If you’ve ever felt like your emotions hit all at once, leaving you overwhelmed, overstimulated, or stuck in your thoughts, this episode is for you.

In this podcast, we’ll explore how journaling helps highly sensitive and introverted women build emotional awareness- the first step to feeling calm, clear, and in control again.

You’ll learn:

• Why journaling works so well for emotional overwhelm and overthinking
• How to use simple journal prompts to process what you’re feeling
• A calm, step-by-step way to slow your thoughts and regulate your emotions

If you’re ready to stop spiraling and start understanding what you feel before it takes over, don’t miss my upcoming Journal Your Feelings Workshop on November 5th at 12pm EST.

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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

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Do you automatically hide how you feel, without even thinking about it?

If saying “I’m fine” has become your reflex… even when you’re anything but fine, this episode is for you. As HSPs and introverts, many of us learned early on that being emotional wasn’t safe. So we got good at pushing it down, staying calm, and not making it a big deal.

But over time, that survival strategy becomes an exhausting pattern of emotional suppression.

In this episode, I’m unpacking why hiding emotions becomes second nature—and how to begin gently reversing the pattern. You’ll learn how to spot your emotional default settings, practice safe expression like journaling or voice notes, and give yourself permission to feel without fixing or explaining.

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

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

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

📢 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

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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 spiraled after something small? Like a text left unread or a weird tone in someone’s voice? As HSPs, it’s easy to confuse our thoughts, feelings, and facts, which only adds to the overwhelm. 

In this episode, I’m walking you step by step through one of the most powerful tools I teach: how to separate what actually happened (facts), the story your mind creates (thoughts), and your emotional truth (feelings). 

You’ll learn how to stop reacting to mental clutter, honor your emotions without letting them run the show, and start feeling more grounded. I’ll also share the coaching tool that helps my clients untangle their reactions so they can respond with clarity and confidence.

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102 | “Feelings Aren’t Facts” Is Harmful — Here’s Why You Need to Listen to Your Emotions

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

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

📢 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

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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

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.

Related Episodes:

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

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

📢 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

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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

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

📢 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

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

📢 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

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

📢 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

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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

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. 

📢 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

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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

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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📢 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

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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 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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88 | STOP Trying to Fix Yourself as an HSP! Reduce Emotional Overwhelm and Exhaustion with This Simple Practice

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

📢 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

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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

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

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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

As a highly sensitive introvert, I know how overwhelming big feelings can feel. Maybe you’ve told yourself, “I can’t handle this,”  and started avoiding, stuffing, or overthinking instead.

But here’s the truth: you can handle big emotions, even if it’s never felt true before.

In this episode, I’m sharing encouragement to help you see your sensitivity in a new way, plus a simple self-soothing tool you can use right away. This quick practice will help you regulate your emotions, calm your nervous system, and build emotional resilience step by step.

If you’ve ever felt like your emotions are too much or feared they’ll drown you, this conversation will remind you that you’re stronger than you think.

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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

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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 sat down to do an emotional check-in and then… nothing? You want to feel calmer and more grounded, but your mind goes blank and you’re not sure what to even ask yourself.

In this episode, I’m breaking down what an emotional check-in really is and how to make it simple instead of overwhelming. I’ll share a few gentle prompts you can use to guide yourself so the practice feels clear, supportive, and effective.

If you’ve ever felt stuck or unsure about how to actually connect with your emotions in the moment, this episode will help you build confidence and create a check-in routine that actually works.

Sign up for the Emotion Reset Challenge: https://latoyaedwards.net/challenge

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87 | This is NOT Emotional Awareness: Try this Emotional Regulation Technique Instead

📢 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

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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

If your emotions feel muted, like you’re just going through the motions and can’t really feel happy, sad, or anything at all this podcast is for you. Emotional numbness isn’t a flaw or a sign of weakness; it’s your nervous system’s way of protecting you from overwhelm.

In this episode, I’ll break down why highly sensitive introverts often freeze or disconnect, and I’ll guide you through a gentle, micro practice to start reconnecting with your feelings. Even if it’s just a few seconds at a time.

And if the thought of feeling again feels scary or impossible, I’ll also share how you can give yourself a safe, supportive space to slowly start thawing out and tuning back into yourself.

Sign up for the Emotion Reset Challenge: https://latoyaedwards.net/challenge

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88 | STOP Trying to Fix Yourself as an HSP! Reduce Emotional Overwhelm and Exhaustion with This Simple Practice

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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

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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

Feeling more than one emotion at the same time can be overwhelming, especially if you’re highly sensitive or introverted. Instead of moving forward, you might find yourself overthinking, shutting down, or feeling completely stuck.

