HSP Connection

By Philippa Robinson and Robbie Leigh

As a highly sensitive person (HSP), you may have experienced your sensitivity as both a gift and a challenge.

Through thoughtful discussions, personal stories, and practical tips, HSP coaches and sp... more

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The podcast currently has 66 episodes available.

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September 15, 2023 Episode 26 - Self-employment
Robbie is talking today with one of her mentors, the wonderful Val Nelson, about all things self-employment! If you're considering self-employment or have already made the leap, you won't want to miss this one.
Val Nelson is a career and business coach for introverts and highly sensitive people (HSPs) who want meaningful work without the overwhelm. She enjoys helping people clarify their career or self-employment decisions. As an introvert and HSP herself, she used to think self-employment was not for her. Yet now she enjoys having a thriving business and has learned there are a lot of myths about what is possible or not. She believes strongly that living your true purpose is a practical possibility. She helps people through coaching, her small groups, her courses, and her blog.
Val's website: https://valnelson.com
Bridge to Self-employment course: https://valnelson.com/bridge
Career Clarity Course: Simple Steps to Uncover the Best Use of You: https://valnelson.com/steps
Marketing Consult for Introverts and HSPs: https://valnelson.com/marketing
Click ⁠HERE⁠ to register your interest for the HSP Awakening Summit happening 2-6 October 2023. Philippa and Robbie are speaking and would love to have you there.
LINKS:
Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Robbie:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ robbieleigh.com
Philippa: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.safeandsupported.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Production: Jay Herbert
Original music: Jay Herbert and Alex Ware
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36min
September 08, 2023 Episode 25 - Addiction
TRIGGER WARNING: This is a thought-provoking episode around addiction and may not be for everyone. Please take care of yourself and skip it if you feel it might not be good for you right now.
Our guest is Jane Elizabeth Aston who is in recovery for drink and drug addiction and is a huge advocate for 12 step recovery programmes. She is an HSP and now coaches people in recovery.
Philippa is the adult child of an alcoholic and it is only in recent years that she has come to terms with the devastating effect of her mother's drinking. It was this inner work that drew Philippa to want to talk to Jane about addiction and the correlation with being an HSP.
This feels like an important conversation to be having, even if it hard to hear for some of us. Whilst we can't quote any studies, both Philippa and Jane feel that whilst not every addict will be an HSP, a higher than average number will be for all the reasons discussed in this episode.
If you have anything you'd like to add to this conversation, please get in touch with Philippa and you can find contact details below.

Click HERE to register your interest for the HSP Awakening Summit happening 2-6 October 2023
Jane's website: janeelizabethaston.com
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LINKS:
Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Robbie:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.robbieleigh.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Philippa: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.safeandsupported.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Production: Jay Herbert
Original Music: Jay Herbert and Alex Ware
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1h 8min
September 01, 2023 Episode 24 - Voices
In today's episode, Philippa and Robbie delve into the importance of using our voices, speaking our truths, and sharing our stories.

Tremendous healing can come from sharing our experiences and knowings with others, whether that's through a conversation with a friend, creating art, or starting a podcast. ;) And using your voice from a place of truth and vulnerability can create incredible connection. Allowing others to truly see you is a gift.

We need more sensitive voices in the world because we can help shape things toward a world that works for everyone. We hope you feel empowered to share your voice with others.

