The Happy HSP Podcast

Kimberly Marshall
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Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) who often feels overwhelmed, misunderstood, or out of place in the world around you? Join host Kimberly Marshall on The Happy HSP Podcast as we dive deep into the personal stories of everyday HSPs, explore what it means to live life with heightened sensitivity, and discover the many reasons to celebrate our gentle nature.

  1. Navigating Midlife Transitions as a Highly Sensitive Person with Kirsten Beske

    3D AGO

    Navigating Midlife Transitions as a Highly Sensitive Person with Kirsten Beske

    In today’s episode, I’m joined by Kirsten Beske. She’s a former litigation attorney turned psychotherapist and ICF-certified coach. We explore what it looks like for highly sensitive people to navigate midlife transitions with more intention, alignment, and nervous-system awareness and how to cultivate our growth and progress without the overwhelm. If you’re an HSP who is feeling stuck in a life that doesn’t align with your needs or sensing that you’re ready to step into your next chapter, then this episode is for you. Kirsten shares: How discovering her high sensitivity helped change her life and career choices.Her transition from litigation to psychotherapy and coaching.The importance of designing work and life around your capacity, not just capability.How HSPs can challenge themselves and grow without overdoing it.Topics covered: High sensitivity and midlife transitions.Career alignment for highly sensitive people.Nervous-system regulation and overstimulation.Purpose, meaning, and evolving identity in midlife.Time-limited challenges and intentional rest.About Kirsten Beske Kirsten guides mid- and late-career women to reimagine and redesign their Next Chapter of life for more passion, vitality, and meaning.  A Harvard graduate, former litigation attorney and law firm partner, Kirsten pivoted mid-career to better align with her values and life’s purpose and became a clinical psychotherapist.   As a certified coach, Kirsten works with clients around the globe to expand and claim their hard-earned inner wisdom and real-life experience and design a fresh new chapter of life and work at each new stage of life. You can find out more about Kirsten and her Next Spark coaching programs at www.kirstenbeske.com. Follow along on Kirsten’s journey: Website: https://kirstenbeske.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kirsten.beske LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsten-beske/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirsten.beske/ Let’s Connect: 🤍 Share your biggest takeaway or follow us on Instagram @happyhsppodcast — we’d love to hear from you! 🎧 Subscribe and leave a review to help more HSPs find this space: thehappyhsppodcast.buzzsprout.com 📩 Want to be a guest on the show? Reach out to Kimberly at: kmarshall@happyhspcoaching.com 📖 Learn about Kimberly’s work: happyhspcoaching.com About Kimberly: Kimberly Marshall is an ICF-certified Intuition and Soul Alignment coach for highly sensitive people (HSPs) and host of The Happy HSP Podcast. After 20 years in the publishing industry working for companies like Time Inc., Monster.com, and W. W. Norton, she left her corporate career to pursue work that better suited her HSP needs. She now help HSPs reconnect with their intuition, energy, and purpose so they can live gentle, soul-aligned lives. Through her work, Kimberly hopes to shed more light on the reality of living with high sensitivity and inspire more HSPs to embrace their empathetic, loving, and gentle natures. Hosted/produced by Kimberly Marshall Edited by Fonzie Try Media Artwork by Tara Corola

    36 min
  2. Reclaiming Desire, Purpose, and Healing as a Highly Sensitive Person with Elisa Calosso

    JAN 27

    Reclaiming Desire, Purpose, and Healing as a Highly Sensitive Person with Elisa Calosso

