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Compassionate Conversations Esther Kane, MSW, RSW, RCC
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Hi Everyone! I’m Esther Kane from Compassionate Conversations where we push the boundaries of comfort to empower you to become all that you dream of being. Having been a psychotherapist for over 25 years, I am all-too-familiar with the fact that we humans prioritize comfort and that is why I believe that so many avoid counselling altogether. In my role as therapist, I have the honour and privilege to journey alongside people who have the courage to face aspects of themselves that they aren’t proud of such as addictive behaviour and unhealthy relationship patterns. Many of these people have also buried past traumas which feed their addictions and low self-worth. These are the folks who are willing to take risks and examine their inner life with a flashlight together. It is always difficult and hard work, but they are willing to do whatever it takes in order to heal and grow. If you are ready to do the same, then you’re in the right place. Compassionate Conversations is all about getting honest and real with ourselves, letting go of the past along with behaviour patterns which are no longer serving you, and growing into the person you have always wanted to be. In these podcasts, I will share incredibly powerful and life-shifting tools and practices I teach to my clients-the most important one being self-compassion - I have found that this one element is absolutely essential in order for us to heal and transform our lives.I don’t just teach these tools. I practice them myself every single day. Why? Because I cannot take my clients to any place that I have not been myself. When I look back on my life now, I can’t believe how far I have come and how much healing is possible for one person. I am living a life that I never dreamed was possible for me. I owe so much of this to the compassionate conversations that my own therapists, guides and mentors over the years have had with me. On our journeys, we need others who can pave the way for us; those brave souls who managed to overcome obstacles and difficulties and make it to the other side and are living proof that it’s possible!I will be interviewing many of these amazing people so that they can inspire and uplift you and give you the tools you need to transform your life for the better. I welcome you with open arms into these compassionate conversations. Please don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast, give it a review (hopefully 5-stars!) and share episodes with others who could also benefit from them. Thanks and enjoy!
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How Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) Can Develop Self-Compassion
Esther Kane is a psychotherapist who specializes in helping Highly Sensitive People (or HSPs) become all that they dream of being. In this short talk, she points towards the fact that as HSPs, we are highly skilled at extending compassion towards others, but often fail to extend it towards ourselves. She ends with guiding you through a short meditation, which will help you develop the beginnings of self-compassion.Blog post and self-compassion practises mentioned:https://www.esthe...
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How HSPs Can Work Through Anger and Release it Safely
Esther Kane is a psychotherapist who specializes in helping highly sensitive people (or HSPs) become all that they dream of being. In this short talk, she discusses why and how our anger can be harmful to ourselves. She explains how high sensitivity and introversion contribute to the internalization of emotions and how shoving our feelings down can cause many health problems such as depression and anxiety Book Mentioned:The Myth of Normal by Gabor MateGreen Thera-Band in video:http...
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HSPs and Psychotherapy: A Perfect Match
Esther Kane is a psychotherapist who specializes in helping highly sensitive people (or HSPs) become all that they dream of being. In this short talk, she shares her reflections on why HSPs do so well in psychotherapy and are every therapist's dream to work with. FREE resources:To learn more about the Highly Sensitive Personality:https://www.estherkane.com/highly-sensitive-people/To read a whole lot of articles I've written on Highly Sensitive People, click on this page:https://www...
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How to Become 'Inwardly Outrageous'
Esther Kane is a psychotherapist who specializes in helping Highly Sensitive People (or HSPs) discusses the concept called 'being inwardly outrageous' by SARK and encourages HSPs everywhere to try it out for themselves.Where to find SARK and her fabulous books:https://www.planetsark.comTo check out Esther's outrageous shoe collection and to find some fun shoes for yourself:https://www.fluevog.comFREE resources:To learn more about the Highly Sensitive Personality:https://www.estherkane.com/hig...
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HSPs and physical illness
Esther Kane, a psychotherapist who specializes in helping highly sensitive people (or HSPs) shares tips for how we can lessen anxiety around being physically sick. She talks about how she has made peace with having seasonal allergies through exposure therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy and gives some affirmations which lower anxiety.FREE resources:To learn more about the Highly Sensitive Personality:https://www.estherkane.com/highly-sensitive-people/To read a whole lot of ar...
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How do I learn to trust my body as an HSP?
As a highly sensitive person, do you feel like the odd one out for being different than other people? What if you could learn to reframe your sensitivity as a superpower instead of being mean to yourself? Listen to this short talk to learn some easy and incredibly effective tools which will help you transform how you view yourself and empower you to step out as the amazing super-person you are.FREE resources:How to Increase Your Self-Compassion:https://www.estherkane.com/mothering-yours...