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.

You can find all the reources and complete show notes for this and every episode here.

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!

You can find the full show notes for this episode replay here.

This is a replay from October 2023.

Have you thought about your friendships lately? Have they shifted as you’ve entered mid-life? Do the relationships you’ve had for a long time still enrich you, or do you finding yourself drawing away? Do you find yourself drawn to the same kinds of people, or are you looking for a different kind of friendship? In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Biz Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., and a life coach for highly sensitive women, shares her thoughts about friendships and finding new friendships in mid-life. She also explores the intricate relationship between our wounded parts and the people in our lives, and how healing our parts can bring about changes in our friendships.

You can find out more about the group for highly sensitive women here.

Get your Free Guide to Navigating Friensdhips in MIdlife here.

If you’re easily overwhelmed, listen to this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman as host Elizabeth Cush talks about highly sensitive women.

“This part of me that just gets overwhelmed feels probably like I'm in third grade.” — Biz Cush

Sometimes you just need a break—but we don’t always give ourselves permission to do that, even though we might need some extra time to process information or emotions. We might just need to rest. It’s important for everyone, no matter what we do, but for some of us it’s absolutely essential. As the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast heads into its summer hiatus, host Biz Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Maryland and Delaware, and a life coach for highly sensitive women, wraps up Season Four and provides a sneak preview of Season Five content with a heartfelt talk about what it means to be a highly sensitive woman. She shares her own personal experiences as a child and an adult, the insights she has gained and the strategies she uses to navigate as a highly sensitive mid-life woman in an often overwhelming world.

You can find the show note and resources mentioned here- https://www.elizabethcushcoaching.com/awaken-your-wise-woman-podcast

Get your Navigating Friendship in Mid-Life: A Guide to Build New & Deeper Connections as a Highly Sensitive Woman

How do you find the courage to walk away from the life you’ve known for decades to follow your heart? In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman that’s the question host Elizabeth Cush asks author Suzette Mullen, who came out in midlife.

“Can I trust the voice? What is the voice saying to me? And do I have the courage to act on what I’m hearing?”
— Suzette Mullen

Writing a memoir can provide a way to look back and better understand your life. But what happens when the process opens the door to life-changing insights? Would you be open to changing your path? What would it take to do that? Is it even possible? For some, it’s not only possible, but positively freeing. 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 Suzette Mullen, memoir and nonfiction book coach, retreat leader and author of The Only Way Through Is Out, which chronicles her coming out in midlife after decades of marriage. They talk about women’s struggles around identity, courage and agency. They also discuss some of things that can keep us from making major life changes, especially as we get older, what we can do to support us in living more authentically—and why it’s all so worthwhile.

Find the full show notes and links for this and every episode here- https://www.elizabethcushcoaching.com/awaken-your-wise-woman-podcast

• Suzette Mullen’s Your Story Finder website

• Urstoryfinder on Instagram

• Suzette Mullen on LinkedIn

• Your Story Finder community on Facebook

• Suzette Mullen, Author page on Facebook

• The Only Way Through Is Out by Suzette Mullen

• Elizabeth’s coaching website

• Somatic Practices

• Sign up for Biz’s Newsletter

• Biz’s Blog

• Guided meditations on Insight Timer

• Progression Counseling

Can you imagine what it would be like to live most of your life in the wrong body? Listen in on this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman as host Elizabeth Cush welcomes Wendy Cole, a trans woman who transitioned at age 67.

“Being yourself, and being true to yourself, is probably one of the most important things in life.”
— Wendy Cole

Wendy Cole sensed something as early as age 3. By the time she was 5 or 6, she knew she had been assigned the wrong gender at birth. One day when she was 10, she put on her mother’s clothes, did her nails and makeup, and announced that she was a girl. For most of the rest of her life, others tried to deny her truth. Then, at age she transitioned. 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 Wendy, a transition mentor, for an open and honest conversation about gender identity and expression, self-discovery and acceptance, the importance of empathy and the need for safe spaces. Most important, they talk about taking the leap of faith to find freedom and joy in being yourself. No matter what changes you need to make, you’re not too old to do it!

You can find the full show notes for this and every episode here: https://www.elizabethcushcoaching.com/awaken-your-wise-woman-podcast

What’s in store for summer? On this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth Cush talks about pride month and offers a guided self-care meditation.

“I am a firm believer that we all come into this world as humans who deserve respect and safety.”
— Biz Cush

Happy Pride Month! Whether you are an activist, a therapist or a caregiver, you are putting yourself out there to support others—and that’s awesome. But when we focus on the needs of others, we can easily overlook our own needs for care and compassion. Fortunately, there are simple things we can do to show ourselves some love and kindness. In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Biz Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., and a life coach for highly sensitive women, shares her thoughts about the importance of Pride Month and talks about how the podcast will celebrate Pride Month in upcoming episodes. She also offers a guided meditation to help you get grounded and get back in touch with your body and honor all that it does for you. It’s a great way to take a self-care break before you move on to the rest of your day.

You can find this and every episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman Podcast here.