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Creative Mind AudioArtists and Creators May Often Feel Insecure. How to Gain ConfidenceThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.comDo feelings of insecurity and self-doubt impact our creativity? Of course. In this audio and the related article, artists and psychologists express perspectives on our common feelings of insecurity and self-doubt – and how to improve our confidence.Actor Annette Bening thinks we benefit from some insecurity.In a video interview, actor Jessica Chastain commented: “I had a lot of insecurities and like confidence issues when I was younger.”Like a numb...
2025-12-0103 min
Creative Mind AudioAutistic Women: Perspectives by Hannah Gadsby, Kayla Crome, Daryl Hannah, Sue Ann Pien, Zhara Astra, Julie Bjelland"Autism informs everything that I do - it's you know my processing unit so it's how the information goes in and out. So it's always informed me. Since being diagnosed, it's helped me understand that I'm not a rubbish person - I just think about things differently." Hannah Gadsby"Autism doesn't define me." Kayla Cromer"In the 60s doctors recommended to my mom to put me on some medications and institutionalize me, and I'm so thankful that she didn't." Daryl Hannah"I was groomed from such a young age, to hide all of...
2025-07-2128 min
Creative Mind Audio"I need my stress to achieve." - No, "Stress makes you stupid.” Emily Fletcher of Ziva MeditationEmily Fletcher – founder of Ziva Meditation – notes “Stress is actually keeping you from performing at the top of your game.“I tend to work with a lot of high performers.“My CEO clients will say ‘Emily, my stress is the thing that gives me my cutting edge, that’s the thing that keeps me, you know, competitive and in the game’ – and my actors will say to me, ‘Emily, I need my stress…this is where my art comes from.’“But here’s the news – stress is not helping you in the performance department.
2025-07-1409 min
Creative Mind AudioEmbracing Our Emotions with Ziva Meditation founder Emily Fletcher and actor Travis Van WinkleThis audio is from the video version of an episode of the podcast ("Why Isn't Everyone Doing This?") by Emily Fletcher - the episode is titled "Embracing Your Emotions with Travis Van Winkle."Host Emily Fletcher: "I am so delighted to share this conversation with you - today's guest is one of my new favorite people. He and I met at a friend's birthday party and we were stunned with how much we had in common - we both practiced the same style of meditation, we both studied in Rishikesh, India, we both used to be actors.
2025-07-1109 min
Creative Mind AudioThe complex experience of ADHD adults with Linda RoggliLinda Roggli is one of the speakers at the Let's Talk 2E Conference For Adults, hosted by Julie Skolnick.Her live presentation was titled Free to Be ADHD (and 2e).The site for the Conference summarizes:Linda Roggli is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), award-winning author and founder of the A-D-Diva Network for ADHD women 40-and-better. She is an internationally-recognized expert in midlife and senior ADHD. She co-founded the annual ADHD Women’s and ADHD Parents’ Palooza, two weeks of online conversation with 30+ ADHD experts. (adhdpalooza.com) She also crea...
2025-03-1209 min
Creative Mind AudioHow to understand and work with emotions so they benefit more than disruptProbably all of us don't like certain kinds or levels of emotion, and want to get away from them, sometimes in self-destructive ways.Psychologist Cheryl Arutt notes "Creative people do tend to be highly sensitive and an exquisite sensitivity is an asset when it comes to creating art...but that same sensitivity can often make the painful experiences that they have even more so."Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett says "You might believe that your brain is prewired with emotion circuits, that you're born with emotion circuits, but you're not."Emotions researcher Karla McLaren...
2025-01-2616 min
Creative Mind AudioHow self-acceptance is a foundation for a healthy and creative lifeSelf-acceptance, self-compassion, self-regard, healthy self-esteem... how do these impact us, including being creative? In this episode, a number of artists and psychologists talk about their perspectives and some of the research.Actor Michelle Rodriguez said, “I don’t think it’s narcissistic at all to love yourself and believe in yourself. I think some people are really scared to do that. “I have to. If I don’t, I would not succeed in what I do.”In an interview for The Self-Acceptance Summit, Sounds True founder Tami Simon asked author Eliza...
2025-01-2526 min
Creative Mind AudioFacing our Shadow for more creativity, authentic power and purposeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.com"One of the most challenging parts of the critic in the Shadow is the inner critic. “When your inner critic has completely taken over, and you don't have the clarity to trust yourself, this becomes a significant spiritual crisis." Caroline Myss (from her video on The Critic below).(Photo: Rachel Weisz as twin gynecologists in Dead Ringers. This image reminded of how disparaging and dismissive our inner talk can be.)Caroline Myss comments: "Th...
2025-01-2303 min
Creative Mind AudioHow attachment trauma impacts our lives with Aimie Apigian, MDDr Aimie talks about “the effects of trauma on the fear of being seen for who we truly are, the fear of truly being known.“Trauma results in this belief that we are different, that we’re not enough, that there’s something about us that pushes people away or that we’re too much for other people.“And so if they were to truly know us – all parts of us – then they would leave us, then they would kick us out, then they would reject us, abandon us. "And those feelings of being abandoned...
2024-10-2706 min
Creative Mind AudioArtists on supporting their mental health with life choices and therapyThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.com In the photo:Jameela Jamil: What do I do to manage my mental health? So I've had therapy. I had EMDR therapy. That's eye movement desensitization reprocessing therapy. I also have unfollowed anyone who triggers me on social media.So if that's someone who makes me think too much about food or think too much about my body or anyone who makes me feel like my clothes aren't nice enough or I don't have nice...
2024-10-1102 min
Creative Mind AudioHow neuroscience and psychology help understand creativity with Shelley Carson, PhDThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.com"The differences between the brains of highly effective creative achievers and the brains of the rest of us are far less important than the commonalities."Shelley Carson continues in her book Your Creative Brain: "There are certainly genetic differences that influence creativity, and of course, there will always be people who are more creative than others. However, through the study of highly creative brains, we’ve found that all of us have creative brains. We are all—barr...
2024-10-0805 min
Creative Mind AudioHow we can overcome trauma and anxiety to gain health with Donna Jackson Nakazawa“We’re the general contractors of our health, and there’s so many micro-changes we can make towards flourishing.” - Donna Jackson Nakazawa This audio is a brief excerpt of her interview video at the Reset Super Conference titled Trauma and immune responses in the brain.The Conference site summarizes some main points, and gives a profile:* How chronic stress impacts our immune system* The tie between the brain’s immune system responses and mental health* Science-based practices to reprogram the brain“Journalist and author Donna Jackson...
