Ever felt like you were carrying a lot emotionally but couldn’t put it into words?

If you’ve ever said, “I know I’m feeling something… I just don’t know what,” this episode is for you. As HSPs and introverts, we often experience emotions in layers but without the language to name them, those feelings can get stuck, swirling inside until we shut down or say “I’m fine” (when we’re definitely not).

In this episode, I’m talking about why it’s hard to name your emotions, especially if you’ve experienced suppression, trauma, or never had emotional language modeled for you. Then I’ll walk you through a few gentle tools to help you start finding the words: emotional check-ins, using a Feelings Wheel, and simple journaling prompts.

You don’t have to name it perfectly. But you can start understanding yourself more clearly . .. one word at a time.

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94 | STOP Hiding Your Emotions to Protect Other People, Use This Journaling Prompt Instead

90 | You’re NOT Fine, It's Emotional Numbness! Simple Nervous System Reset for HSPs and Introverts

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Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

If you’ve ever felt drained, restless, or overwhelmed after spending too much time on your phone or laptop, you’re not imagining it. As HSPs and introverts, our nervous systems process every bit of input more deeply, which means screens can quickly push us into overstimulation.

In this episode, I’m digging into why this happens and sharing practical ways to reset. You’ll learn how to build small screen-free pauses into your day, plan longer detoxes when you need them, and even use journaling as a powerful substitute to help you calm your system and reflect on how screens impact your emotions.

If you’ve been craving more peace, clarity, and energy, this conversation will help you create a healthier rhythm with technology.

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78 | Overstimulated? STOP Pushing Through and Do This Instead

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🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

Have you ever kept quiet about how you really feel not because you didn’t have words, but because you were afraid they’d be misunderstood?

In this episode, I’m diving into one of the biggest reasons highly sensitive and introverted women stay emotionally guarded: the fear of being misread, dismissed, or told we’re “too much.” When your emotions run deep, and your inner world is hard to put into words, it can feel safer to just keep it all in.

But that silence comes at a cost: emotional disconnection, overthinking, and loneliness.

I’ll share why this pattern shows up, how it affects your emotional safety, and what to do when you want to express yourself but don’t want to feel misunderstood.

Let’s talk about self-validation, bridging language, and creating safer spaces to share your heart without having to shrink it.

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83 | How Many Journals Do You Need? My #1 Tip for Beating Perfectionism as an HSP and Introvert

75 | STOP Journaling Only When You Feel Overwhelmed! You're Missing This Important Thing

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Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

Have you ever sat down with your journal, poured out some words, and still felt stuck afterward? You’re not alone. In this episode, I’m breaking down the four biggest reasons journaling often feels unhelpful.

I’ll share what might be holding you back (such as performing instead of processing or avoiding real feelings) and offer simple ways to shift your approach so that journaling actually helps you regulate your emotions, find clarity, and feel more grounded.

If journaling hasn’t worked for you before, this episode will show you how to make it a powerful tool for your emotional resilience.

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83 | How Many Journals Do You Need? My #1 Tip for Beating Perfectionism as an HSP and Introvert

75 | STOP Journaling Only When You Feel Overwhelmed! You're Missing This Important Thing

74 | Don't Feel Better After Journaling? Why It Feels Hard (And Why You Should Keep Going)

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Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

If traditional coaching calls or group programs have ever left you feeling drained, overstimulated, or pressured to “perform,” this episode is for you.

I’m sharing why I’ve transitioned my coaching to Voxer: a voice and text messaging app that creates a private, supportive space for highly sensitive introverts.

Voxer coaching gives you time to process before you share, lets you reach out in real-life moments (instead of waiting for a weekly call), and removes the stress of being “on” in front of others.

In this bonus episode, you’ll learn exactly how Voxer coaching works, why it’s designed with your sensitive nervous system in mind, and how it can help you feel more supported, grounded, and understood every single day.

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Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

Feeling emotionally drained, overstimulated, or like you just want to hide after too much peopling? You might be in an introvert hangover and you’re not alone.

In this episode, I’m sharing a gentle 3-step recovery ritual I use whenever I feel emotionally fried or socially overloaded. It’s called the Introvert Hangover Recovery routine, and it’s designed to help highly sensitive introverts come back to themselves without guilt or pressure.

If you’ve ever struggled to bounce back after too much stimulation or people time, this episode will give you a soft, nurturing way to rest, regroup, and feel like yourself again.

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81| Anxiety or Sensory Overload? How to Know What’s Really Draining You as an Introvert and HSP

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Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

Have you ever held back your emotions to avoid making someone else uncomfortable? Or worried that being honest about how you feel would make you seem dramatic or too much?

In this episode, I'm unpacking one of the biggest reasons highly sensitive introverts struggle to express their emotions: you’ve been taught that your feelings are a burden. I’ll walk you through where that belief often comes from, how it quietly leads to resentment and burnout, and what you can do to gently shift the pattern.

If you’re tired of bottling things up and want to start honoring your emotions without fear or guilt, this one’s for you. I’ll also leave you with a powerful journal prompt to help you rewrite the story you’ve been carrying about your emotions.

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97 | Afraid of Being Misunderstood as an HSP? STOP Hiding Your Emotions with this Journaling Prompt

99 | Enough Holding it In! This Tool Will Help You Name Your HSP Emotions

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Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

If you’ve ever worried that feeling your emotions would be “too much” or feared that letting one feeling out would open the floodgates, you’re not alone.

In this episode, I’m sharing the real stories of three HSPs and introverts who felt exactly that way, until they learned tools that helped them stop running from their feelings.

You’ll hear from Lisa, Kim, and Debbie as they talk about what life was like before they joined Manage Your HSP Emotions, the shifts they experienced inside the program, and how they’re now able to feel their emotions without fear.

Their words are honest, relatable, and so encouraging for anyone who’s ever felt overwhelmed by big feelings. My hope is that their stories give you a glimpse of what’s possible for you, too.

Related Episode:

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Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching