The Empowered Sensitive and Creative

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of Human Design with our special guest, Charlie Garnham. Charlie is a 5/1 Splenic Projector, bringing a unique perspective on projections, intuition, and sensitivity (Line 5 is a projected profile in HD). 

Key points covered:

• Understanding Human Design: Charlie breaks down the basics of Human Design, exploring how it can illuminate our unique energetic blueprint and guide us in living authentically.

• In which areas we can be particularly sensitive to external conditioning  according to Human Design

• Projections and Energy Dynamics: We delve into the concept of projections, discussing how understanding our own energy and recognizing projections from others can lead to greater clarity and harmony in relationships. Charlie and I are both 5/1 profiles and we both share our experience in navigating interpersonal relationships and projections and how ultimately led us to more personal growth.

• Intuition and Sensitivity: we share our insights into how the Spleen centre in HD relates to our  intuition and instincts, highlighting the strengths and challenges faced by HSPs to distinguish what’s intuition and what’s fear.

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A bit about Charlie: she is a highly intuitive, sensitive, yet practical coach who brings the woo together with the do. She is a Human Design expert and at the core of Charlie's message is the understanding that many individuals grapple with feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt, often exacerbated by comparison culture. 

A marketer in her corporate career, Charlie has spent her life trying to understand why she is so different and found the answer in her experimentation with the Human Design system which has enabled her to stop feeling stressed and bitter, and live with ease in all aspects of life. 

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In this episode, I delve into a secret ingredient that's often overlooked in the personal development world, and incidentally, the creative world as well.

I share how embracing a sense of innocence can be a powerful tool for inspiration and healing, not just when creating art, but also in navigating life's big transitions and crises. Let’s also explore the symbolism of the Fool tarot card, a powerful archetype that represents new beginnings and embracing the unknown with childlike enthusiasm.

Whether you're facing a major life change or simply seeking a fresh perspective, this episode will equip you with the tools to approach life with childlike wonder and unlock a new level of inspiration, motivation, and possibility. 

Tune in and discover how a sprinkle of innocence can transform your personal journey!

🌻The Empowered Sensitive and Creative private coaching:

It’s been one year of podcasting already, yippee!

So I thought it would be fun to do a recap on what I learned along the way.

In this episode I talk about:

·      The meaning of consistency and how to make it yours

·      The shift in attitude needed when expressing yourself out loud

·      Structure and Flexibility

·      Authenticity & Vulnerability as an HSP

·      The Power of Intention

·      The most important ingredient when showing up

·      Self-Doubt & Confidence

·      Letting Go of the “shoulds”

·      How what we enjoy doesn’t always come easily

·      Taking space after recovering from gaslighting and narcissist abuse

·      How I envision the podcast evolving in the coming year

I hope it inspires you too to start the creative project you’ve been dreaming about!

Human connection is vital, but modern life often leaves us feeling isolated, especially as sensitive souls.

This episode is perfect if:

• You crave connection but struggle to find your tribe.

• You're going through a life transition and your social circle has shifted.

• Physical hugs aren't the norm in your culture, but you still yearn for that feeling of comfort and support.

Discover 24 ways to give yourself a hug (without needing another person!) using your senses, your body, mindfulness, your creativity, and nature.

You have everything you need within yourself to feel happy and fulfilled. This episode is your guide to unlocking self-love and embracing your life, even when you feel alone.

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We all know healing can be a long and arduous process, especially for those of us with a penchant for being so much in the head.

But what if there was another way?

In this episode, we'll explore the idea that healing doesn't always have to be so heavy.

I talk about the importance of play and creativity in the healing process, and how we can use these activities to reconnect with our inner child and find joy, even (especially) in the midst of difficult times.

Key points:

• The limitations of traditional therapy and journaling
• The importance of reconnecting with our inner child
• How play and creativity can be powerful tools for healing
• How to find joy, even in the midst of difficult times
• Avoiding the pitfall of bypassing the hard work of healing
• Striking a balance between processing our pain and overextending our suffering

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Today on the podcast, it’s all about creative exploration, managing your energy as a Highly Sensitive and Creative person, ways to get into the creative flow and facing challenges along the way.