2024-09-2008 min
Creative Mind AudioHow to Manage Our Energy, Negative Thoughts, and Overprocessing as a Highly Sensitive PersonJulie Bjelland is a psychotherapist specializing in high sensitivity, and author of many resources to help highly sensitive people (HSPs) worldwide.In this excerpt of one of her podcast episodes, she is joined by Willow McIntosh, the founder of Inluminance and leader of the High Sensory Intelligence movement.In her Show Notes, Julie Bjelland writes:The human mind is wired to look out for us which can often mean thinking worst-case scenarios and a negative view of things. It takes conscious effort to maintain a positive outlook for us all, which...
2024-06-1314 min
Creative Mind AudioHealthy relationships and attachment styles with Aimie Apigian, MD"Attachment is not just one’s relationship style, it was one’s survival style for the first few years of life.“These experiences influence our attachment styles—secure, anxious, avoidant, or disorganized—and shape our ability to form healthy relationships."Dr. Aimie Apigian says "everything that we know from attachment is that you need one primary caregiver, which is why it’s the mother first. “The biological mother is your secure base. Usually, that’s for the first two years of life that you are developing that security with her. From that relationship, then you grow in...
2024-04-1712 min
Creative Mind AudioCreative and Gifted, With a Rainforest Mind - Insights of Psychotherapist Paula ProberThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.com"I developed the analogy of the rainforest mind because I needed a way to explain giftedness to teachers and really anybody who wasn’t sure what does it mean. There are so many different definitions...some people think it’s achievement. Some people think it’s personality or brain."Paula Prober is a psychotherapist and consultant specializing in gifted adults and families. This episode includes excerpts from a couple of interviews.She continues in one interview:"So...
2024-04-1303 min
Creative Mind AudioCan EMDR therapy help us deal with PTSD and other emotional health issues?How does EMDR work? Can it help people recover from trauma, PTSD, addiction and other kinds of emotional health challenges?The audio in the first segment is from a video conversation between Russell Brand and actor Jameela Jamil ('The Good Place' series).Psychologist Cheryl Arutt finds EMDR is a "psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from distressing life experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders." The second segment is an excerpt from her TED Talk "That Good Feeling of Control".See videos and more in article:
2024-03-1307 min
Creative Mind AudioGetting out of our heads, working with emotional intensity, and more with Christine FonsecaThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.com"To get out of our heads and into our bodies a little more...I think gifted humans, neurodivergent humans and humans impacted by trauma...really have a hard time doing that."In a post of hers (Understanding Emotional Intensity), Christine Fonseca summarizes that "Intensity refers to how an individual approaches life. At its best, it is the driving passion that enables some people to achieve amazing things – in any domain. "But at its worst, it is the tu...
2024-03-0702 min
Creative Mind AudioHow To Connect to Our Creativity with Tye Glover, an excerpt from The Perception PodcastTye Glover is an Ideation Coach, and Founder and President of Think Different Nation.This is an excerpt from his conversation with Caroline Partridge for her Perception Podcast. He comments: "We can't really recognize what else someone else is not seeing or seeing...I started recognizing that I have a particular way in which I'm experiencing that I'm looking at things, that I'm taking note of particular operations of forms and functions."And I started to recognize how these things are becoming the key pieces of information or what Steve Jobs would refer...
2024-02-2413 min
Creative Mind AudioAutism and Women - "I operated on a different wavelength." - Zhara Astra"Growing up in the 1990s, I was different from other girls, but I certainly never considered I had autism."Zhara Astra continues, "Sure, I operated on a different wavelength: I gravitated towards philosophy and books that dissected the meaning of life. I was extremely literal, and had a fascination with math and numbers, as is common in autism.But, less commonly, I didn’t like to be touched, I laughed at inappropriate times, ate the same foods every day, and was frequently overstimulated by smells, textures and sounds. We are starting to discover th...
2024-02-1921 min
Creative Mind AudioThriving more as gifted or BIPOC - navigating cultural dynamics and conformity pressuresThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.com"I was also aware that I was not really allowed to be so gifted, that I threatened their self concepts. “Which is to say that I wasn’t really encouraged or allowed to be my full self, but I was rather being asked to act as a kind of instrument or one dimensional trophy for other people. “And I found that it’s really hard to live inside such suffocating and dehumanizing expectations."But in adulthoo...
2024-02-1205 min
Creative Mind AudioHow to understand and heal from trauma - What is the freeze response?"Have you ever frozen up in the face of what should otherwise be a nonthreatening situation?" That is one way to define the trauma response of freeze.In the first section of this podcast episode, Dr. Aimie Apigian, MD comments "when we bring in the right kinds of support, the right kinds of energy, I have seen the time needed for the freeze response to become less."And yet every person, every body, every nervous system, seems to have its own rough time schedule for the freeze response..."This is an...
2024-01-2509 min
Creative Mind AudioHow trauma impacts our lives, with therapist Britt FrankBritt Frank notes "the definition of trauma that I use comes from Dr Peter Levine, who founded Somatic Experiencing, that trauma is anything that's too much, too fast, too soon. "And my little addition to that is: or not enough. Trauma is anything you got that you didn't need or anything that you didn't get that you did need.”She adds that "trauma is an internal process. It's a brain indigestion process. “A trauma response is when our brain either throws up or goes into freeze. So you can eat bad food and not...
2023-11-2809 min
Creative Mind AudioDrugs, the genius myth, and being creative – James C. Kaufman on the researchThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.comJames C. Kaufman, PhD is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut, and teaches classes on creativity.Topics in our interview include* the use of mood-altering substances by writers and other artists* the genius myth stereotype* how the idea of a creative muse impacts creative self-direction* how positive and negative moods …
2023-11-2304 min
Creative Mind AudioIssa Rae: creating compelling stories from being introverted and awkwardWriter, actor and producer Issa Rae commented to Terry Gross, host of the NPR show Fresh Air, that she was socially uncomfortable and introverted growing up, and one day wrote the phrase "I'm awkward. And black." in her journal. Rae says it was a revelation."I knew I was black, obviously, but the 'awkward' part really just defined me in a sense," Rae noted. "That felt like an identity that I had not seen reflected in television or film before, or at least in a very long time."Terry Gross: "So...
2023-11-1612 min
Creative Mind AudioCreating to channel emotional intensity - an interview with psychologist Cheryl AruttThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.com“Creating art has always been a way to channel emotional intensity.” Psychologist Cheryl Arutt adds, “You don’t have to be in pain to do great work as an artist.”Pain and sensitivityIn our conversation, Dr. Arutt notes "Creative people do tend to be highly sensitive and an exquisite sensitivity is an asset when it comes to creating art...But that same sensitivity can often make the painful experiences that they have even more so."
