Surviving the Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Person | Advice for HSPs Over the Holidays
For highly sensitive people and introverts, the holidays can stir up overstimulation, family dynamics, emotional regression, and old patterns. In this episode, I explore why the holidays are uniquely challenging for HSPs and introverts, and how we can meet this season with more self-acceptance, nervous system regulation, and resilience. Drawing on Jung’s concept of complexes, we'll discuss how family environments and group settings can activate unconscious emotional material (and why this doesn’t mean something is “wrong” with you). I also question the cultural and spiritual narrative of being the “black sheep,” inviting a more relational view: everyone in the family system is likely struggling in their own way, especially during the holidays. This episode offers practical, embodied ways to support your nervous system, maintain health-supportive routines, and release perfectionism so you can move through the season with greater steadiness and maturity. In this episode, we explore: Why the holidays are especially activating for HSPs and introverts Jung’s idea of complexes and how family dynamics trigger them The role of context in emotional overwhelm Nervous system regulation as a foundation for resilience Rethinking the “black sheep” identity with compassion and realism Letting go of perfection and prioritizing health during the holidays Ep. 21 Listen to This When You're Triggered Over the Holidays: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1644670/ep... Timestamps 00:00 Navigating holidays as a HSP 1:16 Why the holidays are so hard 3:08 What makes it extra hard for some people 3:16 Introversion 3:42 Highly Sensitive People 5:02 What we can do about it 5:05 Jung’s idea of complexes 9:22 The role of context 9:47 How to reduce the impact of stressful events 12:04 Shifts that have helped me 12:33 Regulating your nervous system 13:05 Being an adult 17:11 You are not the only “black sheep” 21:23 The importance of health 23:03 Try to let go of “perfect” Subscribe here to make sure you catch future videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPr... Connect with me on Instagram: / field__notespod Explore 1:1 sessions, learn more or contact me here: https://www.edenhetrick.com If you have any questions about this topic, please leave a comment below and I’ll try to address it in a future video! About me: Welcome to my channel! My name is Eden and I am a coach and psychotherapist-in-training. My work emerges from an abiding reverence for the process of inner transformation. I operate from the perspective that the places where we feel the most stuck offer the richest material for our evolution. I believe that every individual holds the key to their own healing and transformation. More than dogma, protocols or hierarchical relationships, your own Inner Knowing holds the roadmap. In each video, I’ll share perspectives, tools, and examples of how you can unearth, transform and integrate your patterns so that you can experience more freedom, wholeness and fulfillment.
