Expansion and Contraction: Honoring Your Rhythms 

In this conversation, Patricia and Jen discuss their personal experiences with stress, burnout, and the challenges of navigating relationships. They explore the importance of self-compassion, the need for rest and downtime, and the impact of attachment wounds on their interactions. They also touch on the concept of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and the role of the 'self' in healing and growth.

 

CO-HOST

Jen Perry, MSEd, MA, LPC

 

HIGHLIGHTS

Summary

Jen and Patricia discuss stress, self-care, and finding joy in everyday moments. Topics include managing stress using insights from Emily & Amelia Nagoski's book, Burnout, and embracing self-compassion. The dialogue emphasizes the importance of self-care activities like crocheting, walking, paddling, resting, and watching TV for relaxation. Patricia and Jen share personal experiences, highlighting the value of open communication and supportive relationships in navigating challenges. Overall, the conversation offers practical tips for stress management, promoting well-being, and finding happiness in simple pleasures.

Takeaways

Practicing self-compassion and separating stressors from the stress response in the body can help manage burnout.

Honoring the body's need for rest and downtime is essential, even if it goes against societal expectations of productivity.

Navigating relationships can be challenging, especially when attachment wounds are triggered, but open communication and self-reflection can help repair and strengthen connections.

The concept of Internal Family Systems (IFS) emphasizes the importance of accessing the 'self' and its qualities of compassion, wisdom, and creativity in healing and growth.

Chapters (please adjust for the addition of the introduction)

00:00 Introduction and Personal Experiences with Stress and Burnout

02:52 The Importance of Rest and Downtime

08:11 Navigating Relationships and Attachment Wounds

14:11 The Role of the 'Self' in Healing and Growth

PODCAST HOST

Patricia was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over 17 years, but she is now exclusively providing coaching. She knows what it’s like to feel like an outcast, misfit, and truthteller.  Learning about the trait of being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), then learning she is AuDHD with a PDA profile and RSD, helped Patricia rewrite her history with a deeper understanding, appreciation, and a sense of self-compassion.  She created the podcast Unapologetically Sensitive to help other neurodivergent folks know that they aren’t alone, and that having a brain that is wired differently comes with amazing gifts, and some challenges.  Patricia works online globally working individually with people, and she teaches Online Courses for neurodivergent folks that focus on understanding what it means to be a sensitive neurodivergent. Topics covered include: self-care, self-compassion, boundaries, perfectionism, mindfulness, communication, and creating a lifestyle that honors you

 

CO-HOST BIO

Jen Perry, MSEd, MA, LPC has been a psychotherapist for 20 years. She specializes in helping Highly Sensitive People thrive in love, work, and parenting Highly Sensitive Children. Jen is passionate about using mindfulness and compassion-based approaches to ameliorate human suffering.

 

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