Episode 06: Brain Training for the Highly Sensitive Person: Techniques to Reduce Anxiety & Overwhelming Emotions

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Show Notes

Having extra activation in our fight/flight mode often causes extra stress and anxiety. Fortunately, you can easily learn to activate calming centers that de-activate stress centers! This episode explores more information about what HSP brain training is and how it can help highly sensitive people reduce the challenges of sensitivity and access the many gifts of the trait.  

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