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The Sensitive and Neurodivergent Podcast with Julie Bjelland , LMFT

The Sensitive and Neurodivergent Podcast is a space for deep understanding, validation, and nervous system support for sensitive and neurodivergent people, especially late-identified autistic women.

Hosted by Julie Bjelland, LMFT, psychotherapist and founder of the Sensitive and Neurodivergent Community, this podcast explores the internal lived experience of being autistic and highly sensitive in a world that often misunderstands both.

Ranked in the top 1.5% of podcasts globally and listened to in over 195 countries, this show reaches a wide and deeply connected community seeking meaningful, affirming insight.

Each episode offers compassionate, research-informed guidance on masking, burnout, sensory and nervous system differences, emotional depth, boundaries, relationships, self-trust and more. You’ll begin to understand yourself in ways that feel relieving, validating, and empowering.

This is a place where your sensitivity is honored, your experiences make sense, and your nervous system is understood.

You are important to the world. Your way of being matters. And you deserve support as you learn to honor it.

Copyright: © Julie Bjelland

Latest Episodes:

EFT for HSPs with Terry Hernon Sep 22, 2020

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We will learn how the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) can help HSPs deal with overwhelm or feelings of stress, anxiety, or shyness, or can help them excavate and identify feelings they’ve lost touch with and we will go through a round or two of EFT so we can be comfortable using it on ourselves.

Terry wants us to know that the power to feel better, calmer, less overwhelmed, and clearer is literally in our own hands.

She shares: "I will offer tips and information about how Emotional Freedom Techniques can help calm the nervous system, facilitate clarity, and eliminate unhelpful beliefs (i.e., “If I say no, they won’t like me... .”

Terry Hernon is an EFT practitioner who specializes in helping her clients find their voices and stand up for themselves. She has helped people beat food cravings, improve athletic performance, and end patterns of unhealthy relationships. She is an INFJ who discovered the power and efficacy of EFT when it relieved her of a stubborn case of insomnia after the death of her mother. www.terryhernon.com

Book mentioned: THE SCIENCE BEHIND TAPPING by Peta Stapleton, Ph.D.

To learn more about host, Julie Bjelland, and explore HSP resources, including a free Sensitivity Quiz visit www.juliebjelland.com

To explore all episodes, read show notes, bios, and leave comments visit www.HSPpodcast.com

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What is Joy for an HSP? with Willow and Julie Sep 17, 2020

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Joy! What does it look and feel like to be truly happy as an HSP? What is it exactly we are striving for? Are we often comparing our happiness to what it looks like in non HSPs? The pursuit of happiness is a huge topic in itself and is often referred to as being only attained through the acceptance that we can’t be happy all the time! However it goes deeper and research indicates that happiness means the pursuit of meaning, service and authentic social relationships. Whilst there is certainly a need for meaning, service and authentic relationships for us, how should we be pursuing this as HSPs? What do these things really look like for us? What do we value as most important in our lives as HSPs that perhaps is not being acknowledged when we compare to the happiness of non HSPs? Are we truly recognising and honouring our needs? Are we being honest about what truly makes us feel a sense of contentment, achievement and happiness? Where might we be over processing or over complicating what happiness really means to us? Join us this week as we consider the importance of recognizing whether we are on the right path in the pursuit of our own individual happiness as an HSP.

Learn more about the course discussed in this episode, How to Grow a Heart-Centered Online Business www.HSPcourse.com

Feedback about the course:

“Julie draws on her own unique experiences as well as her many years of professional knowledge and expertise to bring together the practical tools, tips and techniques HSPs need to thrive in their online business. Julie Bjelland is the real deal and her authenticity and genuine desire to help HSPs prosper and succeed certainly shines through in course content and presentation. The course offers very valuable and necessary information, effectively integrating what HSPs need to build strength and resiliency for themselves and for the growth of their business.

There is so much to be learnt and shared with the world and with the right tools and support, HSPs are in the perfect position to do this. Participating in this self-paced program will put many things in perspective and provide a solid platform to continuously adapt, evolve and ultimately thrive in your business.

Thank you, Julie for all the encouragement, compassion, inspiration and direction you offer in this well designed and well-rounded course for HSPs." -Andrea Weber, Founder of Expansive Happiness

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Dreams: Our Inner Compass with Dr. Lourdes Viado Sep 15, 2020

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Dreams are a powerful tool for deep self-knowledge and inner guidance. Why dreams matter, the different kinds of dreams, dream interpretation, dream retention.

