#328 | “Why Can’t I Just Handle What Everyone Else Can?” A Common Thought for Highly Sensitive People (and What to Do About It)
Release Date: 12/29/2025
#343 | How to Deepen Your Relationship This Valentine’s Day Through Inner Work as an HSP
Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at Are you craving deeper connection in your relationship—but feel stuck waiting for your partner to change? If you’ve ever felt emotionally distant from your partner and wondered why your efforts to fix things keep falling flat, this episode is for you. Especially around tender moments like Valentine’s Day, highly sensitive people can feel the ache of disconnection more intensely. But what if the answer isn’t changing the relationship, but transforming how you relate to yourself? In this episode, you’ll...
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#342 | How to Stop Taking Criticism Personally (Even If It Is Personal) So You Can Reduce Overwhelm as a Highly Sensitive Person
Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions
Build an emotional buffer between criticism and collapse. Get the Emotional Buffer Builder: How Do You Stop Taking Criticism Personally—Even When It Is Personal? If you’ve ever replayed a single comment in your head for hours, wondering why it hurt so much, you’re not alone—and this episode is for you. As a highly sensitive person, the sting of judgment can feel overwhelming, even when you know it shouldn't get to you. But telling yourself to “just get over it” often does more harm than good. In this episode, you'll learn: Why “don’t take it personally” backfires...
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#341 | What Depth of Processing Looks Like in Everyday Life for Highly Sensitive People & How to Fully Appreciate It
Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at If you've ever been told you're "too sensitive," "too slow to decide," or that you "read too much into things," this episode will feel like coming home. Discover how one of the most powerful traits of highly sensitive people — depth of processing — is not a flaw, but a form of inner wisdom that can transform the way you engage with life. In this episode, you’ll uncover: How to recognize depth of processing in your everyday thoughts, decisions, and relationships Why this trait is often misunderstood as...
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#340 | Why One Comment Can Hurt for Days & How to Improve Your Ability to Digest Negative Experiences and Stress as an HSP
Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at Have you ever had one small comment stick with you for days, leaving you emotionally drained and wondering if you’re just “too sensitive”? If you're a highly sensitive person, you know how one offhand remark can hijack your peace, trigger self-doubt, and send you spiraling into days of rumination. In this episode, you'll learn why this happens—not because something is wrong with you—but because of your depth, and how to work with it instead of against it. Understand the hidden mechanism that causes...
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#339 | 3 Powerful Ways to Remove Decision Overwhelm & Stress for Highly Sensitive People
Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at Are You Stuck in Decision Overwhelm as a Highly Sensitive Person? Feeling paralyzed by too many choices or the pressure to get everything just right? You're not alone—and there's a better way forward. In this empowering episode of Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People, you'll discover how perfectionist planning may be fueling your overwhelm, why clarity doesn’t come from control, and how to make decisions with calm confidence—without overthinking everything. What you'll gain from this episode: A...
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#338 | Why Your Inner Work Might Be Burning You Out & How to Heal Without Pushing as an HSP
Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at Are You Mistaking Inner Work for Inner Performance? Have you ever felt more exhausted after meditating or journaling? Like your healing journey has become another task on your to-do list? For highly sensitive people (HSPs), personal growth tools—like reflection, meditation, or emotional processing—can slowly shift from healing practices to hidden stressors. In this episode of Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People, you'll uncover the subtle ways your inner work might be draining you instead of...
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#337 | How to Heal Old Wounds & Overcome Trauma to Reduce Your Stress as a Highly Sensitive Person
Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at Are old emotional wounds quietly running your life—and draining your energy—without you even realizing it? If you're a highly sensitive person, the stress you feel might not be about what's happening now… but what’s still unresolved from the past. This episode reveals why HSPs often avoid deep healing work—not out of resistance, but out of fear of overwhelm—and how you can finally begin to heal in a way that feels safe, gentle, and effective. In this episode, you’ll discover: How unprocessed...
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#336 | “I Probably Won’t Fit In”: The Quiet Social Fear That Follows Highly Sensitive People Everywhere
Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at Are You Tired of Feeling Like the Odd One Out in Social Settings? If you're a highly sensitive person who walks into a room and instantly feels like you don’t belong, this episode speaks directly to you. Discover why social situations can feel overwhelming—not because you're antisocial, but because your nervous system is searching for safety where it doesn’t yet exist. You’re not broken—you’re deep. And in a world that often rewards surface-level connection, that depth can feel isolating. But what if...
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#335 | How to Be Alone Without Feeling Lonely & Connected Without Getting Stressed as a Highly Sensitive Person
Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at As a highly sensitive person, you’ve probably noticed how your need for solitude and your craving for connection can pull you in opposite directions. One day, a quiet evening feels like a gift. The next, it feels empty. This episode helps you understand why—and what to do when your go-to recharge methods stop working. Learn the key reason solitude feels peaceful one day and hollow the next—and how to shift it. Discover the invisible factor that turns a meaningful connection into emotional overwhelm. ...
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#334 | How to Support Your Loved Ones WITHOUT Taking On Their Stress and Feeling Overwhelmed as an HSP
Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Inner Work and Strategies for Coping with Stress, Overwhelm, and Negative Emotions
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person under stress? Find out—take the free test at Are You Drowning in Other People's Emotions Without Realizing It? When someone you love is falling apart, do you feel like it’s your job to fix it? For highly sensitive people, emotional overwhelm often isn’t about being “too sensitive”—it’s about crossing invisible boundaries. This episode uncovers the real reason HSPs feel drained in other people’s crises and shows you how to stay grounded without disconnecting. In this episode, you’ll discover: The surprising truth about why helping others...
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Have you ever felt ashamed for needing earplugs just to get through a store—like you're broken for reacting to things others seem to handle with ease?
If you're a highly sensitive person, everyday environments like Walmart or Target can feel like battlegrounds. But the real struggle isn't just the sensory overload—it's the invisible weight of shame and self-judgment that follows you around. This episode dives into why your sensitivity isn’t the problem… but what you believe about it is.
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Learn why HSP tools like earplugs can quietly trigger shame—and how to stop apologizing for using them.
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Discover the true cost of comparing yourself to others who seem to “handle more” and how it drains your energy.
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Shift your mindset from seeing your sensitivity as a flaw to embracing it as a strength that deserves protection, not hiding.
Press play now to learn how to stop shrinking your life out of shame and start living on your own terms with confidence, clarity, and peace.
Todd Smith, founder of True Inner Freedom
Dreaming of a stress-free, balanced life? Visit trueinnerfreedom.com and complete the HSP Stress Survey. Gain clarity on your stress triggers and enjoy a free 15-minute Inner Freedom Call designed to guide you toward lasting inner peace and fulfillment.
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