My guest, Jennifer Faye Colombo, is an artist, creative guide and designer of card decks and journals. She believes everyone is creative and anyone can use art as a form of self-care, meditation, a way to tap into creative flow and discover lots of lessons along the way. And I wholeheartedly agree with that!

When creating journals and card decks, her intention is to pair energetic art with tools for transformation to have an even bigger impact.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Discovering hidden depths & artistic growth

• Balancing structure & flow for intentional art

• Setting boundaries & manage emotions through art

• Exploring challenges & finding your artistic voice

• Embracing our individuality & well-being through creation

Find out more about Jen:

In this episode, let’s delve into the fascinating world of the Enneagram and its application in understanding the instincts and emotional patterns we tend to operate from. 

My guest, Joanne Kim, an Enneagram and Brainspotting therapist, shares her insights and personal experiences on how the Enneagram framework  can provide valuable insights and tools for HSPs to navigate their intricate emotional landscape.

We explore:

• Untangling Enneagram patterns

• Understanding our deep motivations

• Navigating internal processing to external expression

• Overcoming procrastination

• Discovering the true self

• Embracing reinvention

• Finding deeper meaning

• Releasing control

• Balancing work and play

Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of how the Enneagram can serve as a transformative tool for Creative Highly Sensitive People..

To learn more about Joanne and her work:

Ooooh these dreaded vulnerability hangovers! 

These emotional roller-coasters… 

Many sensitive and creative souls’ worst nightmare. If only we could pretend they don’t exist and be done with them already!

And yet the only way is through! 

So much goodness is waiting for us on the other side.

So if you’re struggling with showing up, sharing your art, expressing yourself, and yet, you have this deep urge to create and longing for sharing your art/your truth with the world, please know you’re not alone.

Listen on for my favorite tools and process I take with me when I’m riding the emotional waves.

Switching from Inner Critic to Inner Loving as a default mode changed my life. It is like the roots of a tree, healthily planted into the ground, and nourished by a fertile soil.

From this self-love, everything else will grow and flow through you. I know it sounds cliché, but love is truly the biggest creative force in the world.

Yes, love has this magical power, and as I write this, I can't help but smile at the irony of me preaching this concept. I used to be a cynical and sarcastic teenager who didn't believe in love.

It took me many, many years and a lot of heartache to realize that this cynicism was in fact a way to keep myself small. To build walls around my heart.

Also, trying something new with this episode: I thought I'd share a painting + drawing process as backdrop to the recoding!

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MANIFESTATION!

It seems impossible to escape this topic these days.

We’re bombarded by “if you want to manifest this, do this, do that…”

In this episode, I talk about what I think about putting such a strong emphasis on manifestation, and how it can be damaging to our mental health as Highly Sensitive and Creative souls.

And how I like to reframe it for a more empowered energy.

We all have events from our younger years that deeply marked us - something that sparked joy in us but somehow got marked by sorrow, so we “decided” that it was only linked to childhood and that we’d need to drop it once adult.

But what is truly for you will never pass you by: you never know when a full circle moment will come. 

You just have to surrender to divine timing (and that doesn’t mean being passive!)

If you’ve been feeling caught in a personal time wrap, stuck on your personal version of Groundhog Day, while it looks like everyone else is getting on with their life, light and unencumbered by such heaviness, please know that you’re not alone. 

Things can change, you can dream it up all over again. 

Ways to work with me this year:

The end of year can be quite stressful for creative HSPs, who tend to overthink, suffer from self-doubt and feel overwhelmed, with all the related expectations creeping on us - consciously or subconsciously.

Because when you’re in a deep state of confusion, it’s really hard to see how you can change. It kind of feels impossible, too much, even more overwhelming. Maybe you want to work on so many things at once, or maybe you feel like where you wanna go is way too far from where you are now.