Dr. Lourdes Viado is a Jungian psychotherapist with a private practice in Las Vegas NV, where she helps anxious, stressed out, sensitive women manage their lives without feeling like they’re drowning. She is a Myers-Briggs Typology Indicator (MBTI) Certified Practitioner and integrates mindfulness, neuroscience, dreams, and astrology into her work with clients. She is also the host of the Women In-Depth Podcast: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women, which has been downloaded over 350,000x in 96 countries.www.lourdesviado.com

Here's her astrology and mentorship site for the show notes: www.reflectingsky.com

From Lourdes: These are my favorite dream books and what I recommend to my clients. If I only had these books for working w/ dreams, I'm good. :)
The Beginner's Guide to Dream Interpretation (CD only) Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. Inner Work: Using Dreams & Active Imagination for Personal Growth Robert A. JohnsonThe Book of Symbols: Reflecting on Archetypal Images by TaschenLet your Body Interpret Your Dreams Eugene T. Gendlin, Ph.D.

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To learn more about Julie Bjelland, and her HSP resources, including a free Sensitivity Quiz, visit www.juliebjelland.com

Using Our Emotions To Find Peace in Times of Stress with Luciana Garcia Sep 08, 2020

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Loved the power of this conversation so much! Enjoy the meditation she does at the end too!

Emotional integration ( the mindfulness of feeling) is a unique technique that everyone can learn to create a healthy and positive relationship with their emotions especially for those of us that are highly sensitive people.

Lucia shares: "I would love to talk about the importance of normalizing feeling our emotions, and how to do that. For us HSP we feel so much, that it's easy to get overwhelmed and shut down. Emotional Integration and meditation have transformed the lives of many people and I would love to talk about how it offers a new tool and hope for those that need it."

Luciana Garcia is an ordained Buddhist priest and emotional mastery coach, who teaches other women how to master their emotions by using the unique technique of emotional integration (the mindfulness of emotions). Using this method, she has dropped 80 lbs and overcame premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). She has a Degree in Mind/Body Transformational Psychology and is an ordained Acharya from the Mahajrya Buddhist Tradition. She has been featured in KFoxtv Channel 14 and leads the #itstimetofeel moment, where she encourages women to see their emotions as their super power to build the relationships, families, and businesses of their dreams. www.theemotionalmasterycoach.com

Find more information and explore all episodes at www.HSPpodcast.com

Julie Bjelland's resources for highly sensitive people can be found at www.juliebjelland.com

HSPs Ask Julie Questions Sep 01, 2020

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Here are the questions submitted from my Sensitive Empowerment community.

What are some effective ways I can practice to try to quiet or tune out the words that others have said to me so that I can focus on taking care of myself?

I often find that I am responding to what's going on outside of me, and in particular, what others are thinking about me, instead of responding to what is going on inside of me. In doing so, I lose touch with myself and don't get my needs met a lot of the time.

Although EHS (electromagnetic sensitivity) has very physical symptoms, I'm wondering about the emotional connection, have you noticed these types of physical-emotional connections, and do people benefit if they are able to work through these things as well as the physical symptoms?

I know many HSPs suffer from chronic illnesses, and I'm wondering if there are any particular kinds of illnesses we tend to suffer from more than others?

I’m trying to figure out “healthy helping” and could use some insight on this. Most recommendations of putting your oxygen mask on first etc make sense but I think my deeply caring side struggles so much with thinking others are suffering.

I think us HSPs are natural helpers and so others often come to us for support. But how to balance being there for others with our own needs for rest, self-care, etc. and not to get overwhelmed?

I suffer a great deal with injustice to humanity. It paralyzes me. It could be at any level and it affects me. There are times I can't listen or read the news because it hurts so much. I know what happens out there is greater than myself and there is so much one can do, but if it wouldn't bother me so much maybe I could do things about it. That's one of my goals now that I joined this group, to focus and be creative about it. But, I would like to know if you have some suggestions to manage those strong feelings about injustice.

I love to learn, I am always learning something and it is a great joy for me, but I could be in the middle of learning something (and writing at the same time) and I get so happy about what I am learning that I have to stop and process it for a while before returning to what I was learning/writing/developing ideas, etc, but in that process, I interrupt ideas and let them go, which disappoints me, need suggestions.

I would like some advice on how to believe more in myself. Especially when it comes to my creative work. There always seems to be part of me that panics when I think about showing my art, my stories, etc. Where I see other writers and think "they are so much better than me", how to collect braveness in my personal creativity. For writing and painting. There I wobble so much more and find myself burying myself in anxiety, "not good enough", etc. Any suggestions?

I would be really curious to hear any suggestions or ideas you may have about how to slow down to get the rest you need when life does not slow down with you.

I’m wondering about how to set boundaries with friends. I really need social time but I get exhausted. I love sharing and talking with friends about our experiences and inner lives but some of my friends tell very detailed stories and I just can’t listen for that long. I know I need to say something but I’m not sure what to say or how it might look.

Have a question for me? Connect to me directly in my beautiful Sensitive Empowerment community. I'm there every day offering support and we do weekly live events that support our growth and empowerment. You can also explore our incredible HSP Library of all our events!

