Julie Bjelland

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Video: A Look Into Our NEW Sensitive Empowerment Community

Julie Bjelland

Here is a video where I teach about the trait of high sensitivity, offer techniques to calm the sensitive nervous system, answer questions from members, and welcome HSPs to our new Sensitive Empowerment community!

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You can also download this video and listen to it like a podcast too! https://vimeo.com/363806283

Love this message that came in from an HSP about this video…

"I listened to [your video] that you posted about the empowerment community. I was honestly blown away. The information is so valuable and the things you said made me realize what a seriously “untrained” HSP I am. I have SO much to learn. I understand more about the community you created and the difference I’m sure it would make to be a part of that community...Thank you for being there. You are such an amazing help to all of us HSPs and I know now that I really want (and need) to be part of such a supportive community."

Are you in survival mode or empowered?

I am so excited about everything we are doing at Sensitive Empowerment! I hope you will come join us! Learn more: www.sensitive-empowerment.com

Included Sensitive Empowerment HSP Presentations

Caring for Your Highly Sensitive Body: Avoiding Pain, Tension And Stress When The World Is Too Much With an HSP Posture and Movement Specialist

Julie Teaching About the Trait of High Sensitivity, Tips to Thrive & Live Q/A

Intro to Herbal Self-Care for the HSP with HSP Herbalist 

Guided Meditation for HSPs

The Gift of Ayurveda to Reduce Over-Stimuli for Highly Sensitive Adults, Teens, and Kids with Ayurvedic Health Practitioner

Julie Teaching Boundaries and how to say no without guilt with Live Chat Q/A

Shifting from Overstimulation to Sensitive Sanctuary:
The Importance of our Physical Environments

Julie Teaches: How to tell others about the trait and your needs. The lesson, followed by Live Chat Q/A

3-part series with an HSP Naturopathic Doctor in our Sensitive Empowerment Community!

Stress, Anxiety & Insomnia, Understanding the Highly Sensitive System. 

HSPs & Menopause 

Live Q/A with Naturopathic Dr! (She'll be live with us to answer your questions!)

Are you an HSP with a passion you would like to teach other HSPs in our community?  Inquire here 

What HSPs are saying about our community

This is honestly a place I so look forward to coming every single day now…it feels like coming home to a place with no judgment and I feel calm when I am here.

Julie, you are amazing! The people you are bringing together are so beautiful and intelligent.

I really enjoy being able to connect with other HSPs and have a safe space to be myself. 

The group is far more calm than other HSP groups on line where HSP's like me can feel overwhelm quite easily. Being hosted by a medical professional with HSP expertise makes this group like no other HSP resource.

This HSP community offers an abundance of inspiration and encouragement, valuable information, heartfelt sharing, and many unfolding possibilities. I also appreciate Julie’s compassionate, motivational and inclusive leadership.

I’ve been loving it actually. It’s been great to interact with everyone here… it’s become one of my primary go-to’s when I need to decompress.

I like that I know there is a safe space to express myself as an empowered HSP. The information and reminders support me in taking  care of myself with a sensitivity trait.

Questions answered in Some of our Q/A events

  1. Have you found any relation to being an HSP and being on the autism spectrum. I know I've read somewhere people on the spectrum often suffer from over stimulation.

  2. Do you find some medical professionals and therapists are skeptical about this trait and what do you recommend if they are not open about learning about the trait?

  3. How do I withdraw from social situations I just get a sense to not be in without me cutting off all social contact and appear to be unfriendly or have to explain myself.

  4. Are there any tests that a family physician could do or request to confirm/verify sensory processing sensitivity?

  5. How do other HSPs handle selling or a sales position? Fear of rejection, fear of looking pushy, etc. Especially at the beginning.

  6. I’m becoming more sensitive as I get older and can no longer tolerate “loudness”. Movie theaters, crowded restaurants, loud parties, public transit - Is this common?

  7. Does menopause change anything for HSPs?  

  8. Mundane everyday chores and keeping up the house are very difficult and overwhelming for me. I’d love ideas on how to make the everyday life stuff easier.

  9. Is dreaming a form of processing? I have woken today with maybe 20 points from an exhausting night dreaming doing activities that are overwhelming. When I am awake I can catch myself. Can we overstimulate our nervous system if we have these kinds of dreams.

  10. Since I was a child, I've gotten strong first impressions of certain people I've met. Most of my impressions have been true. Is this considered a HSP trait?

  11. I work in the busy, fast-paced medical world and I find by the end of the day, I have so many impressions, stories, and feelings from my treatment sessions with patients as well as feeling stimulated by the environment itself (alarms, overhead announcements, many other professionals, etc). It's what I love, and also what can be quite tiring. I'd love to hear more about how an HSP in a 'people-focused career' can best take care of themselves, both on the job and outside of work, while also being present for the work. Thanks for your thoughts.

  12. What is the ROOT cause for most HSPs symptoms?

  13. How we can best support the nervous system during times of increased stress?

  14. I’ve already hit the “burn out” stage and have been trying to recover while attempting to remain productive at work. So far the only thing that seems to help is complete calm and quiet and not being around pretty much anyone, but that isn’t a realistic option, so whatever I can do to help my body cope while I try to recover my sensitive energy would be great (if it is at all possible...)

  15. Are you finding that more HSPs are affected by certain chronic conditions?

Come get empowered with us!

Julie’s HSP Information/Resources

About Julie Bjelland, LMFT

Julie is a licensed psychotherapist, author, and founder of Sensitive Empowerment, an online global community for highly sensitive people. As a leader in the field of high sensitivity, Julie has helped thousands of highly sensitive people (HSP) around the world and is excited to empower sensitive people to access their gifts and truly flourish.  As an HSP herself, Julie understands what it's like to live with high sensitivity and strong emotions, and is on a mission to empower HSPs to live their best lives.

Julie has developed proprietary tools and techniques to help reduce the challenges and increase the positives that HSPs experience on a daily basis. These techniques have been developed over years of working with highly sensitive people and have proven extremely successful for her clients and students.

In her free time, Julie loves being in nature, around animals, gardening, learning, and daydreaming about having a little farm one day. She shares her home with her partner, two children, and a houseful of pets and plants. 

Global Sensitive Empowerment Community: www.sensitive-empowerment.com

Julie’s Website: www.juliebjelland.com