As a Highly Sensitive Person do you ever feel like you're on the edge of overwhelm? Especially when life gets really busy (hello, Christmas and holiday period!)?

In this episode of SelfKind, a podcast for Highly Sensitive People, I’m sharing a simple nervous system metaphor that will remind you of why it's so important to be mindful of your capacity, and when it's quickly running out.

This episode will be especially supportive if you:
🌼 Identify as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
🌼 Feel emotionally drained or on edge
🌼 Notice that seemingly small things trigger big reactions in your system
🌼 Struggle during busy seasons or transitions
🌼 Want practical, gentle ways to reduce overwhelm

We explore:
🌼 Why HSPs reach capacity faster
🌼 How everyday stress fills your metaphorical jug
🌼 Why overwhelm isn’t caused by the last small thing (even when it feels like it is)
🌼 Simple, realistic ways to pour some of the load out
🌼 How to move through busy times with more kindness and capacity

About your host, Erica Webb
Erica Webb is a registered counsellor, somatic exercise coach, yoga teacher and highly sensitive person (also diagnosed AuDHD). She supports other highly sensitive and neurodivergent people to discover their sensitivity superpowers and more confidently navigate the tricky bits of being a sensitive person in an often insensitive world.

About the Podcast, SelfKind
SelfKind is for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) who want to navigate the tricky bits of their sensitivity with more ease while finding their sensitivity superpowers. Here, we’re all about being, living and moving through a lens of self-compassion and kindness.

📬 Connect with Erica:
🌐 https://www.ericawebb.com.au
📸 https://www.instagram.com/ericawebb_selfkind
🤝 Want to work with me? Learn more here:
https://www.ericawebb.com.au/work-with-me

The content I share on this platform is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. While I am a qualified counsellor, yoga teacher, and somatic coach, the information provided here does not constitute personal counselling, therapy, or a therapeutic relationship.

If you're struggling with your mental health or need personalised support, I encourage you to reach out to a registered professional in your area.

Always take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and prioritise your wellbeing.

The content I share on this platform is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. While I am a qualified counsellor, yoga teacher, and somatic coach, the information provided here does not constitute personal counselling, therapy, or a therapeutic relationship.

If you're struggling with your mental health or need personalised support, I encourage you to reach out to a registered professional in your area.

Always take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and prioritise your wellbeing.

Do you ever feel like you don't quite fit in as a Highly Sensitive Person?
Maybe you compare your needs to everyone else’s and think:
“Why am I like this? Why do I need so much rest? Why can’t I handle what others seem to manage easily?” If so, you are not alone, nor are you broken.

In this episode of SelfKind, a podcast for Highly Sensitive People, I'm answering this deeply relatable listener question: “How do I shift from feeling faulty to a more compassionate stance toward my sensitivity?”

In this episode I explore:
✨ Why so many HSPs feel broken or “too much”
✨ How the modern world wasn’t designed for sensitive nervous systems
✨ Why comparing your capacity to non-HSPs is doing you harm
✨ The invisible labour of sensory processing and emotional depth
✨ How to begin shifting from self-blame to self-compassion in a way that actually feels doable.

If you’ve ever felt like everyone else is coping better than you, or you’ve internalised the belief that your sensitivity is a personal failure, this episode will help you understand your nervous system with far more compassion.

About your host, Erica Webb
Erica Webb is a registered counsellor, somatic exercise coach, yoga teacher and highly sensitive person (also diagnosed AuDHD). She supports other highly sensitive and neurodivergent people to discover their sensitivity superpowers and more confidently navigate the tricky bits of being a sensitive person in an often insensitive world.

About the Podcast, SelfKind
SelfKind is for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) who want to navigate the tricky bits of their sensitivity with more ease while finding their sensitivity superpowers. Here, we’re all about being, living and moving through a lens of self-compassion and kindness.

📬 Connect with Erica:
🌐 https://www.ericawebb.com.au
📸 https://www.instagram.com/ericawebb_selfkind
🤝 Want to work with me? Learn more here:
https://www.ericawebb.com.au/work-with-me

The content I share on this platform is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. While I am a qualified counsellor, yoga teacher, and somatic coach, the information provided here does not constitute personal counselling, therapy, or a therapeutic relationship.

If you're struggling with your mental health or need personalised support, I encourage you to reach out to a registered professional in your area.

Always take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and prioritise your wellbeing.

Do you feel like you overthink everything as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)?

That might feel like replaying conversations and worrying about what you said long after the interaction is over; finding decisions hard to make; or second guessing every little thing.

So, is this normal for a HSP? Short answer: yes. But why? And what can you do about it? That's precisely what we're exploring in this episode of SelfKind, a podcast for highly sensitive people.

In this episode you will hear:
✨ Why HSPs process things more deeply (and why that can contribute to 'overthinking')
✨ How people-pleasing patterns contribute to rumination
✨ A personal story about my own post-podcast vulnerability spirals
✨ Practical strategies to help you untangle from those overthinking loops
✨ Why this experience can feel so lonely ... and why you’re not broken or too much.

If you’re tired of feeling like you’re too much, too sensitive or too indecisive, this episode will help you feel understood, supported, and a little less alone.

About your host, Erica Webb
Erica Webb is a registered counsellor, somatic exercise coach, yoga teacher and highly sensitive person (also diagnosed AuDHD). She supports other highly sensitive and neurodivergent people to discover their sensitivity superpowers and more confidently navigate the tricky bits of being a sensitive person in an often insensitive world.

About the Podcast, SelfKind
SelfKind is for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) who want to navigate the tricky bits of their sensitivity with more ease while finding their sensitivity superpowers. Here, we’re all about being, living and moving through a lens of self-compassion and kindness.

📬 Connect with Erica:
🌐 https://www.ericawebb.com.au
📸 https://www.instagram.com/ericawebb_selfkind
🤝 Want to work with me? Learn more here:
https://www.ericawebb.com.au/work-with-me

The content I share on this platform is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. While I am a qualified counsellor, yoga teacher, and somatic coach, the information provided here does not constitute personal counselling, therapy, or a therapeutic relationship.

If you're struggling with your mental health or need personalised support, I encourage you to reach out to a registered professional in your area.

Always take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and prioritise your wellbeing.