A Conversation About Emotional Intensity and Sensitivity
This is a reshare of my interview with Jess Leondiou, originally featured on Make Your Mind podcast.
I am grateful to Jess for graciously allowing me to repost our conversation from earlier this year.
About Make Your Mind Podcast
How do our minds really work? How different are we from one another? What is the science behind our interactions, and how do we fit into the larger collective of consciousness? Make Your Mind explores these profound questions with curiosity and dedication to expanding our understanding of ourselves and the world. Jess brings together experts from various fields – those who study the science of the mind, experts in self-inquiry, and thought leaders with social and cultural insights – for conversations that unpack these evolving topics.
Our Conversation
In her beautiful introduction, Jess reflects on how diagnosis impacts our sense of self. She explores the complex territory between finding relief and validation in labels, while also noticing how they can shift our self-perception. As research shows (Dweck), what we believe about ourselves profoundly shapes our behavior, and the language we use becomes central to how we operate.
Thank you again, Jess, for this meaningful conversation and for the care you bring to exploring the breadth of human experience!!
Originally featured on Make Your Mind podcast : https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/makeyourmind/episodes/Emotional-Sensitivity–Intensity-For-the-Neurodivergent-and-Gifted-Adult–with-Imi-Lo-e33ak1n
Please do check out her wonderful work as well!
Archley’s: https://www.archleys.com/pages/about-us?srsltid=AfmBOoquQqTW2HRBvOofa–49rkIqDCTLQU6qfcOXnxtuCG8rOmj9k0B
Imi Lo is an independent consultant who has dedicated her career to helping emotionally intense and highly sensitive people turn their depth into strength. Her three books, Emotional Sensitivity and Intensity, The Gift of Intensity, and The Gift of Empathy, are translated into multiple languages.
Imi holds three master's degrees in Mental Health, Buddhist Studies, and Global Cultures, alongside training in philosophical counseling, Jungian psychology, and other modalities. Her multicultural perspective has been enriched by living and working across the UK, Australia, and Asia, including with organizations such as Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders and the NHS (UK). Throughout her career, she has served as a psychotherapist, art therapist, suicide crisis social worker, mental health supervisor, and trainer for mental health professionals.
You can contact Imi for a one-to-one consulting session tailored to your specific needs.