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Oct 27

267. Confident Girls Give Themselves Permission (Stop seeking reassurance + start taking up space!)

In this episode, Alissa gets into what it means to stop waiting for other people’s reassurance and why giving yourself permission is the first step toward feeling unshakable in rooms where you used to shrink.She explains how insecurity clouds the lens you see life through. When y ... Show More

21m 15s

Oct 20

266. Why Do I Always Have to Be the Bigger Person? Resentment, Self-Abandonment, and Good Girl Conditioning

In this episode, Alissa gets into what it’s like to be the one who holds it all together. Your always the listener and the bigger person for everyone else.She names the anger, the resentment, and the physical toll of keeping yourself small, and offers a way out that starts with w ... Show More

26m 21s

Oct 13

265. You Are A Match for Your Mountain: Finding the divine lessons in life's greatest challenges w/ Jeminee Ternus, Author

In this episode, Alissa sits down with Jeminee Ternus, author of You Are a Match for Your Mountain and fellow mom to a daughter with type 1 diabetes, to talk about what it means to meet a hard diagnosis with acceptance instead of a fight.When life hands you a mountain you never a ... Show More

48m 29s

Oct 2025

101 | Ready to STOP Hiding Your Emotions? Try this Journaling Prompt

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 w ... Show More

11m 57s

Apr 2021

#9: How to Deal with Big Feelings

Are you uncomfortable with uncomfortable big feelings like rejection, embarrassment, sadness? In this episode, I teach you how to re-parent yourself to sit with and actually feel your feelings the RIGHT way, so that you can release them from your body!🙏 Apply To Work 1-1 With Gl ... Show More

17m 49s

Jul 2022

'stop being so emotional'

EP8 - Highly sensitive people can often be misunderstood and told they are overly emotional. I discuss my experiences growing up and how that continues to affect me now in my adult life, from my relationship with my mum, sister and boyfriend to how it influenced my eating diso ... Show More

1h 1m

Oct 2025

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

You’ve probably heard the phrase “feelings aren’t facts” before. Maybe from a therapist, a friend, or even in a moment when someone was trying to help you calm down. But if you’re a highly sensitive or introverted woman, that phrase can actually do more harm than good. ... Show More

14m 34s

Jan 2023

The Truth About Sensitivity (And Why You Shouldn't Underestimate It)

We've heard a lot about how being tough and strong is important, but what about those of us who always seem to wear our hearts on our sleeves and express our emotions openly? Contrary to popular belief, emotional sensitivity is not a hindrance - often it can be what we need to he ... Show More

14m 47s

Aug 2024

S09|01 - Somatic Practices to Move Through Emotions

Emotions are messages, and we aren’t often open to listening to them- they feel too big, too much, or never ending. in the process of ignoring and suppressing these messages from our body, we may feel tension, pain, discomfort, illness or disease. In this episode we go over hypno ... Show More

35m 3s

Dec 2023

No Bad Feelings: How to Accept and Process Your Emotions Effectively

Some emotions are really uncomfortable—but that doesn’t make them bad.Too often, we label our feelings as “good” or “bad,” when in reality, they’re simply part of our authentic human experience. Learning to embrace all emotions without judgment is key to personal growth and emoti ... Show More

18m 48s

Oct 2025

Why Sensitivity Is a Strength (Not a Weakness)

Being told you’re “too sensitive” can feel like a flaw — but it’s not. In this episode, Dora reflects on her journey from hiding emotions to honoring them, and shares mindful ways to release emotional shame, embrace sensitivity as strength, and show up authentically with compassi ... Show More

6 m

Dec 2021

Episode 17: How To Be Emotionally Intelligent

Most of us were taught as children that our emotions were wrong or bad. Some of us were punished for crying or told to not get angry. This makes us disconnected from our emotions as adults. In this episode, you’ll learn hope to have a new relationship with your emotions to create ... Show More

21m 56s

Mar 2023

55: Maybe I'm Too Emotional

Listen to this if you've ever been told you're too sensitive or too emotional. This one is for my besties who feel too much/feel as if they are too much. In today's episode I talk about the heaviness that comes with being an emotional person, my struggles with having deep emotion ... Show More

20m 53s

32. Validating Your Emotions When Other ...