Welcome to this episode of the HSP and Neurodivergent Podcast with Julie Bjelland, LMFT, and guest Willow McIntosh. This episode celebrates the 5th anniversary of the Sensitive Empowerment Community. We discuss milestones, including reaching listeners in 183 countries and ranking in the top 1.5% of podcasts globally.

Season Two Kickoff: Julie shares exciting news about starting Season Two after completing 200 episodes in Season One.
Global Reach: The podcast now reaches 183 countries, highlighting the wide impact on sensitive and neurodivergent individuals worldwide.
Grief and Growth: Julie opens up about her personal experience with grief after the loss of her mother and discusses the emotional growth that follows deep emotional pain.
Diet and Health: Willow shares his journey of improving his health by cutting out processed foods and how mindful eating has helped balance his energy and digestion.
Joy and Mindfulness: Both hosts discuss the importance of finding small moments of joy during difficult times, as part of the healing process.
Photography as a New Joy: Julie is excited about a new hobby—photography—capturing nature and bird photos as a way to bring joy into her life.
Community Growth: Updates on new groups within the Sensitive Empowerment Community, providing diverse and safe spaces for connection and support.

Spiral Up Depression Group
Sensitive Sages (60+)
Autistic Women’s Group
Soul Sanctuary for HSPs of Color
Rainbow Room (LGBTQIA+)
HSPs in Heart-Centered Business
Self-Discovery Journey
Course Discussions

Julie’s Resources & Links

Willow’s Resources & Links

Julie Bjelland is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), psychotherapist, author, and founder of Sensitive Empowerment. She specializes in supporting high sensitivity, neurodivergence, and adult-discovered autism. Julie has developed tools to help balance the sensitive nervous system, reduce challenges, and help individuals reach their fullest potential. Through her global support hub, she offers online courses, the Sensitive Empowerment Community, a top-ranked podcast, articles, webinars, and more. As a proud neurodivergent and queer therapist, Julie’s mission is to create a world where differences are embraced as strengths and celebrated. Learn more at https://www.juliebjelland.com/

Willow McIntosh is the founder of Inluminance and has been working in purpose alignment and lightworker facilitation for 17 years. He specialises in initiating people with High Sensory Intelligence to experience their reality as a gift that can be implemented into valuable products and services. https://inluminance.com/

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