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#285 | The Secret to Handling Criticism as a Highly Sensitive Person Without Overwhelm or Stress
Ever felt like a small critique cuts deep—and you just can't shake it? You're not alone, especially if you're a highly sensitive person (HSP). Criticism can feel overwhelming for HSPs—not because we're weak, but because we process emotions deeply and care about doing things well. This episode reveals why criticism stings so much and how to shift your relationship with it, so it no longer hijacks your peace of mind. Learn why criticism feels more painful for highly sensitive people and how to reframe that understanding with compassion. Discover a powerful step-by-step process, based on The Work of Byron Katie, to handle criticism without getting triggered. Hear real-life strategies and mindset shifts that help turn judgment into valuable insight—and reclaim your emotional resilience. Listen now to discover how to turn criticism from a source of pain into a path to greater confidence, clarity, and calm. Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom Dreaming of a stress-free, balanced life? Visit trueinnerfreedom.com and complete the HSP Stress Survey. Gain clarity on your stress triggers and enjoy a free 15-minute Inner Freedom Call designed to guide you toward lasting inner peace and fulfillment. Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or someone who identifies as hypersensitive or neurodivergent? This podcast is dedicated to helping highly sensitive people (HSPs) navigate overwhelm and stress by using The Work of Byron Katie—a powerful method for questioning stressful thoughts and finding true inner freedom. We dive deep into stress management strategies, coping with stress, and stress relief methods specifically tailored for HSPs. Learn how to manage emotions, especially negative ones, and explore effective stress reduction techniques that go beyond the surface to address the root causes of anxiety and pressure. Whether you’re interested in learning how to lower stress, handle stress and pressure, or reduce stress through practical techniques, we provide insights and support based on The Work of Byron Katie. Discover how this transformative approach can help you decrease stress, find inner peace, and create balance in your life. Join us to learn about various coping strategies for stress, all designed to support HSPs in their journey toward emotional well-being.
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#284 | Why Alone Time as an HSP Is Essential to Achieving Your Goals & Preventing Overwhelm and Stress
Are you secretly judging yourself for needing alone time? Discover why your need for solitude as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) isn’t a flaw—but your greatest asset. In a world that glorifies constant hustle and social engagement, HSPs often feel out of step for needing downtime. This episode reframes alone time not as a weakness, but as a powerful tool to reclaim your energy, focus, and emotional balance. Here’s what you’ll walk away with: • A compassionate shift in how you view your need for alone time • The hidden costs of ignoring your downtime needs—and how they lead to burnout • A practical guide for integrating solitude with meaningful engagement without guilt Press play now to learn how alone time can become the foundation for your clarity, creativity, and calm. Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom Dreaming of a stress-free, balanced life? Visit trueinnerfreedom.com and complete the HSP Stress Survey. Gain clarity on your stress triggers and enjoy a free 15-minute Inner Freedom Call designed to guide you toward lasting inner peace and fulfillment. Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or someone who identifies as hypersensitive or neurodivergent? This podcast is dedicated to helping highly sensitive people (HSPs) navigate overwhelm and stress by using The Work of Byron Katie—a powerful method for questioning stressful thoughts and finding true inner freedom. We dive deep into stress management strategies, coping with stress, and stress relief methods specifically tailored for HSPs. Learn how to manage emotions, especially negative ones, and explore effective stress reduction techniques that go beyond the surface to address the root causes of anxiety and pressure. Whether you’re interested in learning how to lower stress, handle stress and pressure, or reduce stress through practical techniques, we provide insights and support based on The Work of Byron Katie. Discover how this transformative approach can help you decrease stress, find inner peace, and create balance in your life. Join us to learn about various coping strategies for stress, all designed to support HSPs in their journey toward emotional well-being.
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#283 | How to Know When to Break Your Own Rules for Stress Management as a Highly Sensitive Person
Are Your Stress Management Routines Helping—or Holding You Back? Feeling boxed in by your own self-care habits? Discover how even well-meaning stress management rules can become sources of stress for highly sensitive people—and what to do when that happens. For many highly sensitive people (HSPs), routines provide a sense of safety and balance—but what happens when those helpful rules become too rigid? In this episode, Todd Smith explores the surprising signs that your stress management guidelines may be outdated, and how listening to your body and emotions can lead to deeper freedom and more effective self-care. Here's what you'll gain from tuning in: A simple way to tell when a “healthy habit” is actually stressing you out How to experiment with your routines without losing structure Why true freedom comes from blending boundaries with flexibility Tap play to learn how to reshape your stress management rules for more ease, balance, and inner freedom. Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom Dreaming of a stress-free, balanced life? Visit trueinnerfreedom.com and complete the HSP Stress Survey. Gain clarity on your stress triggers and enjoy a free 15-minute Inner Freedom Call designed to guide you toward lasting inner peace and fulfillment. Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or someone who identifies as hypersensitive or neurodivergent? This podcast is dedicated to helping highly sensitive people (HSPs) navigate overwhelm and stress by using The Work of Byron Katie—a powerful method for questioning stressful thoughts and finding true inner freedom. We dive deep into stress management strategies, coping with stress, and stress relief methods specifically tailored for HSPs. Learn how to manage emotions, especially negative ones, and explore effective stress reduction techniques that go beyond the surface to address the root causes of anxiety and pressure. Whether you’re interested in learning how to lower stress, handle stress and pressure, or reduce stress through practical techniques, we provide insights and support based on The Work of Byron Katie. Discover how this transformative approach can help you decrease stress, find inner peace, and create balance in your life. Join us to learn about various coping strategies for stress, all designed to support HSPs in their journey toward emotional well-being.