2023-11-0404 min
Creative Mind AudioHow Our Mental Wellness and Mental Health Are Affected by Creativity"A lot of times when we're working on our mental health, being that so much of it is cognitive, we think we have to speak things through and that's the only way... “But creativity is the conduit for another way of communication."This is a brief excerpt from The Mental Wellness Practice Podcast episode 027: How Your Creativity Affects Your Mental Health with Dr. LA Stretch.In the episode, Dr. Shainna Ali talks with Dr. LoriAnn 'LA' Stretch, about the link between creativity and mental wellness.Dr. Stretch is the President and co...
2023-10-2510 min
Creative Mind AudioRedeeming Our Inner Demons - an Interview with Psychologist Stephen DiamondThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.comDr. Diamond says the idea of possession has been around a long time, and “it used to be believed — and still is by many people — that it is caused by entities of some kind, demons, devils and so forth.“Jung is the one who talked about it most. He said the shadow, and the unconscious in general, has the power to possess the individual due to its unconsciousness; the more unconsciousness there is, the more vulnerability there is for that kin...
2023-10-2005 min
Creative Mind AudioWhy Relationships Can Be Challenging, Especially as a Highly Sensitive PersonProbably all of us experience challenges at times in our personal, family, business and other relationships.Psychologist Matt Zakreski points out "No one is good in ALL social situations, or in all aspects of a particular social situation."Being a highly sensitive person can add more challenges to healthy relationships, as therapist and author Julie Bjelland, LMFT explains in this excerpt from a longer HSP Podcast episode. And, of course, many of her perspectives about healthy friendships and other relationships can apply even if you are not among the 20-30% of us who...
2023-10-1211 min
Creative Mind AudioHow meditation and mindfulness support creativity - excerpt of interview with musician David NichternThis excerpt is from a much longer interview podcast for Meditation Studio, about perspectives in his book Creativity, Spirituality, and Making a Buck.The description for the full episode notes David Nichtern is "a senior Buddhist teacher who has been practicing and teaching meditation for over 40 years."He is also a highly regarded, award winning composer, producer and guitarist, as well as the founder of two record companies. David has recorded and played with Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Paul Simon and many others..."David’s grasp of spirituality, mindfulness, music and entrepreneurship make him a unique animal, so to sp...
2023-10-0114 min
Creative Mind AudioNeurodivergence, giftedness, sensitivities - excerpt from interview with Nicole A. Tetreault by Imi LoImi Lo is a consultant, psychotherapist, author on mental health, an art therapist, and trainer to therapists and coaches.This is an excerpt from her interview with Nicole A. Tetreault, PhD, a neuroscientist, psychologist and researcher specializing in the fields of neurodiversity, giftedness, and the brain differences associated with these conditions.See the full podcast interview on Imi Lo's site Eggshell Therapy and Coaching: Neurodivergent traits, giftedness, sensory sensitivities, sharing our personal experiences - Dr. Nicole A. Tetreault and Imi Lo.Note - the transcript excerpt below, and the image (AI-generated in DALL-E) is from that page.Books:Insight...
2023-09-2312 min
Creative Mind Audio"Attached to my mental health diagnosis" - excerpt of interview with author Sarah FayJournalist Robert Whitaker, author of books including Mad in America, interviews Sarah Fay about her mental health experiences and her memoir.This is a brief excerpt from the much longer conversation podcast. My title comes from a comment by Sarah Fay: "I have to admit that I was so attached to my diagnosis, I had defined myself by it."Source podcast:The Impact the DSM Has Had On All of Us: An interview with Sarah Fay and Allan Horwitz By Robert Whitaker, Mad in America, April 6, 2022Sarah Fay, PhD is an author of essays and articles published...
2023-09-1311 min
Creative Mind AudioHow Online Improv Helps Gifted/2e People - Julie Skolnick interviews Gordon Smith"Improv games cultivate openness and playfulness, relaxation and self-care."Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D. is Founder of With Understanding Comes Calm, with programs including the Let’s Talk 2e! Conference and The Haystack, a community for 2e Adults.2E or twice exceptional people are gifted as well as experiencing learning differences or neurodivergent qualities such as dyslexia, ADHD, or autism.Gordon Smith is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Coach, and Improv Instructor. His practice focuses on neurodivergent adolescents, adults, and families.His site Gifted and Growing notes Improv can be defined “as the form of thea...
2023-09-0309 min
Creative Mind AudioStrategies to Reduce Anxiety for Highly Sensitive PeopleWhy are we more vulnerable to anxiety as a highly sensitive person? Sensitivity expert Julie Bjelland explains, “Anxiety or high stress is actually pretty common for highly sensitive people.“Much of it has to do with an overloaded sensitive nervous system.” “When the nervous system doesn’t get time to turn off, even away from someone’s energy in the room, this nervous system ‘engine’ gets overwhelmed…“It’s common for highly sensitive people to have a busy mind and have a hard time turning it off to relax.”This audio is a brief clip from a fr...
2023-08-2405 min
Creative Mind AudioTrusting your author voice - Christine Kloser interviews Ulcca Joshi Hansen"When I made that choice to write the book, I wanted it on my terms as opposed to somebody else's."Author Ulcca Joshi Hansen adds,"That felt like a really important moment for me as an author because it was saying, you know, my gift, my voice, my ideas are important, and I need to trust them enough to put them out in the world in the ways that I think are right."In this excerpt from their much longer podcast episode, Transformational Author mentor Christine Kloser talks with author Ulcca Joshi Hansen...
2023-08-2006 min
Creative Mind AudioHow to Lower Your Anxiety With High Sensitivity Therapist Julie BjellandThis audio is part of a conversation between Julie Bjelland, LMFT, and host Bevin Niemann at the 2022 Empaths, Sensitives & Intuitives Summit.From notes by Julie Bjelland for the original webinar:"I'll discuss the three steps to conscious wellness for Highly Sensitive People and Empaths. Learn about high sensitivity, understand brain differences making you more susceptible to anxiety, and how to regulate your sensitive nervous system. "Live consciously, guided by your body cues and intuition, doing what's right for you, and self-care the HSP way."Julie Bjelland, LMFT, is a...
2023-08-1405 min
Creative Mind AudioHow our high sensitivity may be our biggest professional strengthAuthor and executive coach Melody Wilding, LMSW "help sensitive high-achievers overcome the emotional challenges of success in the workplace."She comments in a post that the traits of highly sensitive people “are often seen as weaknesses, but they may actually be your biggest professional strengths.“A Sensitive Striver is a high-achiever who is also more sensitive to their emotions, the world, and the behavior of those around them.”This audio is a brief excerpt from her 2023 Trauma Super Conference presentation "Navigating high sensitivity in the workplace."See more d...
