In this episode of the Highly Sensitive Human Podcast, I’m joined once again by Dr. Tracy Cooper for a rich and inspiring conversation about the unique experience of being both a highly sensitive person and a high sensation seeker. We explore how these two traits can beautifully complement each other, or create inner conflict, and why understanding this dual temperament can be truly transformative. Tracy also shares details about his new seven-week course, designed to support helping professionals and anyone wanting to deepen their self-awareness. If you identify with these traits or work with those who do, this episode will give you powerful insights, practical tools, and a sense of connection on your journey.

Link to the 7-week Course: https://www.highlysensitivehumanacademy.com/the-sensation-seeking-highly-sensitive-person-professional-course

Link to November 1st Webinar: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-forward-for-high-sensation-seeking-highly-sensitive-people-tickets-1312399354799?aff=oddtdtcreator

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About the Host: Jules De Vitto is a transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. She is a published author and wrote one of a series of books on Resilience, Navigating Loss in a time of Crisis. Her research has also been published in the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal and Journal of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology. Jules has spent years engaging in deep transformative healing work - she is a Reiki Master and Teacher and has completed Michael Harner’s Shamanic Practitioner Training through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies and a Grief Ritual Leadership Training with Francis Weller.

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In this episode The Wild Sensitive, Unlocking the Power of The Highly Sensitive High Sensation Seeker I'm so excited to be talking with the inspiring Randy Grasser and Annet van Duinen. 

With a rare combination of emotional depth and daring spirit, they are redefining what it means to be both Highly Sensitive (HSP) and High Sensation Seeking (HSS). Their lives are a living testament to this vibrant duality, walking the edge between stillness and adventure, introspection and bold exploration.

Their mission is rooted in personal experience. Randy’s path has spanned over 50 countries and countless extremes, from surviving an avalanche and navigating wilderness trials to working in harsh industrial environments and creating a life-changing 26-day behavioral program for court-appointed teens. Each chapter of his journey uncovered a deeper truth: his sensitivity wasn’t a weakness, it was his greatest strength.

Annet brings over a decade of coaching experience as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), guiding individuals and organizations toward understanding, embracing, and leveraging sensitivity in powerful ways. A true explorer at heart, she combines emotional depth with bold curiosity, helping others find freedom and confidence in who they are, both in personal growth and professional leadership. Together, they are dedicated to educating and empowering others through every medium they can reach, be it their books, immersive retreats, online webinars and workshops, and meaningful conversations on social media. Their teachings offer a fresh, compassionate, and powerfully honest perspective, one that validates sensitivity as a strength while also honoring the craving for novelty, challenge, and growth that many HSPs feel but rarely understand.

Links

wildsensitive.com

https://www.facebook.com/thelivingadventurers

https://www.linkedin.com/company/thelivingadventurers

Tracy Cooper's High Sensation Seeking Course: https://www.highlysensitivehumanacademy.com/the-sensation-seeking-highly-sensitive-person-professional-course

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About the Host: Jules De Vitto is a transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. She is a published author and wrote one of a series of books on Resilience, Navigating Loss in a time of Crisis. Her research has also been published in the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal and Journal of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology. Jules has spent years engaging in deep transformative healing work - she is a Reiki Master and Teacher and has completed Michael Harner’s Shamanic Practitioner Training through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies and a Grief Ritual Leadership Training with Francis Weller.

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In this episode, Dr. Genevieve von Lob, Jules De Vitto, Josh Silver, and Alan Piatek explore the power of embodied practices for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs). Together, they discuss how breathwork, conscious dance, singing, and meditation can help HSPs connect more deeply with their bodies, find their authentic voice, and build confidence. The group also shares insights from the annual HSP retreat they co-facilitate in the UK - a transformative space for sensitivity, expression, and connection.

Join us on the HSP Retreat, June 12-15th 2025: https://academy.highlysensitivehumans.com/pages/highly-sensitive-person-retreat

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Alan Piatek on Linkedin

Josh Silver's Website

Jules De Vitto's Website

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About the Host: Jules De Vitto is a transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. She is a published author and wrote one of a series of books on Resilience, Navigating Loss in a time of Crisis. Her research has also been published in the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal and Journal of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology. Jules has spent years engaging in deep transformative healing work - she is a Reiki Master and Teacher and has completed Michael Harner’s Shamanic Practitioner Training through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies and a Grief Ritual Leadership Training with Francis Weller.

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In today's episode, I speak to William Allen about Highly Sensitive Men and his new course, On Being a Highly Sensitive Man. 

