Episode #14: What Exactly Is a Highly Sensitive Person, co-hosted with Matthew Morgan, LPCC

 

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Episode 014

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What Exactly Is a Highly Sensitive Person, co-hosted with Matthew Morgan, LPCC

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Matthew Morgan, LPCC

EPISODE OVERVIEW

We talk about the 4 Core Characteristics that encompass being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP); how our culture views sensitivity; how to tease out our superpowers; the correlation between depression, anxiety and being a Highly Sensitive Person. Why being an HSP is genetically a survival strategy and how this trait has been identified in over 100 animal species.  How to deal with overstimulation and overwhelm and ways to cope and manage.  The 5 things HSPs need. All the data in this episode is based on the research by Dr. Elaine Aron who initially researched the trait, then named it.

HIGHLIGHTS

1. 4 Characteristics of Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) D-O-E-S
   1. Depth of processing
   2. Overarousability & Overstimulation
   3. Emotional Responsiveness/Empathy
   4. Sensory Sensitivity
2. Being an HSP is an innate trait
3. 30% of HSPs are extroverts; 70% are introverts
4. High Sensation Seekers (HSS)
5. Inherent problem with being an HSP is being easily overstimulated
6. How to cope
7. What is good self-care
8. Sleep and the HSP
9. 5 Things HSPs need
   1. Believe the trait is real
   2. Reframe the past
   3. Heal traumas
   4. Don’t live like the other 80%
   5. Surround yourself with other HSPs
10. Mirror Neurons
11. Differential Susceptibility

BIO

Matthew E. Morgan has run the gamut of careers: starting out as a youth minister after earning his BA in Biblical Studies and Pastoral Ministries, he also taught high school while earning his Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University in Virginia.  He has dedicated his life to helping families recover or reconnect.

Matthew has been married for over 20 years. After 13 years of struggling with infertility as a couple, they welcomed their son – a very unexpected blessing. When not spending time with his family, Matthew enjoys writing, gardening, and gaming.

LINKS

http://covenantfamilywellness.com/about-cfw/

https://www.facebook.com/ourcfw/

Dr. Elaine Aron’s website— https://hsperson.com/

HSP Self-test– https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/

HSP Child self-test– https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-child-test/

Introversion, Extroversion and the Highly Sensitive Person by Jaquelyn Strickland, LPC–https://hsperson.com/introversion-extroversion-and-the-highly-sensitive-person/

Susan Cain Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking

Movie—Inside Out

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MUSIC—Gravel Dance by Andy Robinson www.andyrobinson.com