The Highly Sensitive Parenthood Podcast

Let’s be real, parenting is relentless. Many of us Highly Sensitive Parents don’t get nearly the amount of down time that we need to feel calm and energized. Instead, we find ourselves rushing from task to task, frantically trying to accomplish everything that needs to get done in a day.

On this week’s blog, I am sharing a simple but powerful suggestion that can support any parent who is feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated: Micro-breaks!

Find out what are these micro-breaks can look like for you by reading this week’s blog or watching my video!

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Why micro-breaks are powerful as an HSP Parent


2. What micro-breaks or downtime can look like for an HSP Parent


3. Resources for HSPs

Resources from this episode:

1. “Supporting your Highly Sensitive Child” Course


2. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Nourish Coaching Package


3. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Course


4. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Toolkit


5. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Blog


6. Highly Sensitive Parenthood YouTube Channel

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Last week’s blog about the overwhelm of birthday parties got me thinking about the pressure many parents feel to go on fun outings with their kids, even when they cause overwhelm for the Highly Sensitive parent and/or child. Of course, HSPs still want to have fun, but sometimes our version of fun may look a bit different from that of non-HSPs!

This week, I’m suggesting some calm outings for sensitive parents and children to spark your imagination and give you some practical ideas about ways to connect with your child that don’t feel too draining or overwhelming.

Visit the blog at the Link in Bio or at www.highlysensitiveparenthood.com

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Some practical ideas of calm outings for HSP parents and HSP children

2. Resources for HSPs

Resources from this episode:

1. “Supporting your Highly Sensitive Child” Course

2. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Nourish Coaching Package

3. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Course

4. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Toolkit

5. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Blog

6. Highly Sensitive Parenthood YouTube Channel

#highlysensitiveparenthood #hsp #hspmom #empath #hspresources #hspchild #hspempowerment #momcoach #highlysensitivechild #sensitivechild #deeplyfeelingchild #anxiouschild #sensitivekid #anxiouskid #signs #overstimulation #highlysensitiveperson #funactivities

This week’s blog topic is a fun one! I’ve had several HSP clients express to me their frustration with children’s birthday parties, and have spent time reflecting on why birthday parties feel so challenging for both Highly Sensitive Parents and Highly Sensitive children.

So in this week’s blog, I’m sharing a few ideas that may be supportive for HSP parents and HSP kids around birthday celebrations - feel free to take them as your own, and release yourself from the expectations that may not work well for you or your family!

Visit the blog at the Link in Bio or at www.highlysensitiveparenthood.com

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Understand why Birthday Parties so hard for HSPs

2. Ways to support yourself as an HSP parent, and ways to support an HSP child at birthday celebrations

3. Resources for HSPs

Resources from this episode:

1. “Supporting your Highly Sensitive Child” Course

2. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Nourish Coaching Package

3. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Course

4. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Toolkit

5. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Blog

6. Highly Sensitive Parenthood YouTube channel

#highlysensitiveparenthood #hsp #hspmom #empath #hspresources #hspchild #hspempowerment #momcoach #highlysensitivechild #sensitivechild #deeplyfeelingchild #anxiouschild #sensitivekid #anxiouskid #signs #overstimulation #highlysensitiveperson #festiveoccassion

Avoidance, tears, and big emotions - these are just a few of the ways that sensory overload can show up in Highly Sensitive (HSP) Children.

While each child is different, many Highly Sensitive children struggle with both environmental overstimulation as well as emotional overwhelm.

This week, I’m reflecting on some relatively common “warning signs” that your HSP child is overstimulated - I’d love to hear your thoughts on these or any other signs of overwhelm that you’ve observed in your child!

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Signs of Sensory Overwhelm in Highly Sensitive Children

2. Resources for HSPs

Resources from this episode:

1. “Supporting your Highly Sensitive Child” Course

2. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Nourish Coaching Package

3. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Course

4. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Toolkit

5. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Blog

6. Highly Sensitive Parenthood YouTube Channel

#highlysensitiveparenthood #hsp #hspmom #empath #hspresources #hspchild #hspempowerment #momcoach #highlysensitivechild #sensitivechild #deeplyfeelingchild #anxiouschild #sensitivekid #anxiouskid #signs #overstimulation #highlysensitiveperson

When you hear the words “overwhelm,” “overstimulation,” and “sensitivity,” what comes up for you?

For HSPs, overstimulation shows up in in our thoughts, behaviors, and physical sensations, which can create additional frustration and overwhelm!

The first step in managing overwhelm is to begin to understand what causes it, as well as your unique “warning signs” that you’re feeling overstimulated or overwhelmed. This week, I’m reflecting on a few common signs of overwhelm for HSP adults - I’d love to hear your thoughts on these or any other signs of overwhelm & overstimulation that you’ve experienced!

As always, you can find our video and blog at the link in Bio.

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Signs of Sensory Overwhelm and Overstimulation in HSP Adults

2. Resources for HSPs

Resources from this episode:

1. “Supporting your Highly Sensitive Child” Course

2. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Nourish Coaching Package

3. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Course

4. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Toolkit

5. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Blog

6. Highly Sensitive Parenthood YouTube Channel

#highlysensitiveparenthood #hsp #hspmom #empath #hspresources #hspchild #hspempowerment #momcoach #highlysensitivechild #sensitivechild #deeplyfeelingchild #anxiouschild #sensitivekid #anxiouskid #signs #overstimulation #highlysensitiveperson

My goal at Highly Sensitive Parenthood is to empower parents and children to celebrate their sensitivity and minimize the challenges that come along with it. As looked through my blog archives in preparation for this week’s blog, I realized that I never written the GIFTS of sensitivity!