2023-08-0808 min
Creative Mind AudioInner Child Work for personal growth and transformation with Julie AirdAs psychotherapist Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D notes, "We were all once children, and still have that child dwelling within us. But most adults are quite unaware of this. “And this lack of conscious relatedness to our own inner child is precisely where so many behavioral, emotional and relationship difficulties stem from."From his Psychology Today post Essential Secrets of Psychotherapy: The Inner Child. This audio is a brief excerpt from an episode of The HSP Podcast hosted by high sensitivity therapist and author Julie Bjelland.From the original Show Notes:...
2023-07-1207 min
Creative Mind AudioHow attachment styles and trauma impact our relationships - with Dr Diane Poole HellerDiane Poole Heller Ph.D. is "an internationally recognized speaker, author, and expert in the field of child and adult attachment theory as well as trauma resolution."The first part (about 2 min) of this audio is an intro for her online course Healing Your Attachment Wounds.Publisher Sounds True summarizes her audio course:"Why do we experience recurring struggles in our relationships? And why do traumatic events, such as a physical injury, emotional threat, loss of a loved one, or other life crisis, so often awaken or amplify our...
2023-07-0609 min
Creative Mind AudioADHD Productivity - from an Embracing Intensity podcast with Arianna BradfordAurora Remember of Embracing Intensity introduces her guest in this excerpt from the original podcast episode. From the Show Notes:"This week, we talk with Arianna Bradford, an ADHD productivity coach, about the best ways for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to boost productivity in their daily lives. We cover a range of topics, from common symptoms of ADHD and organizational strategies to productivity hacks and the Pomodoro technique. Arianna shares her expertise on how to set specific goals and prioritize tasks, as well as how to use the right...
2023-07-0411 min
Creative Mind AudioInterview excerpt: Jenn Granneman of "Introvert, Dear"This audio is an excerpt from a much longer episode of The HSP Podcast. Gracie King, a Positive Psychology Wellness Coach, talks with Jenn Granneman, the founder of "Introvert, Dear," and co-author of 'Sensitive -The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World.'From Show Notes on the original episode page:Topics covered included:* How Jenn, as an introverted HSP, balances demanding entrepreneurship with meeting her own sensitive needs* Why Jenn feels passionate about educating the public about high sensitivity and...
2023-06-2313 min
Creative Mind AudioHow to deal with toxic relationships, especially as a highly sensitive personShow Notes for the original podcast episode with Julie Bjelland, the founder of Sensitive Empowerment, and Willow McIntosh, founder of Inluminance. (This audio is a brief excerpt.)HSPs [highly sensitive people] tend to be over-givers and toxic people tend to be over-takers. This dynamic has been played out for many of us either in our families, friendships, romantic relationships, or even with work colleagues.In healthy relationships, we should feel comfortable to be ourselves and feel good around them, you feel accepted for who you are, they can compromise a...
2023-06-1212 min
Creative Mind AudioHow to understand ourselves as a Highly Sensitive Person with counselor Jacquelyn StricklandThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.comCounselor Jacquelyn Strickland on highly sensitive people. Topics include:* Self esteem and self worth "influenced by so many variables..."* The "idea of acting versus reacting is so important..."* "When we focus on our needs, we're much more able to set healthy boundaries."* Overwhelm for HSPs versus Dabrowski overexcitabilities .
2023-05-2901 min
Creative Mind AudioHow does confidence affect our lives and how can we feel it more?This is a short excerpt from a podcast episode with Julie Bjelland and Willow McIntosh on the topic of confidence. They are addressing highly sensitive people, but confidence is an issue for so many - even most - creative people.From the Show Notes for the original episode:I’ve noticed that so often something gets in the way of HSPs believing and accessing Confidence. Many of us have received messages our whole life that something is wrong with us for being so sensitive. Or maybe we have been so...
2023-05-0205 min
Creative Mind AudioHow to Overcome Creative Blocks and Reignite Your Creative Spark with Nicola NewmanArtist, mentor and business coach Nicola Newman notes:"Whether you're an artist, writer, or entrepreneur, it's natural to encounter obstacles in your creative journey."This audio is from her longer podcast episode, in which she explores "gentle techniques for moving through these barriers and reigniting your creative spark."Hear her full podcast episode, see transcript, and learn more about her resources, in article How to Overcome Creative Blocks and Reignite Your Creative Spark with Nicola Newman.~~~~Support the showView selected episodes and articles with more resources:
2023-04-0414 min
Creative Mind AudioHow mental health symptoms can be reframed as positive - Chris Wells on Overexcitability“His take was like, you don’t have ADHD – that’s crazy of you to think that. You’re just gifted.” Chris WellsThis audio is a brief excerpt from “Overexcitability with Chris Wells” (founder of The Dąbrowski Center) - a guest interview available to members of the Embracing Intensity Community by Aurora Remember.“The work of Kazimierz Dabrowski provides an excellent framework in which to understand the supersensitivity or overexcitability frequently found in the intellectually or creatively gifted.” Sharon LindSee much more, including this audio, the transcript, and link to free resources from E...
2023-03-2709 min
Creative Mind Audio"Sensitivity is a beautiful thing." Alanis Morissette on being a highly sensitive person“Being a sensitive empath is a beautiful thing as an artist, and it fosters a deep burning curiosity about why we do the things we do.” - Musician Alanis MorissetteShe is featured in the documentary “Sensitive – The Untold Story” - based on the work of Dr. Elaine Aron and her research on the innate trait of high sensitivity, or sensory processing sensitivity.The first part of this episode is from the conversation between Morissette and Dr. Aron in the movie.The second part is an excerpt from an interview by author Che...
2023-03-1510 min
Creative Mind AudioHow Understanding Our Self-Value as a Highly Sensitive Person Helps Us Live More FullyIn their podcast episode "The Importance of Understanding Our Value as HSPs," Willow McIntosh and Julie Bjelland talk about how we can value ourselves more as a highly sensitive person.From their podcast Show Notes:"The notion of value can mean different things. Yet in the context of personal value, it can mean the difference between a life of struggle and one of meaning and abundance. As HSPs, the value we bring to the world is often connected to our ability to process more deeply."This audio is from...
2023-03-0810 min
Creative Mind AudioHow to manage emotional exhaustion and burnout with Zarya Rubin MD"But it’s not just work-related stress that can contribute to feelings of burnout. The household chores, long shifts, and a lack of much free time can also play a role."From the Embracing Intensity podcast episode show notes:Overcome BurnoutWelcome to From Burnout to Brilliance, a talk that explores the best ways to manage work-related stress and overcome burnout. In this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Zarya Rubin, a Harvard trained MD turned functional medicine health coach, who will be sharing her insights and expertise on this im...