LINKS:
Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Robbie:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.robbieleigh.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Philippa: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.safeandsupported.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Willow McIntosh:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://inluminance.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Julie Bjelland:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.juliebjelland.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Highly Sensitive Refuge blog:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://highlysensitiverefuge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Production: Jay Herbert
Original music: Jay Herbert and Alex Ware
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33min
August 25, 2023 Episode 23 - Men
This week we are talking with friend of the podcast, Josh Speraneo.
We invited Josh to talk about his experience as a highly sensitive man and he brings so much wisdom about that as well as raising HSP children and the joy of being an HSP Empath. Josh is a bright light in the HSP community and it was a real treat to hear some of his story and hear him speak so passionately.
We love his framework of Awareness, Understanding and Awakening and, as Josh mentions in this episode, he is co-hosting (with the wonderful Jen Corcoran) the HSP Awakening Summit in October 2023. The Summit brings together many knowledgeable speakers from the HSP community on a variety of topics. The Summit is free and open to all. There is a link below to register your interest so you won't miss out.
Josh is a certified Master Life Coach on a mission to change the way the world views high sensitivity. More than that, he has a deep desire to help highly sensitive people and empaths live vibrant and fulfilling lives where they're able to make the most of the gifts that come with these traits! You can learn more about Josh's coaching program and find a library of free resources he has created by connecting with him on LinkedIn or by visiting TheSuccessCycle.com. See the links below.

Register your interest for the HSP Awakening Summit HERE
Find Josh on LinkedIn HERE
Find Josh's website HERE
LINKS:
Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Robbie:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.robbieleigh.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Philippa: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.safeandsupported.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Production: Jay Herbert
Original music: Jay Herbert and Alex Ware
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58min
August 18, 2023 Episode 22 - Play
In this episode, Philippa and Robbie explore the importance of play, especially for those of us who process so deeply.
They discuss what makes something feel like play, the messages we receive about play, and how play relates to our inner child.
We hope you have fun listening!

LINKS:
Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Robbie:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.robbieleigh.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Philippa: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.safeandsupported.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Willow McIntosh:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://inluminance.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Julie Bjelland:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.juliebjelland.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Highly Sensitive Refuge blog:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://highlysensitiverefuge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Production: Jay Herbert
Original music: Jay Herbert and Alex Ware
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27min
August 11, 2023Episode 21 - Parenting
Robbie is speaking today with the wonderful Lillian Ricardo,
HSP Coach and Momprenuer, about parenting as a highly sensitive person (HSP).
We talk about:
Negative messages about being sensitive and how to tune into your strengths

The martyr model of parenthood and how to model something different for your children

Mom guilt and how to release it

Self care and how developing resilience around discomfort is one of the keys to taking care of yourself

The importance of fun, joy, and play

Getting support (including some fun ways to get support from Lillian)
More about Lillian and how to connect with her:
Lillian Ricardo is a whole life coach for highly sensitive women. She feels passionate about supporting sensitive women in career, relationships, parenting and self-care. Lillian especially enjoys coaching women in support of recognizing their own strengths and joys through play and connection.
Lillian finds part of her own joy in coaching with curiosity while holding a deeply present and safe space for her clients so that they may do the work to live more fully into what energizes and sustains their true selves.
Lillian is also a mother of two young kiddos, from whom she is constantly learning, being reminded of how to play, invite joy, and lead with compassion.
You can find more ways to connect with Lillian at www.lillianricardo.com
To find out more about the Interview Project (and free coaching) mentioned in the show, please visit: https://www.lillianricardo.com/interview-project
To learn more about the HSP Momprenuers group (next session in September), please check out: https://www.lillianricardo.com/offerings, under Small Group Offerings.

LINKS:
Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Robbie:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.robbieleigh.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Philippa: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.safeandsupported.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Willow McIntosh:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://inluminance.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Julie Bjelland:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.juliebjelland.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Highly Sensitive Refuge blog:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://highlysensitiverefuge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Production: Jay Herbert
Original music: Jay Herbert and Alex Ware
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42min
August 03, 2023 Episode 20 - Break
Robbie and Philippa are taking a break to spend time with their families over the summer. We considered taking a break from the podcast too but in this episode we talk about out thought process and why we decided to keep the episodes coming out even while we're away. It was a very intentional decision but is one we wanted to explain as we truly believe that taking a break from our every day lives, if we are able to do so, is really important. Important for everyone but especially HSPs.
To make really good use of a break, we need time to make sure our soul is getting what it needs. Space in our day and enough downtime is vital to let whatever needs to be created by our soul come to the surface. Make time in your schedule for a break even if you don't know what you're going to do with it. What needs to happen will come.
In the episode we ask, what can you do to create more spaciousness to take a break? Let us know what you come up with.