Perhaps you’re just seeing all the reasons why it can’t happen.

So boldly jumping into the New Year resolutions bandwagon is not helpful for Sensitive and Creative souls.

Because it’s like trying to plant a garden without learning anything about the soil, the climate, the current season - all important factors you’ve got to work with. 

I believe that’s why these resolutions never last. We don’t really know why we’re doing them in the first place. Sure, getting healthy is a great intention; doing something creative too, but what does it really mean, specifically for you?

Why do you wanna get healthy in the first place? And do something creative?

What will this bring to your life? To your being? Where does it come from? Your mind? What society says you should do? What your friends say you should do? 

Or is it coming from your heart, your gut?

Because if you really want to grow a garden, it’s going to require work, knowledge, patience, time, energy… otherwise, you’ll be bound to quit as soon as something else comes up - an obstacle, challenge, another diversion, something cooler to do, etc… And that can be so overwhelming for those of us creative HSPs who naturally tend to overthink, 

So instead, what would you do if you were to start growing a garden? 

What would you focus on to begin with?

I believe our quality of life depends on the quality of the questions we ask ourselves, so in this episode, I take you through 15 questions to reflect on, that will help you to tend to your metaphorical garden with serenity. 

Today is a special episode for me! 

My guest, Geoff Hinsley, was my mentor and first coach ever. He helped me through a very difficult time, navigating a toxic work environment, and general overwhelm and feeling stuck. Thanks to our sessions, I became more self-confident and realised that there was much more to my purpose than working in fashion. 

It’s actually because of our sessions that I began nurturing the idea to become a coach too!

If Geoff Hinsley had a life-theme, he would say it would be about wonder. 

Both in the sense of being in awe of life and surroundings, (the good stuff ,anyway) , and as in the question, ‘I wonder how that works?’  Of course, leading from that, ‘How can I make it work better?’, or  ‘Can I invent something that works well?’ 

All this involves asking a lot of questions, being open with curiosity and if possible, minimal judgement.  

As a leader in his engineering company, Geoff approached that in the same way. 

Not autocratic, more ‘Let’s find a way’. Again this involved asking questions, in an empowering way. 

He found himself being upset with direct and aggressive challenges or environments,  sometimes that made him feel sick!

He prefers a more harmonised way, but still achieving well, perhaps better. (Certainly more healthy).

Geoff found out this is a key to creating a good coaching environment! All this lead him to his great preference - working collaboratively - which he found works really well for Highly Sensitive People and others around them. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• HSPs general working style and how it differs from others

• The power of sensitivity in the workplace

• Challenges HSPs face in the workplace and how to deal with them

• Creating harmony at work

• Discipline, structure and creativity

• What happens when feminine and masculine energies are atrophied

• Balancing the feminine and masculine energy for more creativity and harmony

• Supportive structure in business

• The challenge of staying in balance

• The energy of money

• How to deal with our internal turmoil when feeling triggered

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Do you feel stuck at times?

We all go about our lives busy with day-to-day affairs, worrying about our goals and deadlines, and overwhelmed with endless phone distractions.

I’m not saying these are not important at times, but the truth is they can be real joy killers!

Could it be your thinking that may be stuck instead?

It’s time to take a fresh look and seek new viewpoints on things. Approach things with a curious mind, and see what happens.

Embrace joy now! 

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So often our biggest gifts lie into what we think is our biggest curse.

When we’re young, we are criticized and shamed for things that come naturally to us but are deemed unreasonable or unimportant by society, our caregivers, our peers.And we begin to push away this aspect of us, until we’ve grown as adults with fully repressed sides of ourselves. But deep down, we know there’s something within us that is longing to be expressed.

What if these perceived weaknesses were actually our biggest strengths?

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Our purpose is right here, before our eyes, all the time, but often, we only know it subconsciously.

