As a highly sensitive introvert, it’s easy to believe that controlling your emotions is the key to strength and peace. But here’s the truth: emotional control often leads to suppression, emotional exhaustion, and even bigger overwhelm down the road.

In this episode, I’m sharing why trying to control your emotions keeps you stuck, and how learning to regulate instead can help you feel calmer, more resilient, and more at ease in your daily life.

You’ll walk away with one simple reframe you can start using today to shift from control to regulation so you can build emotional awareness, reduce overthinking, and create more peace in your inner world.

Related Episodes:

102 | “Feelings Aren’t Facts” Is Harmful! Here’s Why You Need to Listen to Your Emotions

100 | Are You Confusing Thoughts, Feelings, and Facts? (Here’s Why It Matters for HSPs)

99 | Enough Holding it In! This Tool Will Help You Name Your HSP Emotions

📢 Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

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Do you ever feel like your emotions run the show? One minute, you’re fine, and the next, you’re spiraling or shutting down? You’re not alone.

In this episode, we’re breaking down how to start regulating your emotions in just 90 days - even if you’ve tried before and it never seemed to stick.

You’ll learn:

• The simple first step that helps highly sensitive and introverted women calm emotional overwhelm
• What to focus on each month as you build awareness, practice regulation, and create lasting emotional habits
• How journaling can become your go-to tool for emotional clarity and peace

If you’re ready to feel more grounded, calm, and in control of your emotions, this episode will show you the path forward: one gentle step at a time.

📢 Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

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☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

Do you ever feel guilty for needing rest or downtime? As a highly sensitive or introverted woman, your nervous system processes more, which means you need intentional recharge time. But guilt and old beliefs often get in the way.

In this episode, I’m sharing 3 secrets that will help you shift your mindset so you can recharge without apology. You’ll learn why rest is maintenance (not laziness), how to untangle guilt from old conditioning, and the role boundaries play in protecting your energy.

Plus, I’ll share practical ways to create guilt-free recharge pockets in your week. If you’re ready to rest without shame and show up with more peace and energy, this one’s for you.

Related Episodes:

81 | Anxiety or Sensory Overload? How to Know What’s Really Draining You as an Introvert and HSP

79 | Introvert Hangovers Are Real! Avoid Emotional Burnout With These Self-Care Tips

63 | HSPs & Crying: Why It's Okay and How it Helps You Build Emotional Awareness

📢 Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

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🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

You’ve probably heard the phrase “feelings aren’t facts” before. Maybe from a therapist, a friend, or even in a moment when someone was trying to help you calm down. But if you’re a highly sensitive or introverted woman, that phrase can actually do more harm than good.

In this episode, I’m unpacking why dismissing your emotions leaves you doubting yourself and feeling disconnected, and how to reframe it in a way that honors your sensitivity.

You’ll learn why your emotions are valuable messengers, how to start listening to what they’re really telling you, and simple journaling prompts to help you process instead of pushing feelings away.

If you’ve ever felt invalidated or “too much” for your emotions, this conversation will help you see your feelings as wisdom—not weakness.

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100 | Are You Confusing Thoughts, Feelings, and Facts? (Here’s Why It Matters for HSPs)

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90 | You’re NOT Fine, It's Emotional Numbness! Simple Nervous System Reset for HSPs and Introverts

📢 Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

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🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

If you’ve ever felt like your emotions hit all at once, leaving you overwhelmed, overstimulated, or stuck in your thoughts, this episode is for you.

In this podcast, we’ll explore how journaling helps highly sensitive and introverted women build emotional awareness- the first step to feeling calm, clear, and in control again.

You’ll learn:

• Why journaling works so well for emotional overwhelm and overthinking
• How to use simple journal prompts to process what you’re feeling
• A calm, step-by-step way to slow your thoughts and regulate your emotions

If you’re ready to stop