What if the key to thriving as a sensitive or neurodivergent entrepreneur wasn’t more mindset work — but a recalibration of your nervous system itself?

In this profound episode of The Sensitive. Podcast, I sit down with Michelle Dowker — naturopathic doctor, research lover, and breakthrough thinker in the world of subconscious healing for sensitive leaders.

Michelle shares her discovery around differential susceptibility — a trait common in HSP and ND folks that can either keep them stuck in survival or launch them into thriving, depending on the environment and internal calibration.

We explore:

• The neuroscience behind survival mode (RAS, DMN & unconscious programming)
  
  
  
  


• Why even supportive environments may not be enough to help you thrive
  
  
  
  


• What “calibrating for success” looks like in real life
  
  
  
  


• How flow state differs for sensitive, neurodivergent brains
  
  
  
  


• The critical role HSPs/NDs play in what Michelle calls “the 4th Turning”
  
  
  
  

This conversation is both science-backed and soul-nourishing — and a must-listen for any sensitive business owner wondering why things still feel hard… and how to make them feel lighter.

 

Michelle Dowker works with sensitive, deep-thinking, high-performing entrepreneurs and professionals who’ve evolved—and want their work to evolve with them. Through her signature Vantage Success Method, she guides clients from deep clarity on who they truly are and what’s next, to rewiring old survival conditioning, and stepping into purpose-led mastery that feels fulfilling, liberating, and wildly impactful. Her work blends intuitive insight, neurobiology, and soul-aligned strategy—so clients can flourish and lead from their truest self.

 

Michelle's Links:

Free guidebook—The astrology patterns of gifted, sensitive, and neurodivergent leaders
 
Inner Purpose Podcast
 
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