    In this episode, Elisa Calosso, a holistic coach and former HR professional, shares what it truly means to reclaim desire and purpose as a highly sensitive person. We discuss her personal journey of navigating corporate burnout, discovering her sensitivity, and transitioning into somatic and nervous system–informed healing work. This conversation offers grounded insight for highly sensitive people who feel overwhelmed, disconnected from their bodies, or unsure how to honor their sensitivity while creating meaningful work and a fulfilling life. Elisa shares: How discovering the highly sensitive trait helped her make sense of burnout, overwhelm, and emotional exhaustion.What it was like working in human resources as a highly sensitive person.Why she transitioned from corporate HR into holistic coaching and somatic healing.How somatic practices and emotional intelligence work support deep, lasting change.What it means to reconnect with desire, purpose, and alignment as a highly sensitive person.Topics covered: High sensitivity and corporate burnout.Nervous system regulation.Somatic healing and emotional release.EFT tapping and working with the body.Career transitions for HSPs.Reclaiming desire, purpose, and alignment.Energetic boundaries and overstimulation.About Elisa Calosso: Elisa Calosso supports high-achieving women shift from burnout to burning desire, without burning out again. After 15+ years climbing the corporate Human Resources ladder and silently battling anxiety, panic attacks, and insomnia, Elisa hit a turning point: more meds weren’t the answer. Healing at the root was. Her mission is to support professional women and business owners in spotting the early signs of burnout and doing something about it before they hit a wall. She helps them uncover the emotional patterns, beliefs, and survival habits that silently drive exhaustion. Her clients don’t just find calm, they reclaim their joy, voice, and vitality. They stop operating on autopilot and start living on purpose. Follow along on Elisa’s journey: Website: https://www.uflourishcoaching.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisacalossoeft/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisa-calosso/ Let’s Connect: 🤍 Share your biggest takeaway or follow us on Instagram @happyhsppodcast — we’d love to hear from you! 🎧 Subscribe and leave a review to help more HSPs find this space: thehappyhsppodcast.buzzsprout.com 📩 Want to be a guest on the show? Reach out to Kimberly at: kmarshall@happyhspcoaching.com 📖 Learn about Kimberly’s work: happyhspcoaching.com About Kimberly: Kimberly Marshall is an ICF-certified Intuition and Soul Alignment coach for highly sensitive people (HSPs) and host of The Happy HSP Podcast. After 20 years in the publishing industry working for companies like Time Inc., Monster.com, and W. W. Norton, she left her corporate career to pursue work that better suited her HSP needs. She now help HSPs reconnect with their intuition, energy, and purpose so they can live gentle, soul-aligned lives. Through her work, Kimberly hopes to shed more light on the reality of living with high sensitivity and inspire more HSPs to embrace their empathetic, loving, and gentle natures. Hosted/produced by Kimberly Marshall Edited by Fonzie Try Media Artwork by Tara Corola

    32 min
  3. How Highly Sensitive People Can Transform Their Lives Through Energy with Linda Binns

    JAN 20

    How Highly Sensitive People Can Transform Their Lives Through Energy with Linda Binns