William Allen is the author of Confessions of a Sensitive Man and On Being a Sensitive Man. He leads the course with insights drawn from his extensive work as an advocate for HSP men. He is a certified hypnotist and brain training coach, author and advocate for HSP Men.  He believes that male sensitivity is not so rare, but it can be confounding for most males living in a culture of masculine insensitivity which teaches boys and men to disconnect from their feelings and emotions. As a highly sensitive individual himself, William combines personal experience, professional expertise, and engaging storytelling to create a transformative learning experience.  

Join the Waitlist (before March 17th) and take advantage of the early-bird discount: https://wwwhighlysensitivehumanscom.involve.me/hsp-man-course-waitlist

Join the course On Being a Highly Sensitive Man here: https://academy.highlysensitivehumans.com/courses/on-being-a-sensitive-man

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Website:  www.thesensitiveman.com

Author of Confessions of a Sensitive Man, An Unconventional Defense of Sensitive Men

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About the Speakers

Katie has over 25 years of experience working in the mental health field, and her recent research, Is There Meaning in Madness?, aimed to promote the need to integrate transpersonal frameworks into mainstream mental health care. Katie was a founding director of the International Spiritual Emergence Network (ISEN) and advocates for viewing mental health crises as potential transformative opportunities if correctly supported. In 2017, following her personal brush with suicidality, Katie founded Emerging Proud, an international peer campaign highlighting stories of personal transformation through crisis. She joined the Board of the Soteria Network (UK) in 2024 who support the provision of alternative approaches to doula-ing people experiencing extreme states. Katie is an Associate Consultant and Trainer for a lived experience UK charity Imroc, and recently co-founded The ELEPHANT Collective project with Sameer Patel and co-produced the mini docu-series A Call to Awakening in 2021. 

Sameer Patel

Sameer is a filmmaker and the co-founder of the Kundalini Collective, an organisation established in 2018 to support individuals navigating spiritual awakenings. His own transformative ‘Kundalini awakening’ in 2006 profoundly reshaped his life, inspiring a deep exploration of spiritual and shamanic traditions across the globe. An Economics graduate from the London School of Economics, Sameer began his career in the City before transitioning into film finance. However, his spiritual journey catalysed a shift toward a creative path. As a filmmaker, his works have been acquired by Sony and Sky Arts and showcased at prestigious festivals such as Palm Springs. Recently, Sameer produced a British-Iranian feature adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, reimagined as The Bitter Tears of Zahra Zand. He is now developing The Elephant, a documentary exploring ‘Non-Ordinary Transformative Experiences’ and their profound implications.

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Our ELEPHANT community platform: https://our-elephant.mn.co/
A Call to Awakening: https://www.a-call-to-awakening.com/
The Kundalini Collective: www.kundalinicollective.org

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About the Host: Jules De Vitto is a transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. She is a published author and wrote one of a series of books on Resilience, Navigating Loss in a time of Crisis. Her research has also been published in the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal and Journal of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology. Jules has spent years engaging in deep transformative healing work - she is a Reiki Master and Teacher and has completed Michael Harner’s Shamanic Practitioner Training through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies and a Grief Ritual Leadership Training with Francis Weller.

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In this episode on Unlocking your Authentic Self as a Highly Sensitive Person: Psychedelic Integration and Psychosynthesis I speak to Clara Parati. Clara is a qualified Psychedelic Integration Specialist, Psychosynthesis Coach, and Holistic Practitioner. Her client-centred approach incorporates transpersonal psychology, mind-body repatterning, and ancient principles to facilitate profound transformation through personal integration journeys. She empowers individuals to break old patterns of behaviour, cultivate emotional regulation, and reconnect more deeply with their authentic selves.

In the episode, we discuss the importance of integration as a process for creating long-lasting transformation rather than temporary 'peak experiences'. We talk about the specific needs of HSP and how, as Highly Sensitive People, we might navigate the psycho-spiritual journey, particularly in the context of plant medicine experiences. Clara discusses the unique benefits of the transpersonal approach of psychosynthesis as a powerful modality for supporting integration. We also explore the importance of connecting more deeply with the authentic Self.

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I'm excited to share S2, E11 of the Highly Sensitive Human Podcast. In this episode, I speak about a topic that is very close to my heart and something I feel very passionate about when it comes to being a Highly Sensitive Person, 'Grief Tending, Shadow & Soul Work for Highly Sensitive People for Holistic Transformation'.

As HSP we are very attuned to their internal and external landscape and are more receptive to experiences of joy, awe, and beauty as well as despair, suffering and grief. 