In this episode, I’m sharing how to use a simple emotion check-in practice to stop freezing and start processing your feelings in a calmer way. Think of it like emotional triage: learning to isolate and sit with one emotion at a time so you can actually move through it instead of being buried under all of them.

If you’ve ever wished you could make sense of your emotions without spiraling into overwhelm, this episode will give you a practical, gentle tool you can return to anytime.

Sign up for the Emotion Reset Challenge: https://latoyaedwards.net/challenge

Related Episodes:

87 | This is NOT Emotional Awareness: Try this Emotional Regulation Technique Instead

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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

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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

Are you constantly trying to “fix” yourself, scanning every thought, analyzing every feeling, and pushing harder to finally feel okay? If so, no wonder you’re exhausted.

In this episode, we’ll talk about why the fix-it cycle keeps highly sensitive introverts stuck in overthinking mode, and why your emotions don’t actually want to be solved. You’ll learn a simple practice to pause, soften, and give yourself permission to rest instead of performing emotional gymnastics.

If you’ve been trying so hard to “get it right” but still feel drained, this conversation will show you a gentler way forward.

Sign up for the Emotion Reset Challenge: https://latoyaedwards.net/challenge

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87 | This is NOT Emotional Awareness: Try this Emotional Regulation Technique Instead

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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

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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 tried to do an emotional check-in, only to end up feeling more exhausted than before? If that sounds familiar, you’re not doing it wrong on purpose, your brain is just stuck in overthinking mode.

In this episode, I’m breaking down the difference between constant mental scanning and a true emotional check-in, especially for highly sensitive introverts who already live in their heads a lot.

You’ll learn a simple 3-step check-in practice that helps you move out of judgment and problem-solving, and into gentle awareness that actually leaves you feeling calmer and more grounded.

If your emotional check-ins have felt more draining than supportive, this conversation will give you a reset you can return to anytime.

Sign up for the Emotion Reset Challenge: https://latoyaedwards.net/challenge

Related Episodes:

84 | STOP Feeling Emotionally Overwhelmed with this Simple Journaling Prompt

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86 | STOP Trying to Hold it Together - It's Keeping You From Regulating Your Emotions

📢 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

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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

If you’ve been carrying the weight of everything (taking care of everyone else, keeping life moving, and pushing through chaos) while quietly shutting down inside, this episode is for you.

As highly sensitive introverts, we often slip into over-functioning, staying strong for everyone else while our own emotions pile up in silence. The truth is, that pattern leads straight to emotional burnout.

In this episode, I’m breaking down what burnout really looks like for HSPs, why emotional check-ins matter even when life feels overwhelming, and how just a few minutes of pause can help reset your nervous system.

Sign up for the Emotion Reset Challenge: https://latoyaedwards.net/challenge

Related Episodes:

84 | STOP Feeling Emotionally Overwhelmed with this Simple Journaling Prompt

85 | Exhausted? You're Not Regulating Your Emotions, You're Overthinking

87 | This is NOT Emotional Awareness: Try this Emotional Regulation Technique Instead

📢 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

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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 done an emotional check-in and ended up feeling more drained than before? You’re not alone. A lot of highly sensitive introverts confuse “checking in” with overthinking or constantly scanning, analyzing, and trying to fix. 

In this episode, I’m breaking down the difference between true emotional awareness and mental loops that leave you exhausted. I’ll walk you through a simple way to check in with your feelings that actually helps you feel calmer, clearer, and more grounded.

If you’ve been stuck in your head and wondering why emotional check-ins don’t feel supportive, this episode will show you how to do them in a way that works with your sensitivity instead of against it.

Sign up for the Emotion Reset Challenge: https://latoyaedwards.net/challenge

Related Episodes:

87 | This is NOT Emotional Awareness: Try this Emotional Regulation Technique Instead

89 | Feeling Too Much at Once? How HSPs can Regulate Emotions When Feeling Overstimulated

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

📢 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

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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

If you’ve been so focused on holding everything together for everyone else that you’ve stopped checking in with yourself, this episode is for you.

As highly sensitive introverts, it’s easy to get stuck in survival mode: carrying so much that you end up feeling nothing at all. That’s not failure; it’s your nervous system protecting you.