So in this week’s blog, I want to highlight the gifts we offer that benefits the world around us:

1. Greater Depth of Processing


2. Enhanced Empathy and Emotional Intelligence


3. Deep Awareness & Sensitivity to Subtle Stimuli

Visit the blog at the Link in Bio or at www.highlysensitiveparenthood.com for more!

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Learn and celebrate the gifts you offer to the world as an HSP

2. Resources for HSPs

Resources from this episode:

1. “Supporting your Highly Sensitive Child” Course

2. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Nourish Coaching Package

3. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Course

4. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Toolkit

5. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Blog

6. Highly Sensitive Parenthood YouTube Channel

#highlysensitiveparenthood #hsp #hspmom #empath #hspresources #hspchild #hspempowerment #momcoach #highlysensitivechild #sensitivechild #deeplyfeelingchild #anxiouschild #sensitivekid #anxiouskid #giftsofsensitivity

In this week’s blog, we’re welcoming Lauren Hunter of HSPJourney.com as our guest blogger! Lauren has been a writer, poet, musician, and communication professional, and now bring us her wisdom as an HSP mom of children (including an HSP!)

If you’ve ever wondered about the role of Intuition in parenting your HSP child, or have struggled with how to balance the expectations placed on you as a parent with the reality of your child’s unique personality, this article will be a guiding light for you.

Visit the blog at the Link in Bio or at www.highlysensitiveparenthood.com

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Learn to honor your intuition as a Highly Sensitive Parent

2. Tips on parenting HSP children

Resources from this episode:

1. “Supporting your Highly Sensitive Child” Course

2. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Nourish Coaching Package

3. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Course

4. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Toolkit

5. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Blog

6. Highly Sensitive Parenthood YouTube

You can find Lauren Hunter on Instagram at @hspjourney, and you can find Amy Lajiness at @highlysensitiveparenthood. Give us a follow for more supportive & encouraging content just for HSPs!

#highlysensitiveparenthood #hsp #empath #hspresources #hspchild #collaboration #hspempowerment #momcoach #highlysensitivechild #sensitivechild #deeplyfeelingchild #anxiouschild #sensitivekid #anxiouskid

If you are a parent or caregiver of a highly sensitive (HSP) or deeply feeling child, you know the many wonderful aspects of sensitivity: empathy, intense curiosity, and an ability to think deeply. Yet, you might find yourself stuck or overwhelmed by some of the challenges that sensitivity brings: overstimulation, intense emotions, and sensory challenges.

If you're looking to go deeper in your understanding of your child's sensitivity, I have a wonderful offering for you: the “Supporting your Highly Sensitive Child” Course! It's a self-paced video course that draws on my years of professional and personal experience working with (and parenting) Deeply Feeling, HSP kids.

And as of today, the “Supporting your Highly Sensitive Child” Course is HERE! If you haven't yet purchased it, great news - the presale is EXTENDED through March 5th! Visit our website or Link in Bio for more info on the course or to purchase.

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Where to seek additional support if your child is an HSP

Resources from this episode:

1. “Supporting your Highly Sensitive Child” Course

2. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Nourish Coaching Package

3. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Course

4. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Toolkit

5. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Blog

6. Highly Sensitive Parenthood YouTube Channel

#highlysensitiveparenthood #hsp #empath #hspresources #course #hspchild #newoffering #productalert #hspempowerment #newproduct #momcoach #highlysensitivechild #sensitivechild #deeplyfeelingchild #anxiouschild #sensitivekid #anxiouskid

As a fellow parent of a Deeply Feeling or Highly Sensitive Child (HSC), I know that it can be difficult to know what to say to our children when they’re upset, particularly when we are frustrated!

In this week’s blog, I’m reflecting on three statements that we should avoid saying to our HSP children - with the understanding that we are human and should allow ourselves grace when we slip up ;)

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Words NOT to say to support your Highly Sensitive Child

2. Where to seek additional support if your child is an HSP

Resources from this episode:

1. “Supporting your Highly Sensitive Child” Course

2. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Nourish Coaching Package

3. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Course

4. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Toolkit

5. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Blog

6. Highly Sensitive Parenthood YouTube Channel

#highlysensitiveparenthood #hsp #empath #hspresources #course #hspchild #newoffering #productalert #hspempowerment #newproduct #momcoach #highlysensitivechild #sensitivechild #deeplyfeelingchild #anxiouschild #sensitivekid #anxiouskid

If you’re a parent of a highly sensitive (HSP) or deeply feeling child, you likely know the struggle of trying to help your child through some through intense emotions! Empathizing with your child’s emotions is a critical first step, because it allows them to know that you understand how they are feeling. After they feel understood, we can move on to helping them use some coping and calming skills. Helping our sensitive children build these skills allows them to thrive in day-to-day life, even when big emotions come up! In this week’s blog, I'm sharing how to communicate effectively with your Highly Sensitive child in order to build emotional intelligence & resilience.

Visit the blog (and many other resources) at the Link in Bio! 

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Words to say to support your Highly Sensitive Child

2. Where to seek additional support if your child is an HSP

Resources from this episode:

1. “Supporting your Highly Sensitive Child” Course

2. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Nourish Coaching Package

3. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Course

4. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Toolkit

5. Highly Sensitive Parenthood Blog

6. Highly Sensitive Parenthood YouTube Channel

#highlysensitiveparenthood #hsp #empath #hspresources #course #newoffering #productalert #hspempowerment #hspresources #newproduct #momcoach #highlysensitivechild #sensitivechild #deeplyfeelingchild #anxiouschild #sensitivekid #anxiouskid