If you’re a highly sensitive person who has ever been told you’re too much or that you need to toughen up to fit in or feel loved, then this episode is for you.

My guest is Danielle Rose, also known as The Sensitive Ninja, and today she shares her journey in building resilience and accepting of her sensitive nature after experiencing lots of criticism in her life and self-doubt. She shares how becoming a hybrid athlete helps her cultivate inner strength without abandoning herself in the process, and how she’s helping others find the same level of confidence in being exactly who you are.

Danielle shares:

• How discovering her high sensitivity helped her realize she wasn’t broken or “too much.” 
• How cultivating a resilient mindset helped her move from self-doubt and perfectionism into self-trust.
• How her athletic journey, ninja training, and intentional inner work helped strengthen her confidence both mentally and emotionally.
• How she uses her strength and sensitivity to help other highly sensitive people honor their needs and stop shrinking themselves in life.

Topics covered:

• Why sensitivity is a gift rather than a burden.
• Cultivating resilience without suppressing emotions.
• The connection between mental strength and self-worth.
• Perfectionism and learning to make peace with mistakes.
• Creating a life that honors who you are instead of fighting it.

About Danielle Rose:

Danielle Rose is a Highly Sensitive Person who’s on a mission to help other HSPs.  

She’s a Hybrid athlete and has run 5ks, 10ks, a half marathon, and will be running her first marathon in 2026. She also competes in Ninja Warrior Competitions and Obstacle Course Races and is now getting into a new sport called HYROX. 

She’s creating a community for Highly Sensitive People where she helps others embrace their sensitivity and use it to create the life that they want to live.

Follow along on Danielle’s journey:

Website: https://stan.store/sensitiveninja

Instagram: @thesensitiveninja 

Tiktok: @thesensitiveninja

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About Kimberly:

Kimberly Marshall is an ICF-certified Energy and Intuition coach for highly sensitive people (HSPs) and host of The Happy HSP Podcast. After 20 years in the publishing industry working for companies like Time Inc., Monster.com, and W. W. Norton, she left her corporate career to pursue work that better suited her HSP needs. She now help HSPs reconnect with their intuition, energy, and purpose so they can live gentle, soul-aligned lives.

Through her work, Kimberly hopes to shed more light on the reality of living with high sensitivity and inspire more HSPs to embrace their empathetic, loving, and gentle natures.

• Hosted/produced by Kimberly Marshall
• Edited by Fonzie Try Media
• Artwork by Tara Corola