4 Stages of the Highly Sensitive Person: Healing Childhood Trauma to Reclaiming your Gifts (HSP)

Being a highly sensitive person (HSP)/ empath is an incredible gift but can sometimes feel like a burden when others don’t value our sensitivity. In this video, I share how you can heal and reclaim your sensitivity as a power through understanding the sociocultural context we live in, the stages of being an HSP, how childhood trauma plays a huge role in our development and ways we can manage overstimulation and overfeeling. This is the comprehensive overview that I wish I had from a young age.
Books mentioned:
The Highly Sensitive Person, Elaine Aron: bit.ly/3CVE9mQ
The Emotionally Absent Mother: bit.ly/3Wm46mi
#hsp #highlysensitiveperson #empath #childhoodtrauma #trauma #traumahealing #highlysensitive #empaths #healingjourney #spirtuality #spirtualawakening #innerwork
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T I M E S T A M P S
00:00 why I moved on from the HSP label
01:16 pop psychology distorting our true potential
03:29 4 stages of being HSP (4 R’s)
04:01 stages 1 & 2: rejection + rage identification
08:18 stages 3 & 4: reclaiming & healing + release
11:52 overarousal vs. overstimulation
12:31 overarousal: boundary setting
13:44 gift of troubleshooting (overarousal)
15:24 empathy: turning it off
16:23 gift of healing childhood traumas (empathy)
19:08 gift of spiritual connectivity
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S T A Y C O N N E C T E D
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I N Q U I R I E S
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[@lemongrassbb6483]

Something that helps me set boundaries with my empathy is saying “I care and I wish them well but this is not my battle to fight.” It helps me when reading the news or listening to people’s hardships.

[@mindfulnesswithmatt]

that's a great one. sometimes all we can do is wish others well and happiness and that's the most we can do, thanks for sharing!

[@DestinyNyree]

This video has been SUCH an eye opener for me oh my goodness

[@mindfulnesswithmatt]

I am so glad 🥰 this was a few years worth of experience consolidated together so SO glad it resonates 💛

[@donnaharlow4608]

Thank you Matt you beautiful soul

[@mindfulnesswithmatt]

Of course hope that helped 🥰

[@crystalgonzales4534]

This is something I was struggling with. I read about hsp, and I immediately felt validated. I always had to suppress my own sensitivity because of judgment from my family. Now, I know that, yes, I'm more sensitive to different stimuli and feel things more deeply, but I've come to understand that I need better boundaries with my empathy. I've actively chosen the well-being of everyone around me over my own. It all comes down to Self-awareness, and realizing when you're defaulting to pleasing others and looking out for them rather than being in tune with our own self and our state at any given moment. Presence and understanding of yourself go a long way.

[@mindfulnesswithmatt]

yes! it's such a fine line discerning between oh this is just the way I am versus recognizing that we also have a part to play in honoring our own boundaries and emotional wealth. when we're compassionate with ourselves, respect our own needs that's when we can truly embody that presence and channel our gifts wisely. best of wishes to you 😌

[@njones8190]

the stages of framework is something i haven't seen for discussing HSPs before and is very helpful, thank you. admittedly not easy to move past labels, but a true reminder that it is a gift we can use for our own benefit, rather than limiting ourselves

[@mindfulnesswithmatt]

You are so welcome! the potential is boundless once we tap into it!

[@bottlesofchris]

Extremely helpful and validating ❤️

[@mindfulnesswithmatt]

I’m so glad! Hope you can put your gift to good use 😌

[@bobfortune8411]

such a clever mind...........thank you.......I AM SAFE AND IT IS SAFE FOR ME TO EXPRESS MYSELF!.....maybe we just got burned too many lives and are a bit reticent and overly sensitive to flames from misunderstanding ..........

[@mindfulnesswithmatt]

YES! We have permission to be ourselves and let our gifts overflow 🥰