    Today I’m joined by Linda Binns. She’s an energy coach who has spent decades helping highly sensitive people understand themselves through the energetic shifts that we sense and create within and around us.  Linda not only shares how we can transform our lives by understanding and mastering our energy, but also why a deeper sense of self-awareness is the key to lasting transformation. Linda shares: How discovering The Highly Sensitive Person finally made her life make sense.What it means to work with energy rather than struggle with the outer world.How energy mastery can help HSPs feel empowered instead of overwhelmed.How she helps clients shift their internal energy so external situations naturally change without force.Topics covered: How internal energy shifts lead to external life changes.Releasing stored emotional energy and trauma from the body.Chakras, energy flow, and why stuck energy impacts health and wellbeing.Practical ways HSPs can reset, regulate, and protect their energy.Using sensitivity, intuition, and depth as powerful strengths.About Linda Binns: Linda Binns is an Energy Coach who helps highly sensitive and empathic professionals transform the way they manage their energy so they can move from stuck to unstoppable. Drawing from more than two decades of experience, she guides heart-centered and sensitive professionals to release self-doubt, people-pleasing, and the belief that they’re “not good enough,” helping them reconnect with their true power, purpose, and peace. As a highly sensitive person herself, Linda understands what it’s like to feel overwhelmed by energy, emotions, and expectations — and she’s made it her mission to show others how to thrive with their sensitivity rather than struggle with it. Through her coaching programs, workshops, and talks, she helps clients align their inner and outer energy so they can experience more ease, clarity, and fulfillment in every area of life. Follow along on Linda’s journey: Website:  https://lindabinns.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindabinns/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindabinns/ Let’s Connect: 🤍 Share your biggest takeaway or follow us on Instagram @happyhsppodcast — we’d love to hear from you! 🎧 Subscribe and leave a review to help more HSPs find this space: thehappyhsppodcast.buzzsprout.com 📩 Want to be a guest on the show? Reach out to Kimberly at: kmarshall@happyhspcoaching.com 📖 Learn about Kimberly’s work: happyhspcoaching.com About Kimberly: Kimberly Marshall is an ICF-certified Intuition and Soul Alignment coach for highly sensitive people (HSPs) and host of The Happy HSP Podcast. After 20 years in the publishing industry working for companies like Time Inc., Monster.com, and W. W. Norton, she left her corporate career to pursue work that better suited her HSP needs. She now help HSPs reconnect with their intuition, energy, and purpose so they can live gentle, soul-aligned lives. Through her work, Kimberly hopes to shed more light on the reality of living with high sensitivity and inspire more HSPs to embrace their empathetic, loving, and gentle natures. Hosted/produced by Kimberly Marshall Edited by Fonzie Try Media Artwork by Tara Corola

    49 min
  4. Cultivating Inner Strength and Resilience While Honoring Your Sensitive Nature with Danielle Rose

    JAN 13

    Cultivating Inner Strength and Resilience While Honoring Your Sensitive Nature with Danielle Rose

    If you’re a highly sensitive person who has ever been told you’re too much or that you need to toughen up to fit in or feel loved, then this episode is for you. My guest is Danielle Rose, also known as The Sensitive Ninja, and today she shares her journey in building resilience and accepting of her sensitive nature after experiencing lots of criticism in her life and self-doubt. She shares how becoming a hybrid athlete helps her cultivate inner strength without abandoning herself in the process, and how she’s helping others find the same level of confidence in being exactly who you are. Danielle shares: How discovering her high sensitivity helped her realize she wasn’t broken or “too much.” How cultivating a resilient mindset helped her move from self-doubt and perfectionism into self-trust.How her athletic journey, ninja training, and intentional inner work helped strengthen her confidence both mentally and emotionally.How she uses her strength and sensitivity to help other highly sensitive people honor their needs and stop shrinking themselves in life.Topics covered: Why sensitivity is a gift rather than a burden.Cultivating resilience without suppressing emotions.The connection between mental strength and self-worth.Perfectionism and learning to make peace with mistakes.Creating a life that honors who you are instead of fighting it.About Danielle Rose: Danielle Rose is a Highly Sensitive Person who’s on a mission to help other HSPs.   She’s a Hybrid athlete and has run 5ks, 10ks, a half marathon, and will be running her first marathon in 2026. She also competes in Ninja Warrior Competitions and Obstacle Course Races and is now getting into a new sport called HYROX.  She’s creating a community for Highly Sensitive People where she helps others embrace their sensitivity and use it to create the life that they want to live. Follow along on Danielle’s journey: Website: https://stan.store/sensitiveninja Instagram: @thesensitiveninja  Tiktok: @thesensitiveninja Let’s Connect: 🤍 Share your biggest takeaway or follow us on Instagram @happyhsppodcast — we’d love to hear from you! 🎧 Subscribe and leave a review to help more HSPs find this space: thehappyhsppodcast.buzzsprout.com 📩 Want to be a guest on the show? Reach out to Kimberly at: kmarshall@happyhspcoaching.com 📖 Learn about Kimberly’s work: happyhspcoaching.com About Kimberly: Kimberly Marshall is an ICF-certified Intuition and Soul Alignment coach for highly sensitive people (HSPs) and host of The Happy HSP Podcast. After 20 years in the publishing industry working for companies like Time Inc., Monster.com, and W. W. Norton, she left her corporate career to pursue work that better suited her HSP needs. She now help HSPs reconnect with their intuition, energy, and purpose so they can live gentle, soul-aligned lives. Through her work, Kimberly hopes to shed more light on the reality of living with high sensitivity and inspire more HSPs to embrace their empathetic, loving, and gentle natures. Hosted/produced by Kimberly Marshall Edited by Fonzie Try Media Artwork by Tara Corola

