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Why “Talking It Out” Often Makes Things Worse (Especially for Sensitive People)
If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation with your partner feeling more overwhelmed, more disconnected, or more upset than when you started — this episode is for you. In this conversation, we explore why “talking it out” often makes things worse (especially for sensitive people). Even with well-intentioned attempt, trying to talk things through can escalate conflict instead of resolving it, and make it harder to hear each other and truly solve issues. You’ll learn what
Hannah Brooks
Jan 272 min read


Why You Feel Distant, Irritated, or “Against” Your Partner — And How to Reconnect Emotionally
If you’ve been wondering why you feel distant, irritated, or “against” your partner — and how to reconnect , you’re not alone. So many sensitive women quietly struggle with this — but almost never name it out loud — even in loving marriages: it’s that moment when your husband suddenly feels like the problem . Not just “we’re having an issue,” but something deeper in your body: You feel against him. Closed. Tight. Like you’re no longer on the same side. And I want you to he
Hannah Brooks
Jan 233 min read


Why Traditional Marriage Advice Often Fails Highly Sensitive People
If you’ve ever read a marriage book, heard some relationship advice that seemed logical, or sat in a therapy session and thought, "Why is this so much harder for me than it seems to be for everyone else?" —there is a biological reason for that. Today we dive into what that is, and why a lot of traditional marriage advice just doesn't work for us as highly sensitive people. The truth is, most marriage advice does not take into account the HSP reality – our highly sensitive ne
Hannah Brooks
Jan 192 min read


SOS For Communication Problems
If you’re like so many women I talk to, you’re tired of how difficult communication can be with your significant other: → Maybe simple...
Hannah Brooks
Jun 4, 20252 min read


Internal Overstimulation in Sensitive People
When things are feeling less connected, loving and supportive in your relationship than you want them to as a highly sensitive person,...
Hannah Brooks
Dec 26, 20242 min read


Are YOU At All Dysregulated? Take this MINI QUIZ to Find Out
(Take it in written or audio format!) Ever blanked out in the middle of conflict so you forgot the point you were trying to make? Or...
Hannah Brooks
Nov 29, 20243 min read


4 Quick Hacks To Get Back To Calmness, Ease, And Lightness
We have a TON of sway over how we feel on a daily, hourly, and even minute by minute basis–as well as on our ability to connect in the...
Hannah Brooks
Nov 27, 20242 min read


You Are Innately Gifted In Intimacy
YOU, as a sensitive being, have a beautiful, innate, huge capacity to connect deeply, tenderly, open-heartedly, and in an...
Hannah Brooks
Nov 25, 20243 min read


How To End Division, “Bad Othering”, And Emotional Dysregulation In Marriage (And The World)
If there was one thing I could shout out from the rooftops right now to help all intimate relationships –and really all of humankind and...
Hannah Brooks
Nov 22, 20242 min read


Dysregulation is a loving relationship's biggest enemy
One of things many of my clients feel the deepest despair about is that they feel stuck rehashing the same old painful reactive patterns...
Hannah Brooks
Nov 18, 20243 min read


BONUS EPISODE: The Best Love Comes From Understanding Your Own Brain and Nervous System
Today I am doing something different: giving you a DIRECTORY of episodes to help you understand & work with your brain and nervous system.
Hannah Brooks
Sep 2, 20221 min read
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