Podcast Episode | On HSPs Finding Belonging and a Sense of Home
It makes sense to me that those of us who are odd ducks would yearn to belong somewhere, somehow, and would often have trouble finding such a place.
With hindsight, I see how much my misfit discomfort prompted me to search far and wide for somewhere to relax. Where could I feel like myself? Often, that "place" was in my mind or inside studious quests for information as I followed my curiosity.
Frequently, the quest for belonging sparked a physical move from one location to another, even to different countries. I wanted what seemed to be a paradox: I wanted to explore and feel settled. Sometimes I only wanted to escape from a life in a location that no longer fit me. Other times, I heeded the call of a different location that beckoned with a potential better life.
Eventually, as I became more conscious of my motivations and as I accumulated lived experience, my paradigms about home and belonging shifted.
During a recent conversation with Gosia Poraj, the wonderful host of the podcast Cosmic Tickle, one of the topics we explored together was the intersection of highly sensitive people, home, and belonging.
I loved our conversation, Gosia's insights, and the questions posed. Despite my feelings of awkward vulnerability (and worry that my boy-cut hair would spontaneously drift into a style I've dubbed the Post-Modern Adolf), Gosia's compassion, welcoming presence, and willingness to dive into discussion felt like home.
If any of the above strikes a chord for you, you might enjoy watching or listening to our conversation.
Watch the episode on YouTube: On HSPs Finding Belonging and a Sense of Home
Listen to the episode: Podcast Page (Includes links for Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music)
Gosia offers great support for HSPs, including her Calm & Confident Toolkit, which is free when you subscribe to her newsletter (click the Podcast Page link in the paragraph above, then the Newsletter link in her website’s menu bar).
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Grace Kerina is the author of Personal Boundaries for Highly Sensitive People and other resources for creative intuitives. She also writes novels as Alice Archer. Find recent articles by Grace/Alice at Love, Liberation, and Literature, where you can sign up for the newsletter sent every other Friday.