2023-02-2813 min
Creative Mind AudioYou were an exceptional kid. Are you still gifted as an adult?"We often confuse giftedness with achievement, or executive functioning skills."In one of her Embracing Intensity Podcast episodes, Aurora Remember talks about why so many of us as adults may think we've "lost" our giftedness.Here are some of her notes for the video and related podcast episode.I wasn’t sure what to talk about for today’s podcast when I happened upon Paula Prober’s blog post, Can Gifted Kids Become Ungifted Adults? Hint: No. But read the full post for her take. This got me thi...
2023-02-2108 min
Creative Mind AudioA growing mental health crisis for girls, with Donna Jackson NakazawaIn her presentation “Antidotes for trauma in girls,” journalist and author Donna Jackson Nakazawa "outlines today’s growing female adolescent mental health crisis, examines how trauma affects the female brain and body uniquely, and offers hope for combating this adversity."For example, she notes that estrogen "is the source of the reason why the female adolescent brain is a freaking superpower...But in unhealthy or overly stressful environments - which I argue our kids are living in and especially girls - it can flip to an evolutionary disadvantage where it amps up the stress response."
2023-02-1410 min
Creative Mind AudioPerfectionism can get in our way as gifted, creative and highly sensitive peopleIn the first part of this episode, therapist and a life coach Aileen Kelleher (photo) expands on how people with a "high intensity, sensitive type of personality" may experience perfectionism.She notes it can be associated with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health problems.She adds "there are certain overlaps of characteristics of gifted people that also relate to perfectionism. There's the high expectations of yourself and others, there's this sensitivity, which will leave us easily wounded, and have a need for emotional support, high levels of frustration."(See...
2023-01-3114 min
Creative Mind AudioImproving Mental Health and Saving Lives of Highly Sensitive PeopleThis audio is a brief excerpt from HSP Podcast Episode 164: Saving HSP Lives and Improving Mental Health by therapist Julie Bjelland.Show Notes include:In a recent survey of 326 HSPs collected over five days between December 17-22, 2022:over 90% of HSPs have had thoughts of suicide. over 18% have attempted suicidealmost 33% use alcohol or drugs to numb emotional pain.We can learn a lot from this survey on how to support and save HSP lives. Things that were named that make it hard to cope:Overwhelming...
2023-01-2411 min
Creative Mind AudioHow decluttering Marie Kondo style can help our intense mind with Nadja Cereghetti"Marie Kondo’s method of tidying can be applied to your mind as well as your stuff."Aurora Remember is founder of Embracing Intensity, with resources and programs which help you "identify and use your neurodivergent strengths, while supporting your challenges.” Her site includes podcasts, videos, a membership community with interviews and more.In the introduction to her podcast episode 255: Tidying Up Your Brain, Marie Kondo Style, Aurora notes:"As neurodivergent creatives, we often find ourselves overwhelmed with too much stuff both in our environment and in our minds. We may be o...
2023-01-1710 min
Creative Mind AudioBenefits and Limitations for Being Evaluated as a Gifted or Twice Exceptional Adult"If you think you are gifted, you probably are."This is an excerpt from the podcast episode "Gifted and 2E Assessment" by Aurora Remember, founder of Embracing Intensity, with programs which help you "identify and use your neurodivergent strengths, while supporting your challenges.”From her Show Highlights:Considerations that are universal to all assessment types:If you think you are gifted, you probably are.Make sure the person doing the evaluation has experience with giftedness and twice-exceptionality.Realize that every assessment will have limitations and strengths, and ev...
2023-01-1308 min
Creative Mind AudioHow artists thrive with challenges of a career - Zoe Kazan on acting"The work is like when the word and your impulse and your emotional life all connect up and it's really like nothing else in the world. It's like, your whole body is electric. And you chase that."But I think the profession is cruel, and particularly to women..."Like many artists, Zoe Kazan was drawn to acting at an early age:"I saved all of my money from babysitting and being a camp counselor, and paid for my own acting classes and took the bus before I could drive to acting...
2023-01-0807 min
Creative Mind AudioThe complex life of being 2e gifted, neurodivergent, ADHD with Aurora RememberAurora Remember is founder of the Embracing Intensity, with programs which help you "identify and use your neurodivergent strengths, while supporting your challenges.”This audio is from a video version of her Podcast 205: Twice Exceptionality - When Giftedness Meets ADHD.Topics:~ Why the topic of twice exceptionality, or 2E, is important to me.~ Why it’s important to talk about twice exceptionality.~ Why it often goes overlooked.~ How to recognize when you might be both gifted and ADHD.~ Common themes from assessing 2E ADHD students.~ Strategies that...
2022-12-2709 min
Creative Mind AudioDo you suffer from Impostor Syndrome? Kate Arms from Embracing Intensity interview.This audio is a brief excerpt from the over 1 hour conversation "Imposter Syndrome with Kate Arms" with host Aurora Remember of Embracing Intensity.Kate Arms is "a personal and business coach at Signal Fire Coaching. She loves helping smart, sensitive, and creative people harness their many passions, skills, and sensitivities and use that energy to thrive."Notes for a related Embracing Intensity podcast with Arms:Impostor syndrome is something that most people have felt at some point or another. Intense people may feel this in magnified ways, as the world tells...
2022-12-1407 min
Creative Mind AudioHealing our trauma and addiction wounds with author Gabby Bernstein“My ability to be this vulnerable is my true strength.” "We’ve all had these moments of trauma. Those exiled parts of ourselves immediately go under lock and key and we say, Nope, I never want to feel that again.”"But what’s beautiful and what’s most hopeful and heart opening is that we also have this part of us, this ever-present energy within us, known as Self, with a capital S... the undamaged, resourced, adult part of who we are, the energy of love."Gabby Bernstein is a number one New York...
2022-12-0315 min
Creative Mind Audio2E Adult, Gifted, Neurodivergence - Do labels help? With Aurora RememberA profile on her site notes, "After years of feeling 'too much,' Aurora Remember finally realized that intensity is the source of her greatest power. "Now instead of beating herself up about not measuring up to her own self-imposed standards, she is on a mission to help gifted and outside-the-box thinkers befriend their brains and use their fire without getting burned through her Embracing Intensity Podcast and community, coaching, and strengths-based educational assessment."Her site Embracing Intensity "helps you identify and use your neurodivergent strengths, while supporting your challenges."
2022-11-2605 min
Creative Mind AudioChallenges and thriving as a highly sensitive person with therapist Julie BjellandThis audio is an excerpt from the presentation "Simple Self-Care for Sensitive Souls" by Julie Bjelland for the 2021 version of The Empaths, Sensitives and Intuitives Summit, with host Melissa Schwartz.The Summit page noted Julie Bjelland, LMFT, is "a psychotherapist who specializes in working with people dealing with the trait of high sensitivity. "She's host of The HSP Podcast, and founder of the Sensitive Empowerment Community, whose mission is to create a paradigm shift where sensitivity is embraced, valued, and honored."Julie recalls "before I knew about this trait...