I believe that what you do in the first part of your adult life serves a purpose - you have to go through that in order to be the person you are now, in order to move to the next part of your life. Who knows, you might be transitioning again later in life!

But being clear on your unique gifts, skills and values and distilling all that into your very own essence will guide you along the way, and help you stay in truth with yourself.

In this episode, I share the exact process I took myself through when it was time for me to embark on a new path.

• Quieting the mind

• Developing self-trust and intuition

• Making courageous choices

• Our connection to nature and how it can support us

• How creative energy saved her time and time again

And much more…

To find out more about Lauren:

Born and raised in South Africa, now living in Australia, on the Gold Coast - just south of Brisbane, and have done so for 18 years. 

Lauren is a graphic designer and an HSP, with a passion for guiding and supporting entrepreneurs on their journey to branding success, in the most creative way possible. Lauren believes there’s no such thing as a non-creative person, we just need to be more in tune with the creative impulses that present themselves to us every single day. 

And for this to happen we need to create space in our day, a time just for us, where we can relax and surrender to the present moment. Where we can listen out for those creative opportunities as they present themselves. 

In part 1 of our conversation, you will learn about:

• Lauren’s upbringing amidst violence and how it impacted her as a sensitive soul

• How art helped her students and herself cope

• Education and students empowerment

• Sensitivity and Perfectionism

• How to get out of our own way

• Choosing a career that suits better your sensitive and creative traits

And much more…

To find out more about Lauren:

You know these times when your little voice within tells you that something doesn’t add up, somebody’s having a weird vibe, or a situation isn’t right for you, but you still go ahead with it because “now you’re herem you might as well…”?

These times when you’re negotiating with yourself and choose to postpone something that’s dear to your heart, because “you don’t have time”, “it’s not reasonable”, “what’s the point anyway?” These times when you wish you had spoken up but remained silent because “who cares anyway?”...

We’ve all been there at some point. 

Especially as Highly Sensitive People, Empath, and Creatives - so much of society tells us feeling so much isn’t right, putting yourself forward isn’t right, there’s a right way of doing things and a wrong way, logic and rationality before intuition, daydreaming, gut feelings… There are so many ways we learn to give our power away.

No wonder we learn to make ourselves small, ignore our needs, and bypass our emotions. 

No wonder we cut ourselves from our creative energy.

In this episode, I talk about what is self-abandonment more precisely, why we do it, how it looks, and what are the signs we are getting away from ourselves.

I also share some of my experience with that and the tools I found that actually work to help us buidling self-trust and stop self-abandonment so that you no longer give your power away, dear Sensitive and Creative soul!

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“I’m so lonesome I could cry.

The silence of a fallen star lights up a purple sky.”

Elvis Presley’s song could be about the life of an HSP. Right?

I used to look for guidance, for answers everywhere but within. Same for my emotional needs.

Going on solo trips or eating out on my own at restaurants would freak me out. You know what I mean?

Now I revel in my solo time - it’s so precious!

Because the best cure to loneliness as an HSP is time in silence and solitude.

Let’s listen to its wisdom and shine! ✨

Today, I’m joined by Parul Prashar, a technologist with a creative spirit, a coach with a compassionate touch, a writer who is ready to dive into choosing the right words to inspire, and an explorer of both the tangible and intangible.

While her professional foundation is rooted in computer science engineering, she has seamlessly woven together a multifaceted identity that transcends the boundaries of her technical origins. Beyond her engineering expertise, she is also a writer and author of '10 days to the ultimate you' workbook and a mindset shift coach. She likes to channel her abilities to inspire and empower others on their personal journeys using inner child healing, self-love and other coaching techniques. She is also an advocate of self-love and she tries her best to spread this message through the airwaves of her podcast and the visual medium of her two YouTube channels.

Parul always had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and boundless curiosity about being a highly sensitive individual. Despite her technical inclinations, she has also ventured into the realms of spirituality and creativity with enthusiasm and an open heart. This unique amalgamation of interests has given her a dynamic personality, and she refuses to be confined by the constraints of any single discipline.