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#282 | Uncovering the Real Cause of Burnout for Highly Sensitive People — It's Not What You Think
What if burnout isn’t caused by overwork—but by something much deeper within? As a highly sensitive person (HSP), you may have tried resting, unplugging, even meditating—yet the exhaustion lingers. This episode dives beneath the surface to explore the hidden cause of burnout that no amount of vacation or exercise can touch, and why conventional fixes often fail HSPs. You'll discover: The surprising truth about what actually drains your energy as a highly sensitive person How misalignment between your values and daily actions silently fuels burnout A powerful, restorative approach to inner work that reconnects you to your natural energy and peace Listen now to learn how to realign with your true self and finally recover from burnout at its source. Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom Dreaming of a stress-free, balanced life? Visit trueinnerfreedom.com and complete the HSP Stress Survey. Gain clarity on your stress triggers and enjoy a free 15-minute Inner Freedom Call designed to guide you toward lasting inner peace and fulfillment. Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or someone who identifies as hypersensitive or neurodivergent? This podcast is dedicated to helping highly sensitive people (HSPs) navigate overwhelm and stress by using The Work of Byron Katie—a powerful method for questioning stressful thoughts and finding true inner freedom. We dive deep into stress management strategies, coping with stress, and stress relief methods specifically tailored for HSPs. Learn how to manage emotions, especially negative ones, and explore effective stress reduction techniques that go beyond the surface to address the root causes of anxiety and pressure. Whether you’re interested in learning how to lower stress, handle stress and pressure, or reduce stress through practical techniques, we provide insights and support based on The Work of Byron Katie. Discover how this transformative approach can help you decrease stress, find inner peace, and create balance in your life. Join us to learn about various coping strategies for stress, all designed to support HSPs in their journey toward emotional well-being.
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#281 | Why HSP Overwhelm Provides a Hidden Advantage for Those of Us Who Want to Tackle Stress Management at Its Root
Why Are Highly Sensitive People Actually More Resilient Than Others? Have you ever felt like your sensitivity was a weakness—especially when it comes to stress? What if it’s actually your greatest asset? In this episode of Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People, Todd Smith reframes what it means to be resilient as a highly sensitive person (HSP). If you've ever struggled with feeling overwhelmed by stress or wished you had a thicker skin, this episode offers a liberating perspective: your sensitivity might be the very thing that makes lasting resilience possible. You'll gain insight into: Why having less of a “buffer” as an HSP leads to deeper self-awareness and earlier stress detection How sensitivity can actually prevent long-term emotional buildup and burnout What it means to turn emotional sensitivity into a pathway toward true inner freedom and resilience Tap play now to learn why your sensitivity might just be your secret superpower in managing stress. Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom Dreaming of a stress-free, balanced life? Visit trueinnerfreedom.com and complete the HSP Stress Survey. Gain clarity on your stress triggers and enjoy a free 15-minute Inner Freedom Call designed to guide you toward lasting inner peace and fulfillment. Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or someone who identifies as hypersensitive or neurodivergent? This podcast is dedicated to helping highly sensitive people (HSPs) navigate overwhelm and stress by using The Work of Byron Katie—a powerful method for questioning stressful thoughts and finding true inner freedom. We dive deep into stress management strategies, coping with stress, and stress relief methods specifically tailored for HSPs. Learn how to manage emotions, especially negative ones, and explore effective stress reduction techniques that go beyond the surface to address the root causes of anxiety and pressure. Whether you’re interested in learning how to lower stress, handle stress and pressure, or reduce stress through practical techniques, we provide insights and support based on The Work of Byron Katie. Discover how this transformative approach can help you decrease stress, find inner peace, and create balance in your life. Join us to learn about various coping strategies for stress, all designed to support HSPs in their journey toward emotional well-being.
About Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions
As a highly sensitive person, are you looking for a more effective way to cope with stress and negative emotions?
This show helps highly sensitive people avoid overwhelm, eliminate stress, and find true inner freedom.
Listen to discover:
• Specific stress management strategies to avoid overwhelm as an HSP
• Real stories and insights to inspire your own inner freedom
• Powerful ways to understand and embrace your sensitivity
Todd Smith, your host and founder of True Inner Freedom, has been helping people reduce stress through The Work of Byron Katie since 2007—a powerful practice for questioning the thoughts that cause suffering.
Each week, you’ll hear three episodes designed to support your inner freedom as an HSP:
• Breakthrough Mondays feature success stories and insights to inspire your growth.
• Self-Compassion Wednesdays explore the unique traits of high sensitivity and offer deeper self-understanding.
• Strategy Fridays focus on practical tools and stress management strategies to help you stay balanced and grounded.
If you’re ready to transform your inner experience, start by listening to Episode 189, “The 3 Pillars of Stress Management for HSPs: A Path to Emotional Balance.”
Listen to Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions, Gaeilge Weekly and many other podcasts from around the world with the radio.net app
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