Starting a Business: Get Inspired by These Stories

I get so excited seeing HSPs step into their empowerment and grow their own online businesses. HSPs often thrive in business. I share some of my favorite things about having my own online business and I asked a group of HSPs in my business course the question, What made you take this first step toward setting up or growing your business? Here were some of their responses.

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HSPs and The Polyvagal Theory of Stress with Sukie Baxter

Understanding the Polyvagal Theory of stress and how stress impacts your biology as an HSP. We'll dig into the concept of nervous system regulation and how HSPs can use it to turn their sensitivity into a superpower. 1. What is Polyvagal Theory and how might it help HSPs to understand it? 2. How might regulating the nervous system lower the challenges of sensitivity? 3. How can HSPs leverage Polyvagal Theory to enable their unique creative genius to thrive?

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The Polyvagal Theory and Brain-Body Connection

Did you know that depending on how safe you feel, your body automatically can shift what you smell, see, hear, taste, and feel? It automatically changes your facial muscles, your voice, and even your ear muscles change the volume and frequency of what you hear! Understanding the brain-body connection helps us develop tools that reduce chronic overload on our sensitive nervous system. Read to get tips and learn how I got rid of anxiety.

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Honor Your Intuition and Use it as Your Guide

HSPs have more activation in our Insula, giving us an extra level of conscious awareness and combined with stronger intuition, giving us additional information and a deeper understanding. Your body gives you intake within your intuition every day. We explore how to get greater access to your intuition and value it as an important part of our experience as sensitive people.

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Activate Calming Centers That De-Activate Stress Centers

Did you know stress centers and calming centers can’t be activated at the same time in the brain? I think that’s amazing that we have some conscious control over this. It changed my life to know that I could intentionally activate calming centers that would automatically de-activate stress centers! Learn about some easy ways to activate calming centers daily.

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Helping Your Newly Discovered HSP Teen

Teenagers certainly don’t need the weight of being pressured into making decisions they don’t understand or the weight of extra judgment. Discovering your teen has the HSP trait is both liberating and empowering, helping both of you meet daily challenges in a positive and constructive way. This is my wish for all parents and HSP teens. Read this guest article by Andrea Weber.

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Sensitivity, a Valuable Asset in Leadership Roles and in the Workplace

I have this vision that organizations would come to know the value of the gifts of sensitivity in the workplace and in leadership. I am passionate about this paradigm shift we are creating that recognizes and honors the gifts of the sensitive. I believe the world is moving into a space that is looking for more heart-centered solutions and leadership. Learn more about how to support HSPs to their highest potential in leadership roles and in organizations.

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Welcome Home, Highly Sensitives! By Christine Magnussen

“Learning that my HSP score was 43 out of 45 on the Sensitivity Scale, I dove right in to explore the site and discovered an HSP community vaster and more familiar than I could have imagined. Members feel the Sensitive Empowerment group is “home with other HSPs who get us!” I believe Julie Bjelland’s HSP courses and the Sensitive Empowerment community can change or even save your life!”

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Support Female Black-Owned Businesses

A lack of financial investment has historically haunted Black women across every facet of life. Until 1988, women as a whole could not secure business loans without a male co-signer. Meanwhile, only 0.5% of Paycheck Protection Program loans went to Black woman-owned businesses. Check out these inspiring female black business owners you can support!

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Living Your Dream Life Summit

It has been a tough year for many so let's come together to spread hope and inspiration and step into 2021 with a positive vision for the future. If you feel lost with your career, dreams, or purpose, it’s time to make some changes. I’m joined by over 20 experts at the Living Your Dream Life Summit. Besides speaker interviews, it also includes morning meditations, followed by the road map for the day with a self-paced coaching exercise, and evening meditation.

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Parenting the Highly Sensitive Child: Tips to Help Them Thrive

There are so many good tips for parents of sensitive kids in this episode! Learn and incorporate techniques so your child will be healthier and happier and life will be a lot better. Learn tips to support your sensitive child, calming techniques that are great to teach your child to support emotional regulation, challenges and gifts of your sensitive child, and types of support that can prevent anxiety and depression in your child’s lifetime.

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When it's Hard to Make Decisions

HSPs often find it incredibly hard making decisions because we have a thousand details, scenarios, and other people's needs in that bucket all swarming around trying to weigh out everyone's needs and every detail. it is impossible to make a decision when there are too many details. Here are some steps that might help you make decisions in general.

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Letter to Give Your Medical & Mental Health Practitioners About High Sensitivity

I would encourage you to share this free downloadable letter with your medical and mental health providers. It gives you a good entry into discussing things your practitioner should be aware of about the trait of high sensitivity and from there you can advocate for your particular needs. When you take the time to educate your practitioners it benefits you, the practitioner, and all the other highly sensitive people who come after you.

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