The Sensitive and Neurodivergent Podcast with Julie Bjelland

The Gift and the Curse of Decision Making as HSPs with Willow and Julie

Jul 14, 2022

45:30

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Tapping into our intuition and body sensations can guide us in decision-making as highly sensitive people.

Prioritizing our own needs and clear communication can help make decisions that honor our growth and authenticity.

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The Gift and the Curse of Decision Making as HSPs

Making decisions as highly sensitive people can be challenging, but there are effective ways to utilize our abilities in this area. Our ability to process a large amount of information can lead to feeling overwhelmed, but we can tap into our intuition and use our body's sensations as guidance in decision making. It is important to distinguish between our knowing wants/needs and human wants/needs, and take time to tune into our gut feelings and intuition. Removing others' influences and focusing on our own needs is crucial when making big decisions with others. Effective communication and clear expression of our needs can create healthier relationships and help us honor ourselves.

Introduction

2min

Navigating Decision-Making as a Highly Sensitive Person

23min

Empowering Decision Making

11min

Research on Couples and Communication Strategies

3min

The Importance of Expressing Needs and Validation in Communication

3min

Owning Who You Are and Seeking Support

4min

Making decisions as HSPs can be taxing at the best of times. Our ability to process at a deep level means we can end up in an ever-expanding thought cycle. Things can become quite difficult when coupled with the anxiety of a potentially unwanted outcome. With high levels of intuition and the ability to feel deeply, we have a significant advantage in decision-making. When we allow it, there is a strong sense of knowing that is there to guide us on a day-to-day basis. Yet how can we tap into these abilities more consciously and come to rely on them? In this episode, we look at some tried and tested methods that can be valuable tools in this area. Including what it means to support a decision once it has been made. We will also explore the common sensation of expansion and contraction that many of us experience in our bodies when we ask for guidance. We will also look at the differences between thinking and knowing and the profound relationship many HSPs have with the notion of truth.

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The Sensitive and Neurodivergent Podcast with Julie Bjelland

The Gift and the Curse of Decision Making as HSPs with Willow and Julie

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Gift and the Curse of Decision Making as HSPs

The Role of Intuition and Body Sensations in Decision Making

Empowering Ourselves in Decision Making

The Importance of Self-Exploration and Validation in Decision Making

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts