Are Highly Sensitive People the Same as Empaths?

Hey, Highly Sensitive Person -

There's a question I've had come up a LOT lately when I do a podcast interviews or have a conversation with an HSP for the first time:

Are Highly Sensitive People the Same as Empaths?

My short answer is Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) are different from Empaths, but they're definitely related to each other.

Have you ever been having a conversation with someone and they say one thing, but you can sense that they're really feeling something else?

Or maybe you can tell that there's more to the story than they're saying right now?

HSPs, Empaths, and what I would call Intuitives can all pick up on these subtle cues going on under the surface.

But what each of them picks up is slightly different.

Intrigued yet?

Check out this week's episode of The Highly Sensitive Club to hear all the nuances and subtleties at play.

Listen on your favorite podcast app and / or watch on YouTube.

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In this episode, I share:

• How HSPs and Empaths are related but different
  

• The similarities and differences between Empaths and Intuitives
  

• How all three of these types of humans are related to each other
  

• A handy scenario to illustrate the differences
  

I thought long and hard about what these terms mean and how they interact with each other because it was coming up so often.

And because noting subtleties and nuances is one of our Highly Sensitive specialties. ;)

Do you define and see them in a different way?

Hit "reply" and let me know how you see each of these terms and your experience of them.

I'd love to know if this is spot-on for you or if you have a different take.

Big, warm vibes -

Steph

P.S. Are you picking up other people's energies or emotions and having trouble putting them down? Here are some ways I can help!

1. Get my free Closing Ritual workshop to wrap up loose ends on old, lingering energy so you can move forward free and clear. You can do this on projects, people, places, or anything you want to let go of so you can see real shifts towards the positive.
   

2. Hop on the waitlist for the next live round of Emotional Alchemy - coming August 2024! Perfect for HSPs (and Empaths and Intuitives) who want to learn how to ride the waves of their (and other people's) emotions - rather than drowning in them!