2022-10-2509 min
Creative Mind AudioCreative, gifted people have Rainforest Minds - with therapist Paula ProberPaula Prober is a psychotherapist and consultant specializing in counseling gifted adults and youth.This is an excerpt of her conversation at the 2021 edition of the Empaths, Sensitives & Intuitives Summit. She is interviewed by host Melissa Schwartz.A page for the summit by The Shift Network summarizes:"Do you feel like not enough and too much at the same time? "Are you accused of always overthinking, when all you see around you are underthinkers? "Do people tell you that you are too smart, too intense, too sensitive, too creative...
2022-10-1910 min
Creative Mind AudioHighly Sensitive as a Person of Color with Therapist Sydney JamesTherapist Julie Bjelland interviews Sydney James in this brief excerpt from an HSP Podcast episode. Sydney notes "Being a Highly Sensitive Person has its own unique set of challenges and beautiful moments. "When we factor in the added worldview of being a person of color, it changes the way in which we identify and relate to our sensitivities and sometimes we may not give ourselves permission to show up authentically..."I want my HSP audience to receive the message that they don't have to align with the narrative that s...
2022-10-1305 min
Creative Mind AudioHow to Navigate Change with Positive Psychology Wellness Coach Gracie King"Big life changes (even positive ones!) can turn our worlds upside down."Gracie King, a Positive Psychology Wellness Coach, asks "So how can we better navigate the big changes that interrupt our finely honed routines?"The Show Notes on Julie Bjelland's site for this podcast explains this episode specifically addresses highly sensitive people (HSPs) - but Gracie King's perspectives can be helpful for anyone dealing with change:"This event addresses why change impacts HSPs so much, and how we can better prepare for expected changes and bounce back sooner from unexpected...
2022-10-0508 min
Creative Mind AudioPsychologist Cheryl Arutt on Brain Science of CreativityArtist Kate Shepherd interviews psychologist Cheryl Arutt in this brief excerpt from an episode of the Creative Genius podcast. The episode summary on Shepherd's site includes:Have you ever wondered any of these: What the science is behind creativity? What causes creativity in the brain? What part of the brain is used in creativity? Or maybe even how to activate creativity in the brain? In this episode Kate speaks with Dr. Cheryl Arutt a clinical and forensic psychologist based in Los Angeles, California working with actors, writers...
2022-09-2608 min
Creative Mind AudioDiscover Your Purpose as a Highly Sensitive Person with Willow McIntosh and Julie BjellandShow Notes from podcast episode page on Julie Bjelland's site:Willow McIntosh is the founder of Inluminance and leader of the High Sensory Intelligence movement. He shares: As HSPs we actually have an advantage when it comes to discovering our purpose. Our ability to process the world at a deeper level allows us particular abilities. These abilities are intended and why the trait naturally occurs in 20% of the population. The way in which we each process the world from a sensory point of view is unique to each of us, yet...
2022-09-2011 min
Creative Mind AudioHow to Understand High Sensitivity with Therapist Julie BjellandJulie Bjelland is a Psychotherapist specializing in high sensitivity, host of The HSP Podcast, and Founder of the Sensitive Empowerment Community, whose mission is to "create a paradigm shift where sensitivity is embraced, valued, and honored. Julie offers multiple essential resources for educating, inspiring, and empowering HSPs."This audio is a brief excerpt from one of her free webinars.In a related post, she writes "Understanding the trait of high sensitivity is life-changing and the first step in moving out of survival mode and into thriving to your fullest potential. "We...
2022-09-1206 min
Creative Mind AudioUnderstanding Environmental Sensitivity with Andrea WeberHigh sensitivity therapist and author Julie Bjelland introduces Andrea Weber in this brief excerpt of an episode of Bjelland's HSP Podcast for helping highly sensitive people. Environmental Sensitivities and our HSP traitAndrea Weber notes: "While environmentally sensitive people can be adversely affected by things like eme (electromagnetic energy), chemicals, mold, and other pollutants, highly sensitive people can be adversely affected by the energy of those around them and the spaces they are in."Knowing that I have the HSP trait and being able to understand my needs because of this...
2022-08-3105 min
Creative Mind AudioConscious Living and Wellness for Your Life as a Highly Sensitive Person"Highly sensitive people (HSPs) experience the world differently and we also need to take care of ourselves in unique ways. "This episode will help validate your experience in the world and provide useful tips to support a higher level of wellness."Highly Sensitive Psychotherapist Julie Bjelland, LMFT, writing about an episode of her HSP Podcast. Hear the full episode, and see list of Resources & Links Mentioned in Episode, in article "Conscious Living and Wellness for Your Life as a Highly Sensitive Person." ~~~Support the showView selected e...
2022-08-1711 min
Creative Mind AudioThe complex experience of being a 2e adult with Julie SkolnickWhat is Twice exceptional or 2e? Julie Skolnick explains "This is a person identified as gifted with a learning difference or learning disability. "Now, why did I say person? Why didn't I say kid? Well, because we don't outgrow our giftedness or our 2e-ness. It's something that's with us throughout our life and something we need to understand and manage and love so we can live our best lives."The audio here is from two of her videos: "What is Twice Exceptional / 2e?" and "Emotion Regulation and the Twice Exceptional Profile."...
2022-08-0210 min
Creative Mind AudioHow Trauma Affects Our Life and Health With Keesha Ewers"Everyone has experienced trauma."Keesha Ewers, PhD continues in a post: "Trauma can be experienced as physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Research tells us that the physical kind is much easier to recover from than the other three types. "In addition to the four kinds of trauma, there is also TRAUMA and there is trauma. I call capital “T” trauma the kind you usually think about when you hear the word trauma: physical violence, sexual abuse, emotional and mental and spiritual neglect/abandonment, and undernourishment. "This is the kind of trauma I st...
2022-07-2606 min
Creative Mind AudioFeeling resistance to ourself as a highly sensitive personJulie Bjelland, a sensitivity expert and psychotherapist, talks with Willow McIntosh about why highly sensitive people (HSPs) can "often feel like we are in constant battle with ourselves internally."Bjelland explains:"It is almost like interference with our own energy and well-being. Whilst this sounds counterintuitive to our own happiness we can often be unaware of how much we are doing it. "The cause of this is often as a result of feeling we needed to hide our true feelings as children in order to protect ourselves. The trouble is as adults this...
2022-07-0313 min
Creative Mind AudioTrust the Creative Process With Artist and Mentor Nicola NewmanArtist and Mentor Nicola Newman says "My passion is supporting Creative Hearts to build loving relationships with themselves, express their creativity, trust their inner wisdom and carve out a life that’s personally meaningful and fulfilling to them."Here is an excerpt of one of her podcast episodes. Her Show Notes include:Often when we begin a new creative project, we have a vague, or sometimes very upfront, fear of failure attached.We don’t want to “get it wrong”.We don’t want to look like a fool or be emba...
