High Sensitivity is a real term, yet one that has only been researched more recently. Do you know that there are around 20% of us with the High Sensitivity trait?! Unfortunately, not that many people know about it and that's the thing that I wish to change! Hi, my name is Barbora (but everyone calls me Bee) and I am a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). After discovering that this topic is unknown to so many out there, I decided to make The Great Sensitive Mind podcast, where I will talk about...
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S1E15: Asking for help – but who?

Jul 4th, 2022 4:00 PM

Have you ever wondered why there are so many different options when it comes to mental health specialists? Have you been also puzzled what is the actual difference between them and if it really matters if you go to one or the other?Well – I had this too, but recently I realized that it is better to differentiate in order to find the optimal approach for your struggles. In this episode I have put down some primary occupations and simply described their focus and specialization. Let’s discuss coaches, therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists some in between – plus one bonus! The sources: ´       https://www.allpsychologyschools.com/blog/differences-therapist-psychologist/´       https://www.healthline.com/health/psychologist-vs-therapist#qualifications´       https://www.marymacrory.com/difference-life-coach-therapist-psychiatrist/´       https://www.expatherapy4u.com/whats-the-difference-between-a-coach-a-counsellor-a-psychotherapist-a-psychiatrist-and-a-psychologist/´       https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/psychological-therapies/differences-between-psychology-psychiatry-and-psychotherapy For updates you can follow me on my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegreatsensitivemindpodcast/or you can always share some ideas by reaching me via e-mail: thegreatsensitivemind@gmail.com

S1E14: Highly Sensitive People and Intimacy

Jun 22nd, 2022 8:40 PM

Do HSPs experience sharing their intimacy differently? What intimacy actually mean and what are its types? Are there any things we should be careful about? What does my high sensitive trait bring to my intimate life? When is sharing too much?Does intimate mean the same thing as personal or private? Again – many questions indeed…. And all the answers to them can be found in this new episode of The Great Sensitive Mind podcast. Click, listen, ponder, and subscribe! Sources; https://hsperson.com/books/the-highly-sensitive-person-in-love/https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/10-ways-sex-is-different-for-highly-sensitive-people/https://introvertdear.com/news/highly-sensitive-people-love-differently/https://drexel.edu/graduatecollege/professional-development/blog/2018/July/Five-types-of-communication/ For updates you can follow me on my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegreatsensitivemindpodcast/or you can always share some ideas by reaching me via e-mail: thegreatsensitivemind@gmail.com

S1E13: Self-Employment and Highly Sensitive People

Apr 2nd, 2022 7:24 AM

Hi there!Being self-employed brings a lot positives and negatives. To manage your business on your own isn't for everyone but it is wrongly believed that Highly Sensitive People should avoid it as their Sensitive trait would be an obstacle. Well, I am a self-employed HSP and I am doing just fine!! :) And so as many others!Maybe you are considering being Self-Employed but you don't know what to expect. In that case, I believe this episode is for you to help and explain this form of employment in many different angles. Sources:Dr. B. Jaeger: Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person, 2005https://hsperson.com/books/ https://hsperson.com/books/the-highly-sensitive-person/https://hsperson.com/books/the-undervalued-self/For updates you can follow me on my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegreatsensitivemindpodcast/or you can always share some ideas by reaching me via e-mail: thegreatsensitivemind@gmail.com

S1E12: The importance of breathing – how one workshop showed me a simple way of dealing with stress

Mar 19th, 2022 2:30 PM

Stress became a day to day part of our lives. Many times even unaware of it, we are exposing our body to a great amount of stimuli and information and increasing the workload of our nervous system. This can of course sometimes result in complications with our health and thus it's necesary to prevent it as much as possible.Fortunately, there is a way how to get the stress under control and it is via proper breathing!Sounds amazing, right? If you would like to learn more about how your body and brain function and how to breathe correctly, then push the button and listen to my new episode!I have taken all my information from the workshop: Just Breathe, led by Marcel Koehorst, and from 5 Piliru zdravi (in Czech). For updates you can follow me on my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegreatsensitivemindpodcast/or you can always share some ideas by reaching me via e-mail: thegreatsensitivemind@gmail.com

S1E11: The HSPs at work – Making work work for the HSP (book description and much more)

Mar 4th, 2022 12:00 PM

Hi there! This episode serves as a description of an amazing helpbook by Dr. Barrie Jaeger 'Making work work for the Highly Sensitive Person'.Would you like to know how to progress from an unpleasant workplace situation to your ideal 'calling'? Do you know what is the difference between Drudgery, Craft and Calling? What to focus on when wanting to change your work?Or are you already thinking about reading this book but you are not sure yet and you would like to know a bit more about it?Then this episode is just for you!Sources:Dr. B. Jaeger: Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person, 2005 https://hsperson.com/books/For updates you can follow me on my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegreatsensitivemindpodcast/or you can always share some ideas by reaching me via e-mail: thegreatsensitivemind@gmail.com

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