In this episode you will learn about:

• Parul’s work crisis that lead her to discover she was an HSP

• Setting boundaries as an HSP

• Trusting your intuition

• Embracing your vulnerability as an HSP

• Starting a Creative Project and finding the courage to put it out there

• Dealing with critics as an HSP

• Finding the right audience as a Creative and Sensitive

• Using Logic, Emotions and Intuition as an HSP

• Creativity as Energy

• The Healing Power Of Creativity

To find out more about Parul:

Today, I’m joined by Laura Chanloup, a Certified Transformational Coach, Core Wellbeing Dynamic Specialist and Energy Leadership Master Practitioner. 

Not so long ago, Laura was getting higher on the corporate ladder and lower on the happiness scale. She was feeling constantly exhausted, no matter how many hours of sleep she’d get. She started to isolate herself thinking it would help her recharge her energy. But it only made her feel alone & disconnected from the world. She knew she needed to take action. And here began her journey of self-discovery.

In this episode you will learn about:

• Living abroad and experiencing different cultures as an HSP

• Laura’s experience with burnout and how it lead her to discover she was an HSP

• Her life changing experience healing from burnout

• Freedom, happiness, finding love, and living in the now

• Listening to these little nudges from our intuition

• Figuring things out along the way

• How your thoughts directly influence your level of energy 

• Becoming more aware of your inner power at work and in the world

• Reducing the impact of stress on your wellbeing

• Raising your energetic vibration 

• Shifting from victim mindset to empowerment

• How to turn your high sensitivity into your biggest strength

To find out more about Laura:

Your intention has the power to directly influence the quality of your creative projects, your connection to yourself, your connection to others, your life.

Today, I’m sharing the exact process I use to find motivation and courage to keep showing up, even when I start to doubt.

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This is part 2 of my conversation with  Bianca Giulione, the host and creator of  Life Forces podcast, a podcast that discusses astrology, Human Design, transitions, balance, and so much more.

Bianca is a Cosmic Clarity Coach based in Greece, helping individuals and facilitating groups to find greater self-knowledge and feel emboldened to live their purpose through the everyday integration of spirituality. 

She takes a unique, holistic approach to personal growth and wellbeing, combining different modalities she has learned along her journey such as Tarot, Astrology, Human Design, Ayurveda, breathwork, and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). Bianca is currently the In-house Astrologer at Ora Collective and works with people online from all walks of life and parts of the world. 

Today, I’m joined by Bianca Giulione, the host and creator of  Life Forces podcast, a podcast that discusses astrology, Human Design, transitions, balance, and so much more.

Bianca is a Cosmic Clarity Coach based in Greece, helping individuals and facilitating groups to find greater self-knowledge and feel emboldened to live their purpose through the everyday integration of spirituality. 

She takes a unique, holistic approach to personal growth and wellbeing, combining different modalities she has learned along her journey such as Tarot, Astrology, Human Design, Ayurveda, breathwork, and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). Bianca is currently the In-house Astrologer at Ora Collective and works with people online from all walks of life and parts of the world. 

In this episode you will learn about:

• Tuning In to the rhythms of Nature

• Taking the leap to moving and working abroad

• Following Your Gut and taking risks

• Burnout and how to recover 

• Red Flags at work

• Taking risks and the nervous system

• How to nurture your life force when in a frustrating and draining situation

• How getting clear on your values can help you navigate better career transitions

• Being ready to receive different situations

• Pushing through Fear and what we learn in the process

• Discovering your authentic nature through challenges

• Choice between staying small vs growth

• The circle of life

• Living with intention

• Danger of suppressing overwhelming emotions

To find out more about Bianca:

Life is not a long flowy river! It’s messy, it gets topsy turvy, it goes up and down, just like the intense emotions we tend to feel as a Highly Sensitive Person.