In this episode, I’m talking about why emotional check-ins matter and how they can help you reconnect with what’s really going on inside. I’ll share a simple journaling prompt you can use right away, even on your busiest days, to create space for your feelings.

Sign up for the Emotion Reset Challenge: https://latoyaedwards.net/challenge

Related Episodes:

86 | STOP Trying to Hold it Together - It's Keeping You From Regulating Your Emotions

88 | STOP Trying to Fix Yourself as an HSP! Reduce Emotional Overwhelm and Exhaustion with This Simple Practice

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

📢 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

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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

Do you ever wonder if you should be keeping one journal for everything or separating them into categories like one for emotions, one for goals, one for prayers?

In this episode, I’m breaking down the pros and cons of both journaling styles so you can figure out what actually works for you. Whether your current journal feels messy and chaotic or you’re feeling overwhelmed trying to keep up with too many notebooks, this conversation will help you make a clear, grounded decision.

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer, but I’ll help you choose the approach that supports your emotional well-being and helps you stay consistent.

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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

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As a highly sensitive person or introvert, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, overstimulated, and emotionally drained even by things that seem “small” to others. That’s why self-care isn’t just helpful, it’s essential. But not all self-care is created equal.

In this episode, I’m walking you through 7 types of self-care every introvert needs to know: emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, mental, and environmental. I’ll explain what each one means, why it matters for your nervous system and peace of mind, and how to choose the care your body and emotions are actually asking for.

If you’ve ever felt unsure what you need when you're tired, anxious, or overstimulated, this episode will help you find clarity, calm, and a simple rhythm of care that works.

Related Episodes:

78| Overstimulated? STOP Pushing Through and Do This Instead

17| Want to Feel More Rested? How to Create a Calming Home Space as an HSP

16| Why Rest Is the Most Powerful Form of Self-Care for HSPs and Introverts

📢 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

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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

Is it anxiety… or sensory overload? As introverts and HSPs, we often feel overwhelmed in loud, fast-paced, or emotionally intense environments and sometimes we mistake that feeling for anxiety.

In this episode, I’m breaking down the difference between anxiety and sensory overload, why that confusion can lead to shame and self-blame, and how to start noticing the signs your body is simply overstimulated.

I’ll also share calming tools and journaling prompts to help you recover your peace and regulate your nervous system so you can stop powering through and start honoring your true emotional needs.

Related Episodes:

79 | Introvert Hangovers Are Real! Avoid Emotional Burnout With These Self-Care Tips

52| Is This Mine or Theirs? How to Distinguish Your Feelings from Others as an HSP

26| Overwhelmed by Hard Times? 8 Daily Habits to Help You Feel Peaceful as an HSP

📢 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

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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

Overthinking thrives on uncertainty, and if you’re like me, your brain can sometimes spiral into a million “what ifs” when all you really want is peace.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a few simple tools I reach for when my mind won’t slow down. You’ll learn a 3-step decision filter to help you stop second-guessing yourself, some gentle mindfulness cues to ground your nervous system, and mental pause phrases that create breathing room when your thoughts get loud.

If you’re a highly sensitive or introverted woman who’s tired of replaying conversations or worrying if you made the “right” choice, this one’s for you. These tools are simple, but they’ve helped me shift from anxious overthinking into calm clarity, and I think they’ll help you too.

Related Episodes:

54 | 4 Biggest Myths About Being "Too Sensitive" (and why you should ignore them)

53 | Instead of Overthinking Every Emotion, Try These 3 Tips to Manage Emotions  and Find Peace

30 | Frustrated With Overthinking? My Method for Managing Emotions as an Introvert So You Can Feel Peace

📢 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

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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

Ever feel completely wiped out after socializing, even if it was with people you love? You might be experiencing an introvert hangover.

In this episode, we’re diving into what an introvert hangover actually is, why it happens (especially if you’re highly sensitive), and how to recognize the signs before you crash. I’ll also share why these “energy crashes” aren’t something to fix but something to honor. And how ignoring them can lead to emotional overwhelm or burnout.

If you’ve ever felt guilty for needing alone time, snapped at someone after a full day, or wondered why your brain shuts down after too much stimulation, this episode is for you. You’ll walk away feeling seen and supported, and you’ll learn how to work with your sensitivity instead of pushing through it.

Related Episodes:

49| 3 Secrets to Practicing Self-Compassion as an Introverted HSP

46| 3 Hacks to Release Stress as an HSP in Under 30 Minutes Per Week

23| Drained by Socializing? 7  Ways to Make Friends as an Introvert without the Overwhelm

📢 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