Highly Sensitive Humans Podcast

In this episode The Wild Sensitive, Unlocking the Power of The Highly Sensitive High Sensation Seeker I'm so excited to be talking with the inspiring Randy Grasser and Annet van Duinen.  With a rare combination of emotional depth and daring spirit, they are redefining what it means to be both Highly Sensitive (HSP) and High Sensation Seeking (HSS). Their lives are a living testament to this vibrant duality, walking the edge between stillness and adventure, introspection and bold exploration. Their mission is rooted in personal experience. Randy’s path has spanned over 50 countries and countless extremes, from surviving an avalanche and navigating wilderness trials to working in harsh industrial environments and creating a life-changing 26-day behavioral program for court-appointed teens. Each chapter of his journey uncovered a deeper truth: his sensitivity wasn’t a weakness, it was his greatest strength. Annet brings over a decade of coaching experience as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), guiding individuals and organizations toward understanding, embracing, and leveraging sensitivity in powerful ways. A true explorer at heart, she combines emotional depth with bold curiosity, helping others find freedom and confidence in who they are, both in personal growth and professional leadership. Together, they are dedicated to educating and empowering others through every medium they can reach, be it their books, immersive retreats, online webinars and workshops, and meaningful conversations on social media. Their teachings offer a fresh, compassionate, and powerfully honest perspective, one that validates sensitivity as a strength while also honoring the craving for novelty, challenge, and growth that many HSPs feel but rarely understand. Links wildsensitive.com https://www.facebook.com/thelivingadventurers https://www.linkedin.com/company/thelivingadventurers Tracy Cooper's High Sensation Seeking Course: https://www.highlysensitivehumanacademy.com/the-sensation-seeking-highly-sensitive-person-professional-course Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1306366/support] About the Host: Jules De Vitto is a transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. She is a published author and wrote one of a series of books on Resilience, Navigating Loss in a time of Crisis. Her research has also been published in the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal and Journal of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology. Jules has spent years engaging in deep transformative healing work - she is a Reiki Master and Teacher and has completed Michael Harner’s Shamanic Practitioner Training through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies and a Grief Ritual Leadership Training with Francis Weller. You can stay connected with Jules through... Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/highly.sensitive.humans/] Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/julesdevitto/] The Highly Sensitive Human Academy™ - join our 3-month professional training: coaching Highly Sensitive People [https://www.highlysensitivehumanacademy.com/3-month-professional-training-coaching-highly-sensitive-people] Become a supporter [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1306366/support] Disclaimer [https://app.termly.io/document/disclaimer/28b63ee3-ea51-4828-b039-1e217ca02237]

In this episode, Dr. Genevieve von Lob, Jules De Vitto, Josh Silver, and Alan Piatek explore the power of embodied practices for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs). Together, they discuss how breathwork, conscious dance, singing, and meditation can help HSPs connect more deeply with their bodies, find their authentic voice, and build confidence. The group also shares insights from the annual HSP retreat they co-facilitate in the UK - a transformative space for sensitivity, expression, and connection. Join us on the HSP Retreat, June 12-15th 2025: https://academy.highlysensitivehumans.com/pages/highly-sensitive-person-retreat [https://academy.highlysensitivehumans.com/pages/highly-sensitive-person-retreat] Find out more about the facilitator's Dr Genevieve von Lob's Newsletter [https://theresonantparentingproject.substack.com/archive?sort=new ] Alan Piatek on Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanpiatek/] Josh Silver's Website [https://dancingtheelements.co.uk/] Jules De Vitto's Website [https://www.highlysensitivehumanacademy.com/] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1306366/support] About the Host: Jules De Vitto is a transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. She is a published author and wrote one of a series of books on Resilience, Navigating Loss in a time of Crisis. Her research has also been published in the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal and Journal of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology. Jules has spent years engaging in deep transformative healing work - she is a Reiki Master and Teacher and has completed Michael Harner’s Shamanic Practitioner Training through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies and a Grief Ritual Leadership Training with Francis Weller. You can stay connected with Jules through... Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/highly.sensitive.humans/] Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/julesdevitto/] The Highly Sensitive Human Academy™ - join our 3-month professional training: coaching Highly Sensitive People [https://www.highlysensitivehumanacademy.com/3-month-professional-training-coaching-highly-sensitive-people] Become a supporter [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1306366/support] Disclaimer [https://app.termly.io/document/disclaimer/28b63ee3-ea51-4828-b039-1e217ca02237]

In today's episode, I speak to William Allen about Highly Sensitive Men and his new course, On Being a Highly Sensitive Man.  William Allen is the author of Confessions of a Sensitive Man and On Being a Sensitive Man. He leads the course with insights drawn from his extensive work as an advocate for HSP men. He is a certified hypnotist and brain training coach, author and advocate for HSP Men.  He believes that male sensitivity is not so rare, but it can be confounding for most males living in a culture of masculine insensitivity which teaches boys and men to disconnect from their feelings and emotions. As a highly sensitive individual himself, William combines personal experience, professional expertise, and engaging storytelling to create a transformative learning experience.   Join the Waitlist (before March 17th) and take advantage of the early-bird discount: https://wwwhighlysensitivehumanscom.involve.me/hsp-man-course-waitlist Join the course On Being a Highly Sensitive Man here: https://academy.highlysensitivehumans.com/courses/on-being-a-sensitive-man Stay in touch with William Allen   Website:  www.thesensitiveman.com [http://www.thesensitiveman.com/] Author of Confessions of a Sensitive Man, An Unconventional Defense of Sensitive Men [https://amzn.to/3izG2tH] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1306366/support] About the Host: Jules De Vitto is a transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. She is a published author and wrote one of a series of books on Resilience, Navigating Loss in a time of Crisis. Her research has also been published in the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal and Journal of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology. Jules has spent years engaging in deep transformative healing work - she is a Reiki Master and Teacher and has completed Michael Harner’s Shamanic Practitioner Training through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies and a Grief Ritual Leadership Training with Francis Weller. You can stay connected with Jules through... Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/highly.sensitive.humans/] Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/julesdevitto/] The Highly Sensitive Human Academy™ - join our 3-month professional training: coaching Highly Sensitive People [https://www.highlysensitivehumanacademy.com/3-month-professional-training-coaching-highly-sensitive-people] Become a supporter [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1306366/support] Disclaimer [https://app.termly.io/document/disclaimer/28b63ee3-ea51-4828-b039-1e217ca02237]