Get the link to join the community and explore all my HSP resources, including my free Sensitivity Quiz at www.juliebjelland.com

Explore my courses for HSPs at www.HSPcourse.com

Honoring Authenticity and Diversity with Julie and Willow Aug 27, 2020

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Discussing honoring sensitivity, LGBTQ equality, equal rights, educating ourselves about how to heal systemic racism and how we can support black, indigenous people of color (BIPOC)

So important for us to be ourselves in the world and not only accept differences but to embrace differences
Let’s start celebrating the beauty of all of our differences. Why would we want to be the same? It is in the differences that make us valuable and beautiful in the world.
I share my own story of hiding who I was as I tried to be in the role of being "perfect" and lost who I was and how both my personal life and my business thrived when I stepped into my own authenticity.
Lots of work to be done for equality: we still have to consider safety and acceptance as a consideration for where we live.

Our ancestors who lived in tribes honored the sensitive in the group because of our natural gifts. We were the highly valued and respected healers, guides, and leaders of the tribe because of our unique gifts. This high sensitivity trait evolved for the particular survival of the population because of our unique gifts and their importance to the world.

Somewhere along the way, society got too busy and started giving us messages that who we are and how we experience the world is different and wrong in some way. I say it’s time to change that message back into a place of honoring who we are and embracing diversity in general.

Why is there such a push to have everyone be the same? Differences are needed and beautiful and valuable. With differences comes important perspective, creativity, details, and information! It’s time to embrace and honor differences!

Let’s be the change the world needs and cherish authenticity and a loving acceptance of everyone. Let’s honor the sensitive. Let’s embrace the fluidity and spectrum of sexuality and gender. Let’s cherish Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. I truly believe it is HSPs that care so deeply for others that can be part of the change.

Let’s open to, embrace, honor, and celebrate the superpowers of the sensitive and the beauty of diversity.

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Trusting the flow as an HSP with Willow and Julie Aug 20, 2020

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HSPs typically fall into two categories when we fall out of sync with ourselves. We become either the ‘pusher’ or the ‘hider’. These two shadow sides of our character cause us to either force ourselves to try to get what we need or we go the other way and hide altogether. Neither are effective strategies to function and are a clear indicator we are out of the flow and out of sync with ourselves. Living in this way can lead to burn out, stress, and depression. Join us this week as we discuss the importance of recognizing we achieve in different ways to the 80% born without the trait. Learning to trust our feelings and intuition and be in sync with the natural flow of things can be life-changing in terms of up-leveling our self-care and learning to live in ease and alignment.

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Sending love and light to you.

The gift of being an HSP with Professional Tarot reader Sinead Fine Aug 18, 2020

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Sinead shares: “Discussing my own path as an HSP and how I navigated it. I want to talk about how Tarot and archetypal work helped me understand myself and help me with my sensitivities. I would also be happy to teach the listeners a few tips on how to access their intuition quickly and with confidence.” Bio: Sinead Fine is a Natural therapist and Professional Tarot reader for over 20 years. In her early career, she had to navigate being an HSP and at the same time help assist others in their time of need. She quickly discovered that being helping her clients connect to their intuition was vital for their safety and well-being. Then an event occurred that allowed Sinead to experience first hand the wisdom of her intuition. Contact info: Sinead Fine www.tarotforwomen.com Read show notes and learn more at HSPpodcast.com

Reiki and HSPs with Emily Souder Aug 13, 2020

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Reiki, a form of energy healing which originated in Japan about 100 years ago, allows recipients to drop into a place of deep healing and relaxation. HSPs can benefit from energy work especially, as they are more likely than others to pick up energy around them and might need help with releasing it. During my sessions with clients, I incorporate visualizations and techniques for grounding and moving energy, which can be so helpful for HSPs!

Emily shares..."I would love for them to hear about the healing and grounding that Reiki can offer. It can be a great self-healing tool too!"

Emily Souder is a licensed therapist, intuitive guide, and Reiki master practitioner in Maryland. She has written multiple books, most recently having released Sparks: Inspiration for Extinguishing the Power of Fear and Igniting Amusement, Knowing, and Trust. Emily is often found exploring the outdoors as she homeschools her two children, knowing that she is learning as much as, if not more than, they are.

www.nestingspacellc.com

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How to Use Journaling to Honor Your Sensitive Needs and Set Boundaries with Mai Oliphant Aug 06, 2020

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At some point in the highly sensitive person's life, someone said they were "too sensitive." It makes you doubt yourself and ignore your needs. How to use journaling to honor your sensitive needs and set boundaries. Especially with people who don't honor your boundaries.

Mai Oliphant helps people use journaling for healing and growth.

Download free journal prompts: https://www.shapemailife.com/

Check out her daily journal prompts on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shapemailife/

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