Do you struggle with feeling good enough as a highly sensitive person? In this episode, I talk with Lori Cangilla, PhD about imposter syndrome and taking tiny steps out of your comfort zone to feel more fulfilled as well as:  

• Overcoming the ambivalence of being highly sensitive to find more meaning

• Balancing commitments to others to get the right amount of quiet time for your sensitive nervous system 

• The importance of solitude to calm overstimulation 

• Needing variety to feel fully fulfilled as a more high sensation seeking HSP

• The difference between performance anxiety and imposter syndrome

• Difficulties of not feeling good enough

• Importance of taking tiny steps out of your comfort zone 

Lori is a licensed psychologist specializing in helping creative, gifted, and highly sensitive people. Her Singularly Sensitive approach combines journaling, mindfulness, and behavioral experiments to help people create lives of meaning and purpose. Lori is the author of the guided journal Wander and Delve. 

Keep in touch with Lori:
• Website: http://www.singularlysensitive.com 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SingularlySensitive 

Resources Mentioned: 
• Lori's Self-Study Course for Performance Anxiety + Imposter Syndrome designed to get you taking small, sustainable actions toward your creative and performance dreams. It includes a 40+ page workbook, videos, and 30+ multi-part journal prompts to help you reach your goals. https://www.singularlysensitive.com/performance-anxiety-imposter-syndrome-course 
• Lori's Wander and Delve Journal: https://www.singularlysensitive.com/wander-and-delve

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