    30 min
  5. Cheers to a Happy, Healthy 2026

    JAN 6

    Cheers to a Happy, Healthy 2026

    Checking in to say happy holidays and share a few quick updates. Kim Let’s Connect: 🤍 Share your biggest takeaway or follow us on Instagram @happyhsppodcast — we’d love to hear from you! 🎧 Subscribe and leave a review to help more HSPs find this space: thehappyhsppodcast.buzzsprout.com 📩 Want to be a guest on the show? Reach out to Kimberly at: kmarshall@happyhspcoaching.com 📖 Learn about Kimberly’s work: happyhspcoaching.com About Kimberly: Kimberly Marshall is an ICF-certified Intuition and Soul Alignment coach for highly sensitive people (HSPs) and host of The Happy HSP Podcast. After 20 years in the publishing industry working for companies like Time Inc., Monster.com, and W. W. Norton, she left her corporate career to pursue work that better suited her HSP needs. She now help HSPs reconnect with their intuition, energy, and purpose so they can live gentle, soul-aligned lives. Through her work, Kimberly hopes to shed more light on the reality of living with high sensitivity and inspire more HSPs to embrace their empathetic, loving, and gentle natures. Hosted/produced by Kimberly Marshall Edited by Fonzie Try Media Artwork by Tara Corola

    5 min
  6. The Transformative Power of Authenticity, Neuroscience, and Psychosomatic Work for HSPs with Elena Lupo

    12/30/2025

    The Transformative Power of Authenticity, Neuroscience, and Psychosomatic Work for HSPs with Elena Lupo

    In this episode, Kim sits down with Elena Lupo, an Italian psychologist, psychotherapist, and pioneer in high sensitivity education in Italy, for a rich and embodied conversation on authenticity, neuroscience, and psychosomatic healing for highly sensitive people. Together, they explore what happens when highly sensitive people stop trying to fit into environments that overwhelm them and instead begin listening to their bodies, honoring their nervous systems, and living in alignment with their true nature. This episode offers both personal insight and practical wisdom for HSPs seeking deeper self-trust, healing, and connection. Elena Shares The cultural challenges of being highly sensitive in Italy and why sensitivity is often misunderstood.How burnout leads to deeper self-awareness and purpose-driven work.Why authenticity requires courage and often involves disappointing others.The role of the body in healing trauma and reclaiming one’s voice.How psychosomatic and body-based approaches support HSP nervous systems.Why honoring sensitivity creates healthier relationships, careers, and environments.Topics covered: People-pleasing, the false self, and reconnecting with the true self.Neuroscience and psychosomatic healing for trauma.Nervous system regulation and embodied awareness.Boundaries, assertiveness, and learning to say no.Somatic patterns, defensive structures, and body memory.Authenticity in relationships and deep connection.Career alignment and value-based decision-making for HSPs.About Elena Lupo: Elena Lupo is a Neuropsychosomatic Consultant and graduate in Psychology with training in Biosystemic Psychotherapy, Oncological and Cardiac Psychology, Clinical Posturology, EMDR, NLP Practitioner, Quantum Health Sciences, and Psychosomatic Mindfulness. She has been and International High Sensitivity Consultant (ICHS) since 2018, President of the Highly Sensitive Persons Association (HSP Italia) since 2023, and is also the author of The Treasure of Sensitive Children and Transform Your Wounds, and a teacher and trainer. Follow along on Elena’s journey: Website: www.personealtamentesensibili.it Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elenalupo.trainer/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-lupo-84982a57/ Let’s Connect: 🤍 Share your biggest takeaway or follow us on Instagram @happyhsppodcast — we’d love to hear from you! 🎧 Subscribe and leave a review to help more HSPs find this space: thehappyhsppodcast.buzzsprout.com 📩 Want to be a guest on the show? Reach out to Kimberly at: kmarshall@happyhspcoaching.com 📖 Learn about Kimberly’s work: happyhspcoaching.com About Kimberly: Kimberly Marshall is an ICF-certified Intuition and Soul Alignment coach for highly sensitive people (HSPs) and host of The Happy HSP Podcast. After 20 years in the publishing industry working for companies like Time Inc., Monster.com, and W. W. Norton, she left her corporate career to pursue work that better suited her HSP needs. She now help HSPs reconnect with their intuition, energy, and purpose so they can live gentle, soul-aligned lives. Through her work, Kimberly hopes to shed more light on the reality of living with high sensitivity and inspire more HSPs to embrace their empathetic, loving, and gentle natures. Hosted/produced by Kimberly Marshall Edited by Fonzie Try Media Artwork by Tara Corola

