HSP Podcast #07: Explaining HSP to Your Partner

ep07 explaining partner smallNow that you’ve learned about high sensitivity, you may feel like a weight has been lifted off you. You feel more accepting of yourself and realize you aren’t alone. Hooray: you aren’t weird!

But how do you share this information with the most important person in your life?

It can be hard to explain a concept like high sensitivity, especially to people who are skeptical (like my husband!)

In this Episode 7 of the HSP Podcast, I have an imaginary conversation with a partner, husband, wife, boyfriend, or girlfriend to try to explain HSP in an easily-digestible way.

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