FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home

What it means to be highly sensitive

Episode Summary

Alasdair and Julie-Roxane explore Dr. Elaine Aaron's groundbreaking work on the highly sensitive trait which effects 20% of the population. They discuss their experience being highly sensitive, what changed for them when they discovered Dr. Elaine Aaron's work and why our society needs more highly sensitive leaders.

Episode Notes

Listen and explore:

• DOES: The four parts of being a highly sensitive person (HSP)
• Why Alasdair no longer drinks coffee and how understanding, recognizing and managing overstimulation can change your life and work
• Julie-Roxane's journey with trauma and how the role it plays in the being a highly sensitive person
• What happens when HSPs realize they are not innately flawed
• The strengths of HSPS and why HSPs are adept at creating and holding sacred space
• HSP's unique relationship with their vocation
• Why we sorely need more highly sensitive leaders

Mentioned on this episode:

• FAR OUT #52: Exploring intuition with Karina Antonopoulos
• FAR OUT #51: Tending to our Internal Landscape
• Alasdair's blog post: My Relationship with Coffee as a Highly Sensitive INTJ
• Karina Antonopoulos' website: http://synchronizewithin.com/
• Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
• Dr. Elaine Aaron's website: https://hsperson.com/
• Sensitive: The Untold Story (movie)
• The Highly Sensitive Person: How To Thrive When The World Overwhelms You by Dr. Elaine Aaron
• The Archetype of Initiation: Sacred Space, Ritual Process, and Personal Transformation by Robert L. Moore

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Credits:

• Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
• Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)