    53 min
  7. Honoring Childhood and Adult Sensitivity Through Healing, Play, and Presence with Angelique Foye-Fletcher

    12/23/2025

    Honoring Childhood and Adult Sensitivity Through Healing, Play, and Presence with Angelique Foye-Fletcher

    In this episode, I’m joined by Angelique Foye-Fletcher. She’s a licensed therapist who works with highly sensitive children, adults, and families through play, presence, and neuroscience-informed healing. We talk about how early experiences shape our relationship with vulnerability, and why play isn’t just for kids but can also be a powerful tool for deeply feeling humans at any age. Angelique shares: What it means to be a “deep-feeling kid” who grows up too fast.How play therapy supports emotional regulation, safety, and expression for children.Why play is just as powerful and necessary for adults as it is for kids.How highly sensitive parents often need to reparent themselves.Why joy can be a form of loving rebellion and healing.The importance of authenticity and being imperfectly human.Topics covered: Vulnerability, safety, and emotional attunement.Play therapy and child-centered healing.Using play, sensory tools, and creativity for adult healing.Perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the fawn response.Reclaiming joy and presence as an HSP.Authenticity, boundaries, and emotional connection.Healing across generations for deep-feeling families.About Angelique Foye-Fletcher: Angelique R. Foye-Fletcher is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist based in Kansas City, Missouri. She is the founder and owner of Foye-Fletcher Therapy LLC, where she helps overwhelmed parents, children, caregivers, and families reconnect with their needs, heal from generational patterns, and rediscover joy through play, connection, nature, and story.  Angelique has been featured as a mental health expert on Great Day KC, FOX 4 KC, and KMBC, and has presented for organizations such as the Mental Health KC Conference, Johnson County Library, and local school and community programs. Through her private practice, workshops, and collaborations, Angelique continues to bridge clinical insight with everyday tools that foster growth and connection.  Follow along on Angelique’s journey: Website: foyefletchertherapy.com Instagram: @foyefletchertherapy  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/afoyefletcher Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Foye-Fletcher-Therapy-61577289801782/ Let’s Connect: 🤍 Share your biggest takeaway or follow us on Instagram @happyhsppodcast — we’d love to hear from you! 🎧 Subscribe and leave a review to help more HSPs find this space: thehappyhsppodcast.buzzsprout.com 📩 Want to be a guest on the show? Reach out to Kimberly at: kmarshall@happyhspcoaching.com 📖 Learn about Kimberly’s work: happyhspcoaching.com About Kimberly: Kimberly Marshall is an ICF-certified Intuition and Soul Alignment coach for highly sensitive people (HSPs) and host of The Happy HSP Podcast. After 20 years in the publishing industry working for companies like Time Inc., Monster.com, and W. W. Norton, she left her corporate career to pursue work that better suited her HSP needs. She now help HSPs reconnect with their intuition, energy, and purpose so they can live gentle, soul-aligned lives. Through her work, Kimberly hopes to shed more light on the reality of living with high sensitivity and inspire more HSPs to embrace their empathetic, loving, and gentle natures. Hosted/produced by Kimberly Marshall Edited by Fonzie Try Media Artwork by Tara Corola