LINKS:
Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Robbie:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.robbieleigh.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Philippa: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.safeandsupported.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Willow McIntosh:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://inluminance.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Julie Bjelland:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.juliebjelland.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Highly Sensitive Refuge blog:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://highlysensitiverefuge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Production: Jay Herbert
Original music: Jay Herbert and Alex Ware
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30min
July 28, 2023 Episode 19 - Reflections
Sarah Green is a coach and she currently concentrates on self-knowledge and career development with her clients. In this conversation with Philippa, Sarah talks about conditioning, expectations, permission, finding our own voice - basically a lot of Philippa's favourite subjects!
As coaches, we continuously reflect on our practice and our own work and here Sarah discusses how self-reflection and reflections from working with her clients inform her coaching practice. It's a wonderful example to us all on how taking time and space to reconnect with our core self and challenging our thinking can help us find our own voice and ultimately fulfilment. We all want that don't we?

To find our more about Sarah, go to her website and Instagram

LINKS:
Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Robbie:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.robbieleigh.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Philippa: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.safeandsupported.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Willow McIntosh:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://inluminance.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Julie Bjelland:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.juliebjelland.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Highly Sensitive Refuge blog:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://highlysensitiverefuge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Production: Jay Herbert
Original music: Jay Herbert and Alex Ware
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56min
July 21, 2023 Episode 18 - Different
Have you ever felt different? And did that somehow make you feel less than or not good enough?
In this episode, Philippa and Robbie dive into the deep need we have as humans to be accepted by others and also our (sometimes conflicting) desire to be our unique selves.
Philippa shares about being the black sheep of her family, how the meaning of that has evolved for her, and how self-forgiveness has played an important part of the journey. Robbie shares about the importance of kindness and diversity.
Being your unique self is not only okay, it's really needed in the world. And in case you haven't heard it lately, we want you to know how valuable you are.

LINKS:
Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Robbie:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.robbieleigh.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Philippa: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.safeandsupported.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Willow McIntosh:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://inluminance.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Julie Bjelland:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.juliebjelland.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Highly Sensitive Refuge blog:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://highlysensitiverefuge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Production: Jay Herbert
Original music: Jay Herbert and Alex Ware
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36min
July 14, 2023 Episode 17 - Emotions
Today we welcome our good friend Trude to the podcast. Trude Sletteland lives in Bergen in Norway. She's a facilitator. a coach, a business owner, an artist, an author, a singer and a fighter for the things she feels passionate about.
Trude told us she wanted to talk about the acceptance of and gratitude for emotions and we both said "Yes!" straight away. Trude tells us about her realisation as a young person that she experiences the world differently to others. What other people see as great, she sees and feels as marvellous, wonderful and amazing. This knowledge allows her to work through more difficult emotions to get back to a place of love and joy: her happy place. It also allows her to facilitate others as they work through more difficult emotions.
Trude wants us all to know that we belong in the emotions of love and joy and other wonderful emotions; it's what makes the world a better place. Having Trude as our friend makes our world a better place, that's for sure.
We are so happy to share Trude with you. Everyone needs Trude in their life! To find out more check out the links below.

To find out more about Trude, you can find her on Facebook and LinkedIn by searching for Trude Sletteland.
Click HERE for Trude's
Click HERE for the website for Trude's centre
To email Trude: [email protected]
LINKS:
Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Robbie:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.robbieleigh.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Philippa: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.safeandsupported.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Willow McIntosh:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://inluminance.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Julie Bjelland:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.juliebjelland.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Highly Sensitive Refuge blog:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://highlysensitiverefuge.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast Production: Jay Herbert
Original music: Jay Herbert and Alex Ware
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43min

FAQs about HSP Connection:

How many episodes does HSP Connection have?

The podcast currently has 66 episodes available.