It’s messy, it’s painful, it’s beautiful, it’s full of surprises ✨

And when it feels like a HOT mess, overwhelm shows up big time for us, HSPs.

Remaining regulated so that our nervous system can work its wonders doesn’t have to be as complicated as some influencers lead us to know on social media.

When surfing the ebbs and flows of a hot mess, less is more 😉

In this episode, I talk about:

• How reality doesn’t always align in time with our wishes and fantasies

• What we cannot control

• When things get messy, it’s easy to get carried away

• Filtering and capacity to contain

• Perfectionism and Struggling with overwhelm

• Following routines and letting go + releasing control

• Obstacles and Embracing the mess

• The energy of allowing

• Why we need to regulate our nervous system

• Simple and quick ways to regulate the nervous system

• Navigating challenges with grace and openness

• Building self trust

• Nourishing your creative energy + life force

--> Essential Oil helping with stress mentioned in this episode: Palmarosa

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“Be professional” is something I heard a lot in my career and is something I see many many Highly Sensitive People are striving for. I, myself did try very hard for years and years to “be professional” until I realised it was utterly counter-productive and in fact, a big hindrance in my development as a human being.

In this episode you will learn about:

• BEING professional means different things to different people

• How using empty words is a way to put people into boxes and try to fit people into a rigid mould 

• Change from tribe-centric culture to an age of individualistic realisation

• “Being professional” is often a statement used to hide dysfunctional and toxic work dynamics

• Wearing masks and hiding our truth

• Placing our worth on external factors

• Talking less, Doing more

• Appearance vs truth

• My (expensive) experience with so-called professional business courses and coaches and why it didn’t work

• Limiting beliefs and fears associated to work and professionalism

• HSPs and perfectionism

• Self-censorship

• Starting creative projects and keeping at it

• Building trust with yourself

• What to focus on instead

• Connecting to your dreams and your desires

And if you enjoyed this episode, screenshot it and share it on social media 🌻

Make sure to tag @rim.creativenergy 

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We hear a lot about alignment these days. But what does it mean exactly?

How do you know when you are aligned with what’s meant for you? 

Is that the same as intuition?

What about all these complicated feelings and emotions that “get in the way”?

Today, I’m joined by Cami Minerbo, the host and creator of The Blossom Experiment, a podcast that discusses authenticity, intuition, and intuitive living. 

In this episode you will learn about:

• What is alignment?

• The body is key of everything

• Authentic self Vs Conditioned self

• Intuition and intentional actions

• Checking in with our emotions

• Why intuition leads you to difficult situations

• Fear and anxiety - how aligned things can feel so uncomfortable sometimes

• Holding paradox in our body

• Feeling trust in your body

• Growth pain

• The many faces of freedom

• How to take decisions intuitively 

• Cami’s 3 wishes

• Cami’s creative incarnation into the 5 senses

• What’s being an Empowered Sensitive and Creative according to Cami

Cami Minerbo’s purpose is to help others flow inwards so they can trust their inner guidance and create a life that feels fulfilling to the soul.

You can find out more about Cami here:

When we feel uncomfortable emotions, sometimes it’s because we tuned out of our bodies and are doing things that are not right for us. Perhaps they’re good for society or other people, but since we’re all unique, is it really possible to lead a fulfilled life as one size fits all?

Today, I’m joined by Cami Minerbo, the host and creator of The Blossom Experiment, a podcast that discusses authenticity, intuition, and intuitive living. 

