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Mar 2022
24m 3s

Working as an HSP: 5 Things I Wish I Kne...

Marya Choby
About this episode

Are you happy at work?

Work has always felt like an important part of who I am. But, I’ve also felt like a mismatch for the world of work in terms of how it left me depleted. 

Perhaps you’ve felt this way too? 

If you’re an empathetic person, the work that expands your energy may also contract and drain your energy.

Even work environments that say self-care is important for employees, have workplace norms that make it more difficult to get what you need. 

Knowing that, in this episode, I'm sharing 5 things I wish I’d known as an HSP when I first started working. 

And, how accepting that I felt “different” gave me permission to find the freedom to think differently about what I needed from work.

Also, for the first time, I share why I felt so turned upside down by working as a therapist.

I hope that this episode will give you permission to craft your work in a way that works for you. And that the resources I mention will help you care for yourself amid a busy work life.

Links + Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Episode 3, How to Cope with Intense Situations as a Highly Sensitive Person

Episode 4, How to Cope with your Feelings as a Highly Sensitive Person

Episode 11, Got Empath Overload? What Human Design Shows You About Being an Empath + How to Cope

Join The Aligned Job Short Course for HSPs. Until March 31st, use promo code SPRINGBREAK to take $10 off and join the class for just $38.

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