Meeting of Minds

Apr 26 2023

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Bringing you conversations from ordinary people about subjects I find interesting and inspiring. I hope you do too. Talking about my story from breakdown to finding myself in my 50s, fabulous guests who talk about their lives and mainly about how to find joy in life. It's never too late and you're never too old to heal and find joy. I love to hear from you. To get in touch: Email: [email protected] Website: safeandsupported.co.uk Instagram: @safeandsupportedcoaching Production - Jay Herbert Original music - Jay Herbert and Alex Ware

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Bonus episode - what's next

Apr 26 2023 8 mins

After the 100th episode celebration, it's been a bit quiet here and this short episode tells you all about what is happening next. It's not the end of the Meeting of Minds but there will be a break while Robbie and I get the new podcast, HSP Connection, off the ground. I really hope you'll join us and listen to the new podcast. Click the link below to find it on variou

Episode 100 - milestone celebration

Mar 30 2023 50 mins

Get ready to celebrate, because it's the 100th episode of this fantastic podcast! To mark the occasion, we've invited a few HSP friends to join us on Zoom for a virtual party. We're sharing the joy of being an HSP and having a blast while doing it. Robbie's putting me in the hot seat with some questions about the journey of the last 100 episodes. We'll be talkin

Episode 99 - using our intuition

Mar 23 2023 41 mins

I chose the subject of this week’s podcast after I saw this equation written down: Intuition = instinct + spirit It spoke to me and I became really curious about the role spirit plays in us using our intuition. This conversation takes us to what is spirit and how does it help us connect to our intuition? It’s like a translator helping to interpret the signals. We talk about: T

Episode 98 - people-pleasing and perfectionism

Mar 16 2023 48 mins

People-pleasing and perfectionism are really interesting for us as they are the main protective mechanisms developed by me and Robbie, respectively, to navigate our childhoods. We had others but these are the main ones. They were the ways we tried to get our needs met - like love, affection and recognition - and whilst they may have served us in childhood when it wasn’t saf

Episode 97 - the importance of boundaries for HSPs

Mar 09 2023 46 mins

Another juicy topic this week, boundaries. I like to think of boundaries as a resource management system. How best to use our time, energy, money and other resources. Once we've upped our self-care and we're feeling in a good place, we've worked out what we need to make us feel good, how do we then use the resources to we have in a way that serves us. This is where boundaries

Episode 96 - finding our rhythm as HSPs

Mar 02 2023 38 mins

This episode ties in with episodes 92 (self-care) and 95 (relationships) and you might find it useful to go back and listen to those. Robbie worked out what she needs and found her rhythm largely by experiencing what didn't work for her. For me, it was more a case of having nothing to lose and wanting to try something different. Learning about vulnerability from Brené Brown'

Episode 95 - navigating relationships with non-HSPs

Feb 23 2023 55 mins

This episode is a stroll through our experience of relationships as HSPs with both HSPs and non-HSPs. Most of what we say really applies to all relationships - romantic or not. We explore the different ways we do this and our intention is to give you some food for thought. We talk about: The importance of believing that high sensitivity is a real thing - the belief allows us to un

Episode 94 - the role of HSPs in systems and structures

Feb 16 2023 54 mins

In this episode Robbie and I stray into murky waters and talk about their experiences of systems as HSPs. Beware of a rant or two along the way. The intention was to talk about a number of systems and structures but we ended up talking mainly about the workplace as we have both had corporate positions in the past. We will do another episode later on about other systems. For Robbie,

Episode 93 - the strength in sensitivity

Feb 09 2023 43 mins

Many of us highly sensitive folks grow up thinking, feeling and being told that our sensitivity is a weakness and it's something to hide. When we hear messages like "you're too sensitive" we can feel like there's something wrong with us. There isn't and in this episode we want to help you see that sensitivity is a strength. Robbie doesn't hold back in this episode and we can all he

Episode 92 - why radical self-care is a necessity and not a luxury for HSPs

Feb 02 2023 62 mins

This is the 3rd episode of the HSP Connection and this week Robbie and I are talking about one of our favourite subjects: SELF-CARE Yes, self-care can involve a lovely, hot bath, a massage or permission to spend all day watching New Amsterdam (anyone else or is it just me?). What we mean here is radical self-care; the stuff we aren't usually taught about but is so important f