling, therapy, or a therapeutic relationship. If you're struggling with your mental health or need personalised support, I encourage you to reach out to a registered professional in your area. Always take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and prioritise your wellbeing.

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• Ep 318: The hidden kind of rest every Highly Sensitive Person needs

  If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) who feels constantly tired, drained, or emotionally exhausted, this episode is for you. In this episode join me, Erica Webb, a registered counsellor and somatic exercise coach to explore why so many HSPs struggle with exhaustion — and how true rest goes far beyond just getting more sleep.You’ll learn: 🌿 Why Highly Sensitive People experience chronic tiredness and burnout 🌿 The link between emotional overload, self-criticism, and fatigue 🌿 What research reveals about burnout in Highly Sensitive People 🌿 How “sensing the subtle” can actually protect you from exhaustion 🌿 How rest can be found through self-compassionMentioned in this episode:🪷 Join the SelfKind Hub – a space for Highly Sensitive People to rest, move, and grow with self-compassion: https://www.ericawebb.com.au/selfkindhub🔍 The research: Individual Differences andSusceptibility to Burnout Syndrome:Sensory Processing Sensitivity andIts Relation to Exhaustion andDisengagement (researchers:Krystyna Golonka and Bozena Gulla published in Frontiers in Psychology, November 2021)🎧 Episode 295 of SelfKind: Why am I so tired? Is that a Highly Sensitive Person thing? ⭐️ About your host, Erica WebbErica Webb is a registered counsellor, somatic exercise coach, yoga teacher and highly sensitive person (also diagnosed AuDHD). She supports other highly sensitive and neurodivergent people to discover their sensitivity superpowers and more confidently navigate the tricky bits of being a sensitive person in an often insensitive world.🎙️ About the Podcast, SelfKindSelfKind is for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) who want to navigate the tricky bits of their sensitivity with more ease while finding their sensitivity superpowers. Here, we’re all about being, living and moving through a lens of self-compassion and kindness.📬 Connect with Erica:🌐 https://www.ericawebb.com.au📸 https://www.instagram.com/ericawebb_selfkind🤝 Want to work with me? Learn more here:https://www.ericawebb.com.au/work-with-meThe content I share on this platform is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. While I am a qualified counsellor, yoga teacher, and somatic coach, the information provided here does not constitute personal counselling, therapy, or a therapeutic relationship. If you're struggling with your mental health or need personalised support, I encourage you to reach out to a registered professional in your area. Always take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and prioritise your wellbeing.

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• Ep 317: Your Body Reacts Before Your Mind Understands

  Do you ever wonder why your body reacts before your mind catches up? Or why you sometimes feel anxious or tense — even when “nothing’s wrong”?In this episode of SelfKind, join me, Erica Webb (registered counsellor, somatic exercise coach, and fellow Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)) as I share a powerful analogy that will change the way you think about your mind-body connection.💡 You’ll discover:🚨 Why your nervous system acts like a first responder🔍 How your mind tries to make sense of your body’s reactions👀 The link between self-blame, anxiety, and nervous system responses🩷 Simple ways to bring curiosity and compassion into moments of stressIf you’ve ever thought, “What’s wrong with me?” when your body feels on high alert, this episode will help you understand that your body is always trying to protect you — and that compassion is your most powerful tool for change.⭐️ About your host, Erica WebbErica Webb is a registered counsellor, somatic exercise coach, yoga teacher and highly sensitive person (also diagnosed AuDHD). She supports other highly sensitive and neurodivergent people to discover their sensitivity superpowers and more confidently navigate the tricky bits of being a sensitive person in an often insensitive world.🎙️ About the Podcast, SelfKindSelfKind is for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) who want to navigate the tricky bits of their sensitivity with more ease while finding their sensitivity superpowers. Here, we’re all about being, living and moving through a lens of self-compassion and kindness.📬 Connect with Erica:🌐 https://www.ericawebb.com.au📸 https://www.instagram.com/ericawebb_selfkind🤝 Want to work with me? Learn more here:https://www.ericawebb.com.au/work-with-meThe content I share on this platform is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. While I am a qualified counsellor, yoga teacher, and somatic coach, the information provided here does not constitute personal counselling, therapy, or a therapeutic relationship. If you're struggling with your mental health or need personalised support, I encourage you to reach out to a registered professional in your area. Always take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and prioritise your wellbeing.

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