Navigating overstimulating environments can be a challenge for highly sensitive people.

In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth Cush talks with Martina Williams about coping strategies to manage your nervous system and walk comfortably in the world.

“If you end up being in a really highly stimulating environment, make sure that you create space for quiet so you can begin to down-regulate.”
— Martina Williams

If you’re a highly sensitive person, you may have grown up feeling different. You may have been told that you’re too “too.” You may have had experiences or feelings that it didn’t feel safe to talk about. Maybe that’s still the case. The truth is, you’re not too much, your feelings are legitimate, and there are many other women like you. And here’s some really good news: Highly sensitive people can learn a lot from each other. In this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast, host Elizabeth Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., and a mid-life women’s life coach, welcomes Martina Williams, a trauma recovery therapist and a coach who works with the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. They talk about what it’s like going through life as a highly sensitive person, share their experiences with using IFS to understand their reactions and increase their self-compassion, and offer tips for how introverts can avoid overwhelm and live with greater ease and comfort.

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Welcome back to the new season of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast! This week, host Elizabeth Cush reflects on her journey, talks about what’s in store for listeners and shares a guided meditation to help you get grounded.

“I am really excited to welcome sensitive women to this sacred support circle.” — Biz Cush

Where does time go? The summer flies by, you celebrate another birthday…. Now here you are, another year older and maybe another year wiser. Have you settled into your wisdom, or do you often feel overwhelmed? In this first episode of the brand-new season of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast, host Biz Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., and a life coach for highly sensitive women, talks about what it feels like to walk through mid-life as a highly sensitive woman and provides a preview of this new season’s guests. She also welcomes listeners to join a sacred support circle for sensitive women and offers a guided meditation to help you check in with yourself and reflect.

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This week we’re replaying an episode from season one. Biz also gives updates on the Sacred Support Circles for Sensitive Women group that starts this fall!

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