Sensitive and Strong
Welcome to Sensitive & Strong, a podcast exploring sensitivity, sensation seeking, and what it means to live deeply, courageously, and authentically.
The podcast began in 2021 with Annet van Duinen, who created Sensitive & Strong as a place to explore the experience of being a Highly Sensitive Person through interviews, personal stories, research, and meaningful conversations.
Then, in episode 23, Randy Grasser joined Annet as a guest.
At the time, neither of them knew where that conversation would eventually lead.
What began as one interview grew into many more conversations, a relationship, a shared body of work, and eventually the development of Wild Sensitive, their exploration of the intersection between Sensory Processing Sensitivity and High Sensation Seeking.
Today, Sensitive & Strong brings those two paths together.
Sensitive & Strong
Hosted by Annet, and sometimes joined by Randy, these interview-style episodes feature conversations with guests who bring their own knowledge, perspectives, experiences, and stories to the world of sensitivity.
The aim is to empower sensitive people to understand sensitivity as a natural and neutral human trait. With the right skills, tools, self-awareness, and emotional regulation, sensitive people can become strong, grounded, resilient, and fully engaged with life. The goal is not to retreat from the world, but to develop the confidence and capacity to meet it.
Wild Sensitive Conversations
In Wild Sensitive Conversations, Randy and Annet sit down together for open, honest, and often unconventional discussions about what happens when deep sensitivity meets High Sensation Seeking.
This is the territory of the Wild Sensitive, the Highly Sensitive Sensation Seeker (HSP-HSS), where sensitivity intersects with curiosity, intensity, novelty, adventure, and a desire to engage deeply with life.
These conversations move beyond familiar labels and coping advice to explore relationships, identity, emotions, beliefs, personal growth, and the paradox of being both deeply sensitive and drawn toward sensation.
Sometimes they agree. Sometimes they see things differently. Sometimes one question opens the door to an entirely new way of looking at sensitivity, sensation seeking, or life itself.
One podcast. Two styles of conversation. One place to explore what it means to feel deeply and live fully.
Sensitive & Strong is hosted by Annet van Duinen, Professional Certified Coach (PCC), pioneering author, and International Consultant on High Sensitivity, trained by Dr. Elaine Aron.
Wild Sensitive Conversations is hosted by Annet together with Randy Grasser, author, professionally certified Life Guide, and co-founder of Wild Sensitive. Randy brings a grounded, adventurous, and often unconventional perspective to conversations about sensitivity, identity, emotional strength, and engaging fully with life.
Together, Annet and Randy invite you beyond old labels and limiting ideas about sensitivity and sensation seeking.
Together, they bring you the Wild Sensitive.
Learn more at:
https://wildsensitive.com
https://annetvanduinen.com
https://randygrasser.com
Episodes
32 episodes
The Birth of the Wild Sensitive — Wild Sensitive Conversation
The Birth of the Wild Sensitive — When Sensitivity Grew WingsEvery movement begins with a moment of defiance. In this first episode, Randy and Annet share how the name Wild Sensitive was born, not from theory, but from li...
Going on a quest with Dr. Katie Larson — Sensitive and Strong
This episodes guest is Dr. Katie T. Larson, Ph.D. she is a Hypnotherapist, Growth Coach and Somatic Practitioner who works with Highly Sensitive People, Empaths, and Intuitives. She has helped initiate meaningful personal Growth in thousands of...
From Chaos to Career Clarity: An HSP’s Journey with Mark Wigginton — Sensitive and Strong
In this powerful episode of Sensitive and Strong, Annet sits down with Mark Wigginton, a midlife career and transition coach, licensed counselor, and endurance athlete who has completed 84 marathons, half marathons, and even a f...
Radical Self Love and how to embody it with Liza Lomax — Sensitive and Strong
This episodes guest is Liza Lomax, she is a Radical Self-Love & Embodiment Coach, and is here to help deep feelers and extra-achievers reconnect with themselves in a way that feels real, loving, and freeing. Just a space to heal, grow...
When Science Meets Sensitivity: Creative Wellness Coaching for Women in STEM — Sensitive and Strong
Alexandra Reid is a creative wellness coach and former scientist who supports Highly Sensitive People, especially women in STEM, (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) through simple, art therapy-inspired practices. As an HSP herse...
The Power of a Sensitive Brain - with Dr. Bianca Acevedo — Sensitive and Strong
In this episode I am talking to Bianca P. Acevedo, Neuroscientist, Author & Expert on Sensitivity. She is a leading social neuroscientist known for her groundbreaking research on empathy, love, and especially the highly sensitive brain. She...
Creativity as a Compass for the Wild, Sensitive Soul — Sensitive and Strong
In this heartfelt episode, I talk with Lorna Bode, artist, educator, and founder of Pause for Creativity, to explore how creativity can serve as a guiding compass for Highly Sensitive People. Lorna’s journey spans teaching, internation...