2022-06-3005 min
Creative Mind AudioHow Polyvagal Theory Helps People Deal With StressThis is a short audio clip from the video for an episode of the HSP Podcast by sensitivity expert and therapist Julie Bjelland on "Understanding the Polyvagal Theory of stress and how stress impacts your biology as an HSP."From the Show Notes for podcast:Here are some questions answered in this event: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...
2022-06-2213 min
Creative Mind AudioHow can mindfulness help us deal with anxiety and improve health? With Ron Siegel.The first part of this audio with Dr. Ron Siegel is from his Talks at Google presentation titled "The Science of Mindfulness." He notes, "It turns out that in recent years, neurobiologists, clinical researchers, and mental health professionals have discovered that a number of ancient practices, like mindfulness, that have been refined over the last 2,500 years or so, are extremely useful for helping us to work with all sorts of everyday emotional difficulties, everything from anxiety and depression to serious difficulties like chronic pain or, perhaps, relational conflict."The second part is from "
2022-06-1110 min
Creative Mind AudioHow Training Can Help You Thrive with a Highly Sensitive Nervous System"It makes a big difference in your life when you learn how to balance your sensitive nervous system."High sensitivity therapist and author Julie Bjelland notes :"You don't have to suffer so much in the world. I used to be somebody that suffered a lot with anxiety and depression and just overwhelm and feeling like I couldn't do everything that needed to be done in the world. "It is something that makes a big difference in your life when you start to learn how to balance the sensitive nervous system because...
2022-05-2606 min
Creative Mind AudioBeing an empath or highly sensitive person with Julie Bjelland and Judith OrloffJulie Bjelland is a psychotherapist and author specializing in high sensitivity. This is a brief excerpt from an episode of her HSP Podcast in which she interviews psychiatrist and empath Judith Orloff.Topics in the full interview include:What is an empath and what are the neuroscience findings explaining the empath experience?What is the difference between an HSP and an Empath?What are the different types of empaths and the gifts?How can empaths stop absorbing the emotions and physical symptoms of others and...
2022-05-1713 min
Creative Mind AudioElizabeth Gilbert on Self Acceptance"I’ve kind of been a student of self-acceptance my whole life because I’ve had to be."Author Elizabeth Gilbert (“Eat, Pray, Love” and “Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear”) was one of the speakers at the Self-Acceptance Summit produced by Sounds True.Host Tami Simon: Let’s start right with self-acceptance as a topic that you care about – why is this an important topic to you personallyElizabeth Gilbert: Well, I mean I’ve kind of been a student of it my whole life because I’ve had to be, be...
2022-04-1314 min
Creative Mind AudioEmotional Wounding and Supporting Ourselves as a Highly Sensitive PersonJulie Bjelland, a psychotherapist and author specializing in helping Highly Sensitive People, notes "life can hit us with a bunch of emotional wounds or hard times - all impacting both our physical and mental health."Here is an excerpt of the notes about her HSP Podcast episode: Episode 149: Emotional Wounding Support During Hard Times with Julie Bjelland and Willow McIntosh, the founder of Inluminance and leader of the High Sensory Intelligence movement.Examples of Emotional Wounding… Painful world events and images seen on the news Social media, discri...
2022-04-0213 min
Creative Mind AudioPerspectives on Trauma - Evan Rachel Wood and SiaActor and activist Evan Rachel Wood speaks with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show about surviving trauma and speaking out.Singer, songwriter, voice actress and director Sia (Sia Furler) talks with Dr. Gabor Maté for the Talks on Trauma interviews.⏺ Did you enjoy this episode? 💬 Leave a comment or Voice Comment.See related article for The Daily Show video interview with Wood, plus quotes from artists and psychotherapists, and resources for healing: How Dealing With Intense Emotions and Trauma Can Release Your Creativity....Supp...
2022-03-2012 min
Creative Mind AudioHow to Believe and Trust in Ourselves as a Highly Sensitive PersonHealthy self-confidence can be an issue for anyone, of course, but may be especially challenging for us as a highly sensitive person. Here are excerpts from the Show Notes for the original podcast episode with Julie Bjelland and Willow McIntosh:We often hear how important it is that we believe in ourselves, yet what if we are struggling to make something happen? It is all too easy to slip into self-doubt and a spiral of negative beliefs. One of the greatest resources we have as HSPs is our commitment to our growth and...
2022-03-0214 min
Creative Mind AudioSix kinds of sensitivity and overwhelm with Dr. Natasha FallahiDr. Natasha Fallahi is a mind-body health expert and functional medicine practitioner.Based on her years of research and personal experience, she notes there are 6 Sensitivity Types — mental, emotional, physical, chemical, social, and energetic.Also, 5 health issues that indicate you might be a Highly Sensitive Person: Chronic fatigue, Overstimulation, Autoimmunity, Anxiety, and Gut imbalance.⏺ Did you enjoy this episode? 💬 Leave a comment or Voice Comment.But she also writes:"Despite popular belief, being a HSP (highly sensitive person) is a blessing- not a curse. "Being highly sensitive allows...
2022-02-1809 min
Creative Mind AudioHigh Ability Adults and Anxiety - P. Susan JacksonHow Can High Ability Adults Understand and Ameliorate Their Anxiety?"Exceptionally bright human beings are infinitely more than the sum of their complex intellects and remarkable talents."From description on a page for the Let’s Talk 2e Adult Conference, for the presentation "The Role of Anxiety in the Lives of Gifted Adults: Origins, Manifestations, and Amelioration" with Patricia Susan Jackson, M.A., R.C.C.The description continues:"Gifted adults have the inborn capacity for extraordinary cognitive, affective, physical and intuitive functioning. "They have a core substrate of ad...
2022-02-1506 min
Creative Mind AudioHierarchy of Needs and 2e Gifted Adults with Scott Barry KaufmanThe Let’s Talk 2e Adult Conference hosted by Julie Skolnick was an online event with presentations by 16+ experts “sharing powerful strategies on everything from dating to self-advocacy.”In this short clip from the full presentation (about 1 hour) Julie Skolnick introduces psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman for his talk "The New Hierarchy of Needs and 2e."From the Conference summary:Over 70 years ago, Abraham Maslow put forward an integrated theory of human motivation that still captures the public imagination. In this talk, I will present a revised hierarchy of nee...
