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“The only person you should compare yourself to is the person you were yesterday.”
A popular misconception about Highly Sensitive people–to those who aren’t very familiar with the trait–is that HSPs are always emotionally fragile and not mentally strong.
But this isn’t true. You CAN be mentally strong and an HSP–it’s all about your coping skills. That’s why I’m excited to share with you Episode 61’s guest, Amy Morin, who is an expert on mental strength.
Amy is a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, professor, a TED talk speaker, and published author. In 2013, her post 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, went viral, and ended up being published into a bestselling book and translated into 20 languages. Her post was the most read article of all time on Forbes.com.
I was moved by her story and the challenges she’s dealt with in her life, and how she’s found a way to thrive and become an authority on helping others learn how to better cope.
In this episode, Amy talks about:
- The most common thing mentally strong people don’t do
- How to build mental strength
- Why seeing a therapist can help, even if you go just once
- What therapists think about Highly Sensitive People
- How to stop dwelling on the past
- How to deal with anticipatory grief
Learn more about Amy Morin:
- Her book: 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success
- Check out Amy’s ecourse: Mental Strength: Mastering The 3 Core Factors
- Twitter: @AmyMorinLCSW
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Podcast music attribution: Bust This Bust That (Professor Kliq) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Thank you! This was a great podcast. I loved hearing Amy Morin’s ideas and it made me think of my own experience with therapy (and how much my anxiety-ridden husband could benefit from it).
I’m so glad you liked it!
Great podcast Kelly! This is such a relevant and valuable topic for everyone, including HSPs. I am really enjoying your new interview episodes. Great job and thank you!
Thank you, Beckie!! 🙂
I think it’s really important to emphasize this podcast’s point that sensitivity does not mean weakness. if anything, those of us who are HSPs who function in the world are stronger because we deal with the overstimulation.
I consider myself both HSP and very strong and resilient. This combination used to be confusing to me because I had imbibed the view from society that those are opposites. But they are not — they definitely can co-exist.
I have always been considered ‘delicate’, not strong because my emotions live out front. I always feel the need to tell people the difficulties I have been through to try and say – hey, I am strong, look at everything that has happened and I’m still here! Although that has caused the opposite reaction. I get the ‘poor you’ face that is very condescending. Besides my girls and a couple very close friends, I have yet to find my tribe in regards to work. Because I am seen as weak, I am constantly overlooked and unappreciated.
Thank you for letting me speak my mind. I was so happy to discover that I am a HSP and all the good points to it!
Kelly, I appreciate your comment about anticipatory grief. We have a nutty Pomeranian who one day will leave us. This week I’ve been thinking about just that, what I will do when this zany dog passes. But I do snap out of it and enjoy that he is here. Just thank you for relating that story. I feel so at home on this HSP website.
Dump all social media it is evil.