Tired of feeling like every action is a willpower slog?

In this episode of the Highly Sensitive Club, Stephanie Linn delves into the concept of resistance, particularly as it pertains to Highly Sensitive People (HSPs). She explores the nature of resistance, its roots in fear and misalignment, and how it manifests in our lives. Through personal anecdotes and insights, Stephanie emphasizes the importance of recognizing and addressing resistance to foster personal growth and emotional well-being. She encourages listeners to embrace their emotions, challenge their capacities, and find alignment in their actions to overcome resistance and achieve their goals.

00:00 Moving through Emotional and Mental Resistance

00:42 Understanding Resistance

05:15 Resistance from Confusion

07:37 Resistance from Ignoring Your Intuition

09:39 Catching Your Internal, Limiting Stories

17:49 Moving through Resistance by Facing it Directly

22:13 Acknowledging the Journey Helps Move through Resistance

26:13 Inner Alignment (not just Willpower) Creates Progress

27:11 Facing Your Fears Lets Go of Resistance

35:30 Look for Resistance and Get Curious

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In this episode of the Highly Sensitive Club, Stephanie Linn discusses the importance of understanding and working with one's energetic cycles, particularly for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs). She emphasizes the significance of recognizing personal energy patterns influenced by hormonal cycles and mental states. Stephanie shares her journey of navigating productivity culture, the impact of hormonal birth control, and the importance of self-acceptance. She offers practical methods for managing energy, including feeling emotions, building belief, and fostering community connections. The episode concludes with a call to action for listeners to become aware of their energy cycles and take steps towards aligning their actions with their natural rhythms.

Chapters

00:00 How to Flow in Your Highly Sensitive Energy Cycles

02:14 Finding Your Mental Energetic Cycle

06:02 High Sensitivity and Female Hormonal Cycles

09:42 Recognizing When You're Out of Sync with Your Energetic Cycle

11:46 Stop Using Your "Best" Days Against Yourself

13:06 Breaking Out of Black or White Thinking

15:05 Reconnecting Your Creativity to Your Energetic Cycle

19:40 Emotions Bring You Back into Flow

26:31 Belief and Possibility Tap into Your Energetic Cycle

30:14 Leaning on Community and Connections to Get into Flow

33:10 Take Action on Your Energetic Cycle

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Feeling overwhelmed and like you're always behind? What if a simple shift could take you out of the stress spiral and help you see your progress every step of the way?

In this episode of The Highly Sensitive Club, Stephanie Linn (CPC, ACC, and HSP) discusses her experience at a cacao circle and the emotional release it facilitated. She explores the common tendency among Highly Sensitive People (HSP) to discount their progress when results are not immediately visible. Stephanie introduces three mindsets: victim, worker, and creator, emphasizing the importance of shifting to a creator perspective to acknowledge progress and maintain emotional capacity. She shares practical strategies for recognizing the journey towards goals, empowering listeners to embrace their choices and agency while navigating their personal growth.

02:37 Discounting Progress

04:29 Victim, Worker, and Creator Perspectives

07:03 Negative Effects of Discounting Progress

08:40 The Power of Internal Beliefs

09:31 Redirecting Your Brain like a Cat with a Toy

11:23 Gratitude Before Goals

14:36 Finding Evidence for Progress Now

16:30 Shifting from Black and White Thinking

18:30 Experiencing the Life You Want Now - While Moving Towards an Ideal Version

22:51 Retraining Your Brain for Acknowledgment

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In this episode of the Highly Sensitive Club, Stephanie Linn (CPC, ACC, Highly Sensitive Person) discusses the importance of recognizing and pursuing small dreams for Highly Sensitive People. She emphasizes that while many feel overwhelmed by the idea of big dreams, small dreams can provide the necessary momentum and confidence to achieve larger goals. Through personal anecdotes and client experiences, she illustrates how small dreams can lead to significant personal growth and transformation. The episode encourages listeners to embrace their desires, create safety within themselves, and redefine their identities as dreamers and creators.

00:39 Introduction to the Power of Small Dreams

01:43 Big, Grand Dreams are Keeping You Stuck

05:47 Examples of Small, Powerful Dreams

16:39 Healing as a Dream

18:50 Opening Up to Possibilities

20:22 The 5-Minute Small Dream Exercise

21:17 Two Benefits to Small Dreams

24:39 Creating Your Next Identity and Sense of Self

30:10 Recap and Final Thoughts

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Feeling like your Highly Sensitive energy levels hold you back from living like a "normal person?" Are you constantly pushing yourself past your limits and taking days to recover?

In this episode of the Highly Sensitive Club, Stephanie Linn (CPC, ACC, HSP) explores the concept of energetic capacity for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs). She discusses the unique challenges HSPs face, including the risk of burnout and emotional resistance, and emphasizes the importance of redirecting energy towards meaningful goals. Stephanie encourages listeners to challenge traditional productivity myths and to embrace their sensitivity as a strength. The episode concludes with a call to action for HSPs to believe in their potential and to seek support in expanding their energetic capacity.

01:21 Understanding Energetic Capacity

05:00 The Burnout Cycle

07:37 Emotional Resistance

10:05 Breaking the Cycle of Productivity Myths

13:03 Redefining Productivity for Highly Sensitive People

15:06 Intentionally Redirecting Your Current Energy

21:34 Energetic Capacity while Surviving, Managing, or Thriving as an HSP

24:47 New Thoughts and Beliefs to Expand Your Capacity

25:34 Powerful Emotions that Inspire Action

26:18 Thoughts That Create Possibility

34:00 The Power of Belief and Support

36:40 Recap

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Keywords

Highly Sensitive Person, energetic capacity, burnout, emotional resistance, productivity, self-care, personal growth, coaching, mental health, emotional intelligence

In this episode of the Highly Sensitive Club, Stephanie Linn explores the different processing styles of Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), focusing on the distinction between passive and active processing. She discusses how HSPs often take in more information than others, leading to unique challenges in decision-making and emotional regulation. The episode emphasizes the importance of active processing techniques, such as journaling, mindfulness, and seeking support from therapists or coaches, to help HSPs navigate their heightened sensitivity and find balance in their emotional experiences.

00:00 Understanding Highly Sensitive Processing

01:12 Highly Sensitive People Process More Info

03:25 Passive Processing - Pros and Cons

09:43 Active Processing - What and How to Do it

17:26 Finding Balance in Processing

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Trigger Warning: This episode includes a discussion of depression, codependency, narcissism, and financial abuse. Please proceed gently, or wait for next week's episode, if these topics bring up intense emotions for you that require assistance from a trained professional.

In this conversation, host Stephanie Linn (CPC, ACC) has a conversation with fellow Certified Coach and Highly Sensitive Person, Jamie Davis. Jamie shares her transformative journey from a being in a codependent marriage to becoming a coach for people in toxic relationships. She emphasizes the importance of awareness and advocacy for those who have experienced trauma and discusses her personal experiences with high sensitivity, financial abuse, and the struggle for belonging, while highlighting the significance of setting boundaries and using empathy for the highest good. Jamie also reflects on her life after divorce, the support systems she has built, and her commitment to empowering her clients through vulnerability and self-trust.

Stephanie Linn Coaching (for Highly Sensitive People): stephanielinn.com

Jamie Davis Coaching (for People in Codependent and Toxic Relationships):

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Keywords

coaching, advocacy, trauma, high sensitivity, financial abuse, personal growth, boundaries, empathy, support system, empowerment