2022-02-1110 min
Creative Mind AudioImi Lo conversation with Douglas Eby on Sensitive, Intense, Creative PeopleImi Lo works with emotionally intense and highly sensitive people, and is the author of books Emotional Sensitivity and Intensity, and The Gift of Intensity: How to Win at Life and Love as a Highly Sensitive and Emotionally Intense Person.Imi is the founder of Eggshell Therapy and Coaching, working with intense people from around the world.Listen to our full conversation at her Eggshell Transformations podcast.Names of psychologists I mentioned, with some related resources: - Elaine Aron: see video and more in article How To...
2022-02-0211 min
The Creative Mind AudioExploring our Shadow - Caroline Myss"What is the definition of the Shadow? Why is it so important to understand your Shadow’s contents?" This audio is from a free series by Sounds True, from video 1: The Sacred Path of the Shadow with Caroline Myss.
2021-11-3008 min
The Creative Mind AudioJulie Bjelland on challenges and self-care for highly sensitive peopleMelissa Schwartz interviews Julie Bjelland, LMFT. Learn more about the program in article The Empaths, Sensitives and Intuitives Summit.
2021-11-1807 min
The Creative Mind AudioPaula Prober on Rainforest MindsThis audio is from the much longer video conversation in a Summit - learn more in article The Empaths, Sensitives and Intuitives Summit.
2021-11-1704 min
The Creative Mind AudioWendy De Rosa on early boundaries and survivalSee more in article The Empaths, Sensitives and Intuitives Summit.
2021-11-1603 min
The Creative Mind AudioHow to Reduce Anxiety as a Highly Sensitive Person“Anxiety or high stress is actually pretty common for highly sensitive people. Much of it has to do with an overloaded sensitive nervous system.” Learn more in article How Highly Sensitive People can deal with anxiety – a free Masterclass.
2021-11-1406 min
The Creative Mind AudioLiving Better With Sensory Overload as a Highly Sensitive Person"Sensory overload is when our senses take in more information than our brain can keep up with processing." Sensitivity therapist and author Julie Bjelland adds that as highly sensitive people, "We take in more data than the majority."Hear full podcast, see videos, and read about what causes overload and suggestions for managing it, in How to Live Better With Sensory Overload as a Highly Sensitive Person highlysensitive.org/12947/
2021-11-0907 min
The Creative Mind AudioLet's Talk 2e Adult Conference - intro by Julie SkolnickThis Conference hosted by Julie Skolnick is an online event with recordings of presentations by 16+ experts on being a gifted and twice exceptional adult.Learn more in article "How To Thrive More as a Gifted Adult - the Let’s Talk 2e Adult Conference" https://highability.org/7639/
2021-11-0302 min
The Creative Mind AudioThriving With a Highly Sensitive Nervous System“Highly Sensitive People have particular brain differences that make us more susceptible to high stress, overwhelm and even anxiety."Sensitivity expert and author Julie Bjelland, LMFT adds, “Thankfully there is a way to train your HSP brain so you can live your fullest life.”See more in article How Can Brain Training Help Highly Sensitive People Thrive? https://highlysensitive.org/12159/
2021-11-0112 min
The Creative Mind AudioFears, Unconscious Fears, And Being More Creative“If it doesn’t scare the crap out of you, then you’re not doing the right thing.” Sandra Bullock. / “I was a very anxious kid in many ways. I had a lot of fears." Hugh Jackman“Anxiety or high stress is actually pretty common for highly sensitive people. Much of it has to do with an overloaded sensitive nervous system.” Psychotherapist Julie Bjelland"Unconscious fears are powerful. They don’t stop controlling our lives, unless we address them." Psychotherapist Mihaela Ivan HoltzThe audio is text fr...
2021-10-3004 min
The Creative Mind AudioPsychologist Cheryl Arutt on Mental Health and Creative PeopleClinical psychologist Cheryl Arutt specializes in creative artist issues and trauma recovery. This is an excerpt from our longer interview on topics including high sensitivity, regulating disruptive feelings, destructiveness vs creativity, pain and creativity, being unconventional vs rebellion against the self, the fight-or-flight response, and other issues which can impact creative artists and, of course, other people as well. See related article for much more: Psychologist Cheryl Arutt on Mental Health and Creative People thecreativemind.net/203/
2021-10-2706 min
The Creative Mind AudioChange From Feeling Unworthy - Therapist Marisa Peer on Self EsteemMarisa Peer talks about what kinds of experiences and thinking impact our self esteem. our sense of being worthy and lovable. She talks about some people including Diana (a nurse), Marilyn Monroe and others. See videos and more in article Self Esteem and Self Confidence and Creative People thecreativemind.net/1941/
2021-10-2208 min
The Creative Mind AudioHighly sensitive people and anxietySensitivity expert Julie Bjelland on why we are more vulnerable to anxiety as highly sensitive people: "Imagine there is a motor inside you. Most people whose motor is too fast experience feelings of anxiety." See much more in article (with link to her free Masterclass on anxiety) - "How to Relieve Stress and Anxiety When You’re a Highly Sensitive Person" highlysensitive.org/34/
2021-10-1805 min
The Creative Mind AudioAre emotions hardwired and just triggered?"Emotions are not built into your brain at birth. They are just built...you have more control over them than you might imagine." Professor of psychology Lisa Feldman Barrett. See more in my article "Are emotions hardwired and just triggered? No - our brains build them" thecreativemind.net/7321/
2021-10-1504 min
The Creative Mind AudioOur emotional and cognitive brain and being a highly sensitive person"When the emotional brain is activated, the cognitive brain kind of goes to sleep." Julie Bjelland, LMFT explains more in article "How Can Brain Training Help Highly Sensitive People Thrive?" http://highlysensitive.org/12159/
2021-10-1201 min
The Intense Mind with Imi LoWhy Do Sensitive and Creative People Get Depressed? Conversation with Douglas EbyIn this episode, we discussed what Douglas Eby did when years ago he could not find any information on high sensitivity and intensity. We see what we can learn from actors who are emotionally intense. We will answer the question: Why sensitive people are more prone to depression and it might not be a bad thing. Finally, we explore what constitutes exceptional creativity and why gifted women have a hard time accepting their talents. Full Shownotes and Transcript: www.eggshelltherapy.com/podcastResources mentioned: ...
2019-07-1856 min
SFAMpenDouglas Eby on creation and principles for the Nuka System of CareDouglas Eby on the creation and principles for the Nuka System of Care in Southcentral Foundation, Alaska
Allmänläkaren Douglas Eby är en av grundarna och ledarna av det prisbelönta sjukvårdssystemet i Alaska. Med fokus på relationer, stora investeringar i sin personal och i samarbete med befolkningen har man de senaste 25 åren skapat en hälso- och sjukvård som toppar kvalitetsmätningar, är billigare än andra system och utgår från befolkningens behov. Han berättar hur de gått till väga, hur de satsar på sina sköraste, kontinuerligt förbättringsarbete och mycket mer.
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