About the Speakers Katie has over 25 years of experience working in the mental health field, and her recent research, Is There Meaning in Madness?, aimed to promote the need to integrate transpersonal frameworks into mainstream mental health care. Katie was a founding director of the International Spiritual Emergence Network (ISEN) and advocates for viewing mental health crises as potential transformative opportunities if correctly supported. In 2017, following her personal brush with suicidality, Katie founded Emerging Proud, an international peer campaign highlighting stories of personal transformation through crisis. She joined the Board of the Soteria Network (UK) in 2024 who support the provision of alternative approaches to doula-ing people experiencing extreme states. Katie is an Associate Consultant and Trainer for a lived experience UK charity Imroc, and recently co-founded The ELEPHANT Collective project with Sameer Patel and co-produced the mini docu-series A Call to Awakening in 2021.  Sameer Patel Sameer is a filmmaker and the co-founder of the Kundalini Collective, an organisation established in 2018 to support individuals navigating spiritual awakenings. His own transformative ‘Kundalini awakening’ in 2006 profoundly reshaped his life, inspiring a deep exploration of spiritual and shamanic traditions across the globe. An Economics graduate from the London School of Economics, Sameer began his career in the City before transitioning into film finance. However, his spiritual journey catalysed a shift toward a creative path. As a filmmaker, his works have been acquired by Sony and Sky Arts and showcased at prestigious festivals such as Palm Springs. Recently, Sameer produced a British-Iranian feature adaptation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, reimagined as The Bitter Tears of Zahra Zand. He is now developing The Elephant, a documentary exploring ‘Non-Ordinary Transformative Experiences’ and their profound implications. Links Our ELEPHANT community platform: https://our-elephant.mn.co/ [https://our-elephant.mn.co/] A Call to Awakening: https://www.a-call-to-awakening.com/ [https://www.a-call-to-awakening.com/] The Kundalini Collective: www.kundalinicollective.org [http://www.kundalinicollective.org/] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1306366/support] About the Host: Jules De Vitto is a transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. She is a published author and wrote one of a series of books on Resilience, Navigating Loss in a time of Crisis. Her research has also been published in the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal and Journal of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology. Jules has spent years engaging in deep transformative healing work - she is a Reiki Master and Teacher and has completed Michael Harner’s Shamanic Practitioner Training through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies and a Grief Ritual Leadership Training with Francis Weller. You can stay connected with Jules through... Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/highly.sensitive.humans/] Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/julesdevitto/] The Highly Sensitive Human Academy™ - join our 3-month professional training: coaching Highly Sensitive People [https://www.highlysensitivehumanacademy.com/3-month-professional-training-coaching-highly-sensitive-people] Become a supporter [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1306366/support] Disclaimer [https://app.termly.io/document/disclaimer/28b63ee3-ea51-4828-b039-1e217ca02237]

In this episode on Unlocking your Authentic Self as a Highly Sensitive Person: Psychedelic Integration and Psychosynthesis I speak to Clara Parati. Clara is a qualified Psychedelic Integration Specialist, Psychosynthesis Coach, and Holistic Practitioner. Her client-centred approach incorporates transpersonal psychology, mind-body repatterning, and ancient principles to facilitate profound transformation through personal integration journeys. She empowers individuals to break old patterns of behaviour, cultivate emotional regulation, and reconnect more deeply with their authentic selves. In the episode, we discuss the importance of integration as a process for creating long-lasting transformation rather than temporary 'peak experiences'. We talk about the specific needs of HSP and how, as Highly Sensitive People, we might navigate the psycho-spiritual journey, particularly in the context of plant medicine experiences. Clara discusses the unique benefits of the transpersonal approach of psychosynthesis as a powerful modality for supporting integration. We also explore the importance of connecting more deeply with the authentic Self. Clara's links Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/call.to.source/] The Psychedelic Integration Compass Podcast  [https://thepsychedelicintegrationcompass.buzzsprout.com/] Youtube Podcast Episodes [https://youtube.com/@psychedelicintegrationcompass/] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1306366/support] About the Host: Jules De Vitto is a transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator. She helps those who identify with the traits of high sensitivity to navigate emotional overwhelm, step into their authentic power and align with their true purpose in life. She is a published author and wrote one of a series of books on Resilience, Navigating Loss in a time of Crisis. Her research has also been published in the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal and Journal of Consciousness, Spirituality, and Transpersonal Psychology. Jules has spent years engaging in deep transformative healing work - she is a Reiki Master and Teacher and has completed Michael Harner’s Shamanic Practitioner Training through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies and a Grief Ritual Leadership Training with Francis Weller. You can stay connected with Jules through... Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/highly.sensitive.humans/] Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/julesdevitto/] The Highly Sensitive Human Academy™ - join our 3-month professional training: coaching Highly Sensitive People [https://www.highlysensitivehumanacademy.com/3-month-professional-training-coaching-highly-sensitive-people] Become a supporter [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1306366/support] Disclaimer [https://app.termly.io/document/disclaimer/28b63ee3-ea51-4828-b039-1e217ca02237]