In this episode you will learn about:

• Grounding and flowing energy

• The Earthy energy behind Cami’s podcast The Blossom Experiment

• Cami’s journey into embodiment and conscious grounding while remaining spiritual

• Using spiritual tools as support to get to know ourselves better vs becoming slave of them

• Honing in your uniqueness and specificity

• Riding the wave of emotions

• Listening to our body

• How to achieve balance between the duality of flowy flexibility and structure

• Trusting the timing of things and alignment

• Recovering from obsession with structure and organisation

• Mental health, boundaries, and standing up for yourself

• Spotting patterns and subconscious beliefs

• Life is happening WITH you

• Manifestation and empowerment

• HSPs tendency to feel responsible for everything and the feeling of guilt

• Childhood dreams  and the difference between authentic dreams and dreams influenced by our environment

• Finding out our true values and beliefs

• Judging ourselves for our differences

• Facing our problems vs running away

• Feeling in alignment with where you live vs disconnected

• Cami’s birthday trip to Corfu and reconnection with her ancestry + connecting to her roots

• Home is the accumulation of grounding rituals and routines

• Flowing vs numbing

Cami Minerbo’s purpose is to help others flow inwards so they can trust their inner guidance and create a life that feels fulfilling to the soul.

You can find out more about Cami here:

Transitions, transformations always involve taking a leap into the unknown at some point.

And that usually feels pretty scary!

As I've been through a lot of transformations, I share my process from shifting my initial fear to curiosity, and thus doing, I access more easily all sorts of creative solutions.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What’s in the surface is seldom what is beneath

• How our fears can keep us small

• Getting out of our comfort zone

• Falling down the rabbit hole

• Accepting fear as part of life

• My experience with going through deep transformation and this feeling of everything I knew being shattered

• The notion of time and time parallels

• Imagining our life through the eye of a film’s heroe

• The order of Nature

• Playfulness and adopting a sense of wonder in order to create order from chaos

• The Creative ritual that helps me to transcend fear

• The tools I use to move from fear to curiosity

• Mini Eagle visualisation

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« Just be yourself » « Just do it » « Take action » « Go for it » « Set boundaries »

Ask for help, surround yourself with good friends and people you can count on.

Yes, these are wonderful suggestions.

BUT what does that mean exactly? And HOW to do that?

If you’re an empath and a highly sensitive person, being yourself could be very different from moment to moment.

Like a chameleon you change depending on who is near you. You can easily take on the identity and emotions of the people around you. 

You may be seeking validation from others, yet you may struggle accepting love from others and feeling lovable.

You may also find that your empathy and compassion towards others is not reciprocated, and you end up feeling resentful in your relationships and social interactions. But you think it must be you, and you keep making more and more efforts. Until you can’t take it anymore and you end up “disappearing” silently.

Result: frustration, overwhelm, feeling stuck in the same patterns over and over again, disappointed. Not trusting your ability to choose the right things/people to invest in yourself. 

Leading to a dimming of your creative energy.

It may be time to say no to settling for breadcrumbs and aiming for the full bread loaf instead!

There are days like that, sometimes even weeks, when nothing seems to be working.

Obstacles after obstacles. I’ve been having such a week, especially today, the day I recorded this episode.

Frustration? Definitely! Anger? Yes, quite a bit. Disappointment? Also that.

Yet, is that all there is to such moments?

In this episode, I take you along with me in that tricky energy and how I reframed the situation, and was able to shift my energy, and move from feeling powerless to feeling in my power.

I talk about:

• When it seems like the mountain to climb is so very high + arduous journey to the top

• Recognizing what we have control over and what we have not

• Anxiety and its message

• Difficult feelings and what to do with them

• The pressure we give to ourselves

• Fear of vulnerability

• Letting go of rigid plans

• Being clear on your intentions

• Being clear on priorities and non-negotiables

• Adaptability and flow 

• The power of a pause

• Regulating the nervous system

• Movement and Creativity

• Connecting to your dreams

• How can deep meditation + hypnosis help

Ah the in-between phase… like a thick, heavy cloudy sky, with no sunlight seemingly coming through… I used to see it as an ordeal, a purgatory: why wait? Why “waste time”? I wanna things to happen NOW!

And yet such a necessary phase when going through change. 

Like a fallow period, where the seeds of your intentions lays dormant, and is getting ready to gather strength and nutrients before blooming and blossoming into the next version of yourself.

In this episode, I talk about:

Today I’m sharing my process for making my gratitude practice simple, natural and joyful.

