Compassionate Conversations

Jenn Granneman talks about her new book, SENSITIVE

April 05, 2023 Esther Kane, MSW, RSW, RCC Season 2 Episode 14

In this episode, Esther Kane interviews Jenn Granneman, founder of the world’s largest online community for introverts, IntrovertDear.com, and the co-founder of HighlySensitiveRefuge.com. We discuss her new book, SENSITIVE which she co-wrote with Andre Solo.

Episode Contents:

0:00 Compassionate Conversations Intro
0:24 HSP Series Intro
2:13 Introduction of Jenn Granneman
3:10 Jenn's personal experience of being a highly sensitive person 
7:58 How she manages being in the public eye as an introvert and HSP
10:00 The evolution in writing about introversion and now sensitivity 
16:06  Differences between introversion and high sensitivity 
19:00 Strengths of sensitive people 
22:12 Language to use when talking about sensitivity 
28:38 Practical tools to manage overstimulation
32:23 Difference between empathy and self-compassion
36:06  How to thrive as an introvert/HSP
40:00 What Jenn would tell her young self now as a 'wise elder'

You can find Jenn’s wonderful work here:

Her on-line communities:
introvertdear.com
sensitiverefuge.com

Books:

Sensitive: The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World, to be published by Harmony in March 2023

The Secret Lives of Introverts, published by Skyhorse in 2017

My review of Jenn’s first book:
https://www.estherkane.com/esther-recommends-the-secret-life-of-introverts/

Esther’s “What is the difference between a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) & an Introvert?” 

Blog post:
https://www.estherkane.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-highly-sensitive-person-hsp-and-an-introvert/

YouTube Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOMdpUn15Ug

Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2022477/episodes/11327301

More FREE Resources:

To learn more about the Highly Sensitive Personality:
https://www.estherkane.com/highly-sensitive-people/

To read a whole lot of articles I've written on Highly Sensitive People, click on this page:
https://www.estherkane.com/category/highly-sensitive-personality/

To receive my FREE report designed to help HSPs create better boundaries called, "10 Tips for Getting Rid of Relationships That Drain Your Energy", click here:
https://www.estherkane.com/#newsletter 

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