Trust Your Innersense™ with Joanne Starkman
Trust Your Innersense ™ with Joanne Starkman invites you to slow down, reconnect, and come home to yourself. Rooted in self-love and everyday rituals, this podcast explores what it means to live with intention—starting with the relationship we have with our bodies, our breath, even our hair. Joanne, a holistic beauty founder and gentle guide, shares real conversations and mindful practices to nourish your inner and outer world.
Each episode feels like a cozy cup of tea with a wise friend—full of heart, honesty, and tools you can actually use. From soulful storytelling to simple shifts in daily habits, you'll find inspiration to soften, listen inward, and move through the world a little more rooted and real. Trust Your Innersense is a quiet nudge toward the truest version of you.
Trust Your Innersense™ with Joanne Starkman
65 - BONUS EPISODE Building a More Inclusive World Through Barbering with Henry Tribes
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Creating Calm In Spaces That Once Felt Overwhelming
In this deeply moving conversation, Joanne sits down with barber, educator and inventor Henry Tribes to explore how one simple idea became a powerful act of care for neurodivergent children and their families. What began with a weighted blanket at home slowly evolved into The Weighted Cape, a sensory-informed innovation designed to bring calm, grounding and emotional safety into the haircut experience. Henry shares how his own journey through fatherhood softened his understanding of patience, presence and what it truly means to make someone feel safe in their body.
More Than A Haircut, A Sense Of Belonging
As Henry began working with neurodivergent children, everything about the haircut experience shifted for him. No longer focused solely on the final result, he focused above all else on care, trust, regulation and emotional safety. Through compassion, deep listening and sensory-safe environments, Henry explains how even something as everyday as a haircut can become deeply healing, not only for the child sitting in the chair, but for the parents carrying years of stress, fear and exhaustion. This conversation beautifully reminds us that true inclusion is not about fixing people; it’s about creating spaces where they can fully belong exactly as they are.
Following The Quiet Inner Nudges Toward Purpose
Henry also opens up about leaving behind the expectations of corporate success to follow a path that felt far more aligned with his heart and purpose. From teaching sensory-inclusive haircut techniques through the Sensory Society to building Trimmies, a sensory oasis intentionally designed for neurodivergent families, his work is rooted in the belief that healing often begins with the smallest acts of kindness and human connection. This episode is a powerful reminder that when we slow down, lead with compassion and trust those quiet inner nudges, we create ripple effects far bigger than we could ever imagine.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Henry Tribes and His Mission
03:01 The Journey of Becoming a Barber
06:01 The Evolution of Barbering and Personal Growth
09:06 The Impact of Societal Perception on Barbering
12:03 The Importance of Care in Barbering
15:02 Creating Safe Spaces for Neurodivergent Children
17:59 The Birth of the Weighted Cape
21:04 Understanding Neurodivergent Needs in Haircuts
23:32 The Journey Begins: First Experiences with Neurodivergent Clients
26:13 Understanding Sensory-Friendly Haircuts
31:48 Creating Trimmies: A Sensory Oasis
35:00 Fundraising for Sensory-Friendly Haircuts
37:10 Lessons on Humanity and Shared Experience
41:44 A Call to Action: Supporting the Neurodivergent Community
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