This episode is pure nourishment. Karen Blaine carries the kind of divine-mother energy that makes you exhale—soft, safe, loving, and so deeply human. If you’re highly sensitive, empathic, or you’ve been holding too much for too long, let this conversation be a warm return to your heart.

I sat down with Karen Blaine—author of nine books (including The Illusion of Perfection, Subconscious Speaking, and You Are Not Alone: A Journey to Self-Love) and a retired hypnotherapist—to explore what it actually looks like to live as a highly sensitive person and intuitive empath in today’s world… and how creativity + authenticity become essential pathways for thriving in sensitivity.

If you’ve ever been told you’re “too sensitive,” felt overwhelmed by other people’s emotions, or struggled with people-pleasing and perfectionism, this episode will feel like coming home to yourself.

Karen shares her journey from masking her sensitivity for decades to honoring it as a superpower—through self-love, authenticity, and grounded energetic boundaries.

And this isn’t just Karen’s story—I share mine too.

Karen asks me powerful questions, and I open up about my experience of being highly sensitive and what it’s been like to live and lead this way—learning to protect my energy, stay grounded, and remain anchored in my own truth.

In this episode, we explore

~ The moment Karen discovered she was an HSP—and how it reframed everything (including her physical symptoms and overwhelm)

~ Why perfectionism hits HSPs so hard, and how to release the “illusion of perfection” through self-acceptance

~ The link between high sensitivity and physical illness—autoimmune patterns, mystery symptoms, and what the body may be communicating

~ Practical tools for energy protection, social overwhelm, and not absorbing what isn’t yours

~ How grief, life transitions, and “spirit moving through” awakened Karen’s writing—leading to channeled books written at 3 a.m.

~ The HSP experience in men, and why men need more support and normalization too

~ Creative expression as medicine—writing, voice, and music as pathways to process emotion and reclaim your true voice

Special moment: Karen and I wove together a guided, heart-centered process to ground you back into your heart, help you release perfectionism, and open your throat center so you can courageously live more in your authentic truth.

This is essential listening for HSPs, empaths, introverts, visionary leaders, coaches, healers, and anyone learning how to live in harmony with their sensitivity. Let this episode anchor you more deeply into your sovereign power—and help you experience your sensitivity as the superpower it truly is.

Connect with Karen Blaine:

Website: https://www.eternalempath.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenblaine1/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenblaine_eternalempath/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenblaineeternalempath

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eternal_empath

You can find all her books on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Karen-Blaine/author/B0FKV6QW24