We’re strongly impacted by difficult circumstances, and we often carry grief related to what we needed and didn’t receive as children; the parts of ourselves that have been rejected and shamed; sorrow related to the suffering we see in the world including the loss and longing for deeper connection and community. 

I share my perspective on grief tending, the importance of shadow work and connecting with our soul; how this often relates to our purpose as HSP. 

Join the course: https://academy.highlysensitivehumans.com/courses/shadow-soul-grief-highly-sensitive-people. Enter the code 'HSH25' at the checkout for a 25% discount. 

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About the Host: Jules De Vitto is a transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. She is a published author and wrote one of a series of books on Resilience, Navigating Loss in a time of Crisis. Her research has also been published in the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal and Journal of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology. Jules has spent years engaging in deep transformative healing work - she is a Reiki Master and Teacher and has completed Michael Harner’s Shamanic Practitioner Training through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies and a Grief Ritual Leadership Training with Francis Weller.

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In this episode, Jules De Vitto and Dr Genevieve von Lob reflect on their recent Highly Sensitive Person Retreat in the UK and discuss the importance of the power of retreat and the rewards the community for HSP. We both share some of our personal stories and how we came to the work we do today.

Genevieve is a clinical psychologist, conscious parenting coach and author.  After 15 years working in the NHS,  private practice in Harley Street and inside big corporations, she wrote two parenting books with Penguin, including ‘Five Deep Breaths: The Power of Mindful Parenting.’

Genevieve is one of the leading experts in the UK on high sensitivity in children, with regular appearances in the media including BBC Woman’s Hour, Channel 4 and The Guardian and has appeared on webinars with Sensitivity Research. Genevieve specialises in working with highly sensitive children and their parents. She is the author of “The Resonant Parenting Project,”  and “The HSP Revolution.”

Running retreats for highly sensitive people represents the fulfillment of a  vision that Genevieve has held ever since that time – of creating healing spaces where people can find sanctuary, connect and learn from others on the same journey, and rediscover who they really are.

Retreat Links

Join our September HSP Day Retreat
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The Resonant Parent Project
The HSP Revolution 

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About the Host: Jules De Vitto is a transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. She is a published author and wrote one of a series of books on Resilience, Navigating Loss in a time of Crisis. Her research has also been published in the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal and Journal of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology. Jules has spent years engaging in deep transformative healing work - she is a Reiki Master and Teacher and has completed Michael Harner’s Shamanic Practitioner Training through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies and a Grief Ritual Leadership Training with Francis Weller.

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In this episode, 'Connecting with Ancient Mysticism & Sacred Wisdom for Highly Sensitive People on their Psycho-Spiritual Path' I am excited to speak with Peter Kelly. Peter Kelly is a Hermetic Philosopher and Practitioner, an Alchemist, a Mystic and an Occultist, devoutly versed in the language of symbolism and which he uses to navigate higher planes of consciousness. In bringing the sacred and ancient wisdom in their true, pure and Divine sense, he has navigated deeply his own journey of darkness and continues to do so on his infinite path. Sharing his unveiled wisdom in guidance to others, he has achieved a solid bridging of his consciousness on the mental plane and to which is the vision he sees and operates from, in navigating both his own path and his guidance of others.

Author of two books, The Phoenix Birth and The Saturated Breath, both channelled in his true expression symbolically, these activate as a guide to its reader unveiling deep realisations from the subconscious mind. He also teaches the ancient and sacred ways of Hermeticism, Symbolism, Tarot, Kabbalah and the wisdom of the mystery schools through his online platform, The Path to Gnosis and in courses, retreats and workshops.

Stay in touch with Peter Kelly:

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Facebook profile
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https://youtube.com/@subconsciouslyconscious

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In this episode, I speak with Gretchen Bergantine, a Certified Transformational Nutrition and Mental Wellness Coach and highly Sensitive Person Coach. She works with Highly Sensitive People through 1:1 online coaching to help them stop using food and alcohol to self-soothe their overactive nervous system.

We explore some of the struggles HSP can have around food and alcohol. Gretchen shares her personal story, and we discuss some of the ways to navigate and support ourselves with these addictive tendencies.

Get in touch with Gretchen:

Website: https://thehsplifestylecoach.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehsplifestylecoach/

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About the Host: Jules De Vitto is a transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. She is a published author and wrote one of a series of books on Resilience, Navigating Loss in a time of Crisis. Her research has also been published in the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal and Journal of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology. Jules has spent years engaging in deep transformative healing work - she is a Reiki Master and Teacher and has completed Michael Harner’s Shamanic Practitioner Training through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies and a Grief Ritual Leadership Training with Francis Weller.

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