It Makes Sense That You Feel This Way

Episode 23: How Does Your Attachment Style Impact Your Relationships?

In this episode, host Kerrie Toole, LICSW, unpacks the world of attachment styles—secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized—and how they shape our relationships. Discover: 💡 How high sensitivity intertwines with attachment dynamics. 🧠 The roots of your relationship patterns and how they evolve. 🤝 Practical tips to navigate attachment differences in relationships. Join Kerrie for an honest, insightful discussion about building stronger, healthier connections—with yourself and others.

Episode 22: Holiday Stress - Are You Prepared?

It Makes Sense That You Feel This Way is here with a must-listen holiday survival guide! Host Kerrie Toole, LICSW, tackles the challenges of navigating family dynamics, emotional stress, and the overwhelm that often accompanies this season. Highlights include: * Proactive vs. reactive strategies for handling tough moments. * Setting boundaries and limits that empower you. * Tips for solo celebrations or finding allies at gatherings. * Practical ways to stay calm, centered, and confident. Whether you're gearing up for family festivities or planning a peaceful day solo, this episode is packed with strategies to help you thrive this holiday season.

Episode 21: The Four Ways We Respond To Stress: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn

How do you respond to stress—fight, flight, freeze, or fawn? In this episode, Kerrie Toole, LICSW, unpacks these instinctive reactions and why highly sensitive people experience them differently. From the surprising science of facial expressions to practical tips for grounding yourself, this episode is packed with insights to help you understand and manage your stress responses.

Episode 20: #1 Crisis Response Skill

In this episode of It Makes Sense That You Feel This Way, host Kerrie Toole, LICSW, shares the TIP method as a practical tool to help calm the nervous system in moments of high stress. Perfect for both highly sensitive listeners and their loved ones, this episode provides a clear, proactive approach to navigating life’s emotional challenges with resilience and preparedness.

Episode 19: More Ways To Proactively Reduce Emotional Vulnerabilities

In this episode, host Kerrie Toole, LICSW explores how high-sensitivity individuals can reduce emotional vulnerabilities using the ABC skill set from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Kerrie breaks down strategies like accumulating positive experiences, building mastery, and coping ahead to help manage intense emotions and navigate life’s challenges.  Whether you're starting your emotional regulation journey or looking to refine your existing skills, this episode offers essential tools for making progress and embracing your sensitivity as a superpower.