When things feel forced, it can quickly become like homework, and that’s a sure way to overwhelm for Highly Sensitive People!

Listen to this episode if you too, you’re tired of the endless list of “things you’re supposed to do” self-development rhetoric!

• Surprise bonus: I recorded a short meditation towards the end of the episode 🌻✨

“Art is restoration, the idea is to repair the damages that are inflicted in life” - Louise Bourgeois

In this episode, I talk about how Highly Sensitive People tend to feel overwhelm and often bypass this feeling until they burn out.

I share my experience with burnout and how I tapped into my senses to heal and recover from it.

Once we bring ourselves back to a sense of safety, creative energy is able to flow abundantly.

In this episode, I cover:

I want to be absolutely transparent by going through my thought process because I think it can help you too.

Overthinking and second-guessing oneself is quite common amongst High Sensitive People. 

And that can hold you back big time, and give up following on your intuition.

In this episode, I talk about how I was hesitant to follow up on a dream and how I felt stuck for a long time, until I answered this simple question.

The energy in my body completely shifted and I was able to make progress (i.e. create and launch my project) in two weeks!

I hope this episode will inspire you to follow what lights you up and go after your dreams 🌻

This is part 3 of my sensitive and creative journey across the globe.

After 7 years in London, I came back to Paris, only leaving again a few years later. And this time, for Shanghai. Ready to discover other sides of fashion, and more importantly, to explore the world.

The dream began its unraveling, and in the process, I learned a LOT of life lessons.

I also discovered a treasure much more precious, me 😉

A story of losing my way and finding it again, and connecting to my creativity and sensitivity✨✨✨

This is part 2 of my sensitive and creative journey across the globe.

I arrived in Paris at age 17, excited to finally be there! I had been waiting for that time for years!

Finally, I could begin to build my dream of becoming a fashion designer ✨

Weaving the dream turned several unexpected turns, from crossing the Channel to London Fashion Week to starting my own business, and much more…

Losing my way and finding it again, always through following what lights me up✨✨✨

6 months ago, I heard a voice within me whispering to me that I’ll launch that podcast 6 months later, I just have to pick a symbolic date. Well, I picked my birthday, as a symbol for renewal and rebirth. 

And so we are, on my birthday, and here’s my first episode recorded and published!

🌻In a way, it’s my birthday gift to my younger self: like many HSPs and empaths, I unconsciously believed I was permanently doomed because of my high sensitivity and there was no real place for me in the world. I thought my voice didn’t matter. Reclaiming my voice, my expression, and giving that to myself, to show my inner child that we’re safe and that we belong, that it is safe to take space is the best bday gift I could give her.

My intention is to show you what’s possible for you when you reclaim your unique voice too.

🌻For this first episode, I thought it would be interesting to share a bit of my background story, what role creativity had in my life, how I found out I was a Highly Sensitive Person and how I found myself living around the world in quest of adventures and meaning. That’s to give you a bit of context into who I am and why I came to create this podcast.

🌻I think that many of us tend to dismiss the seemingly little things in our lives as “not that important” but in fact deep down we know that they marked us quite a lot. By sharing those events with you and how I realized that it actually affected me much more that I wanted to acknowledge, I hope it will help you see your own experiences through a different length, and I hope, feel less lonely.

🌻Because we Highly Sensitive People, we are people who feel deeply, we’re highly emotional, but we’re really scared to come across as  “too” emotional, too much, too sensitive, too intense… We want people around us to be happy, safe, and comfortable. So sometimes we forget about our own comfort and satisfaction, and wellbeing.

Here is the first part of my journey, from Tunisia to Paris.

Hello and Welcome to The Empowered Sensitive and Creative podcast!

I'm so excited to embark on this journey with you!

Each week, I’ll talk to you about … well, stories and experiences through the lens of being a Highly Sensitive Person and explore how to turn what we often deem to be a curse into our biggest gift!

First episode on 21st April, I’m so looking forward to it :)