#186 | How Highly Sensitive People Can Handle Conflict Without Overwhelm

Do you dread conflict as a highly sensitive person, feeling overwhelmed and powerless to navigate tense situations? For highly sensitive people (HSPs), conflict often feels like an emotional storm. Your deep empathy, natural inclination for peace, and tendency to overthink can turn disagreements into prolonged stress. But what if you could transform your relationship with conflict, allowing it to become a tool for growth rather than a source of anxiety? In this episode, you'll discover: Why conflict feels so overwhelming for HSPs and how to reframe it as an opportunity for growth. Practical strategies to handle conflict in a way that reduces stress, including learning to step away, set boundaries, and stay grounded. How to build tolerance for conflict while respecting your limits and honoring your sensitivity. Gain tools to navigate conflict with calm and confidence—press play and start transforming how you experience stress today! Todd Dreaming of a stress-free, balanced life? Visit trueinnerfreedom.com and complete the HSP Stress Survey. Gain clarity on your stress triggers and enjoy a free 15-minute Inner Freedom Call designed to guide you toward lasting inner peace and fulfillment. Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) or someone who identifies as hypersensitive or neurodivergent? This podcast is dedicated to helping highly sensitive people (HSPs) navigate overwhelm and stress by using The Work of Byron Katie—a powerful method for questioning stressful thoughts and finding true inner freedom. We dive deep into stress management strategies, coping with stress, and stress relief methods specifically tailored for HSPs. Learn how to manage emotions, especially negative ones, and explore effective stress reduction techniques that go beyond the surface to address the root causes of anxiety and pressure. Whether you’re interested in learning how to lower stress, handle stress and pressure, or reduce stress through practical techniques, we provide insights and support based on The Work of Byron Katie. Discover how this transformative approach can help you decrease stress, find inner peace, and create balance in your life. Join us to learn about various coping strategies for stress, all designed to support HSPs in their journey toward emotional well-being.

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As a highly sensitive person, are you looking for a more effective way to cope with stress and negative emotions? This show helps highly sensitive people avoid overwhelm, eliminate stress, and find true inner freedom. Listen to discover: • Specific stress management strategies to avoid overwhelm as an HSP • Inspiration and insights by listening to real clients doing their inner work • Personal transformation opportunities through weekly guided meditations Your HSP host, Todd Smith, has been a facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie, a way to question and reduce stressful thoughts, since 2007. Through this unique method of stress management, he has helped thousands of clients find inner peace and freedom in their lives. Every Monday, Todd will guide you in a personal experience of inner work. On Wednesdays, you’ll listen to client work sessions and participant questions. And every Friday, you’ll learn strategies you can use to maintain balance in your life as an HSP. If you’re ready to transform your inner experience, start by listening to Episode 123, “Three Types of Stress Affecting Highly Sensitive People and How to Manage Them.”