{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Success Reimagined with Amna Shabbir MD ","title":"Ep 52. The Neuroscience of High Sensitivity: Dr. Amelia Kelley on Why HSPs Feel Everything More Deeply","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2692,"description":"Being highly sensitive is not about being emotional or weak. It is about having a more active limbic system that processes the world more deeply, more intensely and more completely.\nIn this eye opening conversation, Dr. Amna Shabbir speaks with Dr. Amelia Kelley, trauma informed therapist, bestselling author and host of The Sensitivity Doctor podcast, about what it truly means to be a highly sensitive person. Dr. Kelley breaks down the neuroscience behind high sensitivity, debunking myths that HSPs are simply introverted or overly emotional, and explains how 30 percent of every species including humans are born with this genetic trait. She shares how highly sensitive people experience everything more intensely, from pain and sound to empathy and passion, and why this trait is essential for species survival. Dr. Kelley also opens up about how perfectionism shows up differently for HSPs, why deep empathy can lead to compassion fatigue and burnout, and how she reimagined success by learning to say no and bring her heart to her work instead of grinding through everything that came her way.\nEpisode TakeawaysWhy high sensitivity is a neurobiological trait related to limbic system activity, not emotional weaknessHow HSPs process sensory input, pain and emotions more intensely than the general populationWhy boundaries are acts of compassion that protect your nervous system and allow deeper connectionHow perfectionism shows up for HSPs through environment curation and moral compass driven work choicesWhy highly sensitive people need two hours of unstructured alone time per day for nervous system regulationHow to differentiate high sensitivity from introversion, autism, ADHD and trauma responsesWhy HSPs make ferocious leaders because of their deep passion, empathy and driveHow to sustain performance and well being as a high achieving HSP through boundaries, rest and authentic connection\nAbout the guest\nAmelia Kelley, PhD, MS, LCMHC, ATR, CYT is a trauma-informed therapist,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QEE2f337cKVpjs0qsD34kLfH1IC05rMH7dxK2ABS5Zk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82Yjk4/YjMyNjBlMmQ1ZWZi/OGNhYzZiYmNmODQy/NDdlMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}