    43 min
  8. Self-Acceptance and Stepping into Your Power as an HSP with April Snow

    12/16/2025

    Self-Acceptance and Stepping into Your Power as an HSP with April Snow

    Today, I’m joined by psychotherapist, author, and host of the Sensitive Stories podcast April Snow. We explore how to embrace your inner landscape and build confidence and clarity, all why honoring who you are — fully and unapologetically. We talk boundaries, empathy, and how to find the keys that gently unlock your best self and inner growth. April shares: Her journey toward self-acceptance as an HSP.What shifted when she stopped trying to be “less sensitive.”How highly sensitive nervous systems process the world differently.Tools and reminders for grounding, clarity, and inner safety.Real examples of HSP leadership, confidence, and courage.How reframing sensitivity can lead to empowerment rather than overwhelm.Topics covered: How societal conditioning affects HSP self-worth.Boundaries, energy management, and external expectations.Empowered leadership and confidence as an HSP.Why authenticity increases clarity, creativity, and impact.Real-life examples of HSPs thriving in work and career.How empowerment builds resilience and grounded confidence.About April Snow: April Snow is a licensed psychotherapist, author, host of the Sensitive Stories podcast, and teacher of the Sensitive Sessions workshop series. She specializes in working with highly sensitive people to help calm the storm of overwhelm, anxiety, and self-doubt to allow their innate sensitive strengths to shine through. In addition to her popular HSP workbook, Find Your Strength, she’s currently writing her next book Big Feelings, Big Joy which will be published Fall 2026.  Follow along on April’s journey: Website: https://www.sensitivestrengths.com  Podcast: https://www.sensitivestories.com  Find Your Strength Workbook: https://www.sensitivestrengths.com/find-your-strength  Sensitive Sessions Workshops: https://www.sensitivesessions.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensitivestrengths  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sensitivestrengths  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sensitivestrengths   Let’s Connect: 🤍 Share your biggest takeaway or follow us on Instagram @happyhsppodcast — we’d love to hear from you! 🎧 Subscribe and leave a review to help more HSPs find this space: thehappyhsppodcast.buzzsprout.com 📩 Want to be a guest on the show? Reach out to Kimberly at: kmarshall@happyhspcoaching.com 📖 Learn about Kimberly’s work: happyhspcoaching.com About Kimberly: Kimberly Marshall is an ICF-certified Intuition and Soul Alignment coach for highly sensitive people (HSPs) and host of The Happy HSP Podcast. After 20 years in the publishing industry working for companies like Time Inc., Monster.com, and W. W. Norton, she left her corporate career to pursue work that better suited her HSP needs. She now help HSPs reconnect with their intuition, energy, and purpose so they can live gentle, soul-aligned lives. Through her work, Kimberly hopes to shed more light on the reality of living with high sensitivity and inspire more HSPs to embrace their empathetic, loving, and gentle natures. Hosted/produced by Kimberly Marshall Edited by Fonzie Try Media Artwork by Tara Corola

    39 min
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Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) who often feels overwhelmed, misunderstood, or out of place in the world around you? Join host Kimberly Marshall on The Happy HSP Podcast as we dive deep into the personal stories of everyday HSPs, explore what it means to live life with heightened sensitivity, and discover the many reasons to celebrate our gentle nature.

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    Kimberly Marshall
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    35
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