Why Adventure is Valuable or HSP's — Sensitive and Strong
In this new episode I explore more about what adventure can bring to you as a Highly Sensitive. I will explain how it can serve your growth and what it has brought me in my personal life. Link for the website I mention:
The Sensitive High Sensation Seeker, a conversation with dr. Tracy Cooper — Sensitive and Strong
A great conversation with dr. Tracy Cooper about the sensitive High Sensation Seeker (HSS) about the new research on how HSP relates to the HSS trait. They found in this research that 50 percent of all HSP's are to a certain level high sensatio...
Highly Sensitive Men and High Sensation Seeking, a conversation with Randy Grasser — Sensitive and Strong
We talked about what it means to be a High Sensation Seeker, (if you want to know more about this trait; in episode 10 I talked about in detail )how does it show up, what do we come across and how can you take care of tourself when you have the...
Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul, a conversation with Dorcas Cheng-Tozun — Sensitive and Strong
The Sensitive and Strong podcast, where sensitivity is a strength, and being a Wild Sensitive is a path to power, is hosted by Annet van Duinen, co-author of The Wild Sensitive, Unlocking the power of the Highly Sensitive High Sensat...
How all HSP’s can be great leaders — Sensitive and Strong
Do you know if you are a leader or not? In this episode I break down how we can be great leaders. What we need, and most importantly, why it is needed. ---
Highly Sensitive Children — Sensitive and Strong
A wonderful conversation with Barbara Allen and Rosie Leigh about Highly Sensitive Children. We talked about all kinds of challenges they can experience, and how parents can help them with that. If you want to know more about Barbara’s or Rosie...
The Sensitive body — Sensitive and Strong
The Sensitive and Strong podcast, where sensitivity is a strength, and being a Wild Sensitive is a path to power, is hosted by Annet van Duinen, co-author of The Wild Sensitive, Unlocking the power of the Highly Sensitive High Sensat...
Mental fitness for HSP's — Sensitive and Strong
The Sensitive and Strong podcast, where sensitivity is a strength, and being a Wild Sensitive is a path to power, is hosted by Annet van Duinen, co-author of The Wild Sensitive, Unlocking the power of the Highly Sensitive High Sensat...
LGBTQ HSP’s, a conversation with Alane Freund and Brian Torres about the LGBTQ+ community — Sensitive and Strong
Sensitivity and identity are powerful, and community makes them stronger.In this heart-opening episode, we talk with Alane Freund and Brian Torres about the unique experiences of Highly Sensitive Queer (HSQ) individuals within the LG...
HSP men: A conversation with William Allen about how sensitive men can make a change — Sensitive and Strong
A great conversation with William Allen about highly sensitive men and his new book ‘On being a sensitive man’. We also discussed how sensitivity is different for men, talked about the concept of toxic masculinity. Also, how do we step outside ...
EFT, tapping for HSP’s, a conversation with Kate Breslaw — Sensitive and Strong
The Sensitive and Strong podcast, where sensitivity is a strength, and being a Wild Sensitive is a path to power, is hosted by Annet van Duinen, co-author of The Wild Sensitive, Unlocking the power of the Highly Sensitive High Sensat...
Self doubt vs Confidence — Sensitive and Strong
The Sensitive and Strong podcast, where sensitivity is a strength, and being a Wild Sensitive is a path to power, is hosted by Annet van Duinen, co-author of The Wild Sensitive, Unlocking the power of the Highly Sensitive High Sensat...
The HS man, a conversation with Tom Falkenstein about the Highly Sensitive man — Sensitive and Strong
Tom and I had a great conversation about his book, The Highly Sensitive Man’ and all other kinds of things about sensitive men. ---
Worrying — Sensitive and Strong
The Sensitive and Strong podcast, where sensitivity is a strength, and being a Wild Sensitive is a path to power, is hosted by Annet van Duinen, co-author of The Wild Sensitive, Unlocking the power of the Highly Sensitive High Sensat...
How to accept your struggles? — Sensitive and Strong
The Sensitive and Strong podcast, where sensitivity is a strength, and being a Wild Sensitive is a path to power, is hosted by Annet van Duinen, co-author of The Wild Sensitive, Unlocking the power of the Highly Sensitive High Sensat...
The High Sensation Seeking HSP — Sensitive and Strong
Crave excitement but need downtime? You might be a High Sensation Seeking HSP.In this episode, we explore the fascinating and often misunderstood experience of being both Highly Sensitive and High Sensation Seeking, two traits that s...
What keeps us from thriving? — Sensitive and Strong
The Sensitive and Strong podcast, where sensitivity is a strength, and being a Wild Sensitive is a path to power, is hosted by Annet van Duinen, co-author of The Wild Sensitive, Unlocking the power of the Highly Sensitive High Sensat...
What you think, you become — Sensitive and Strong
The Sensitive and Strong podcast, where sensitivity is a strength, and being a Wild Sensitive is a path to power, is hosted by Annet van Duinen, co-author of The Wild Sensitive, Unlocking the power of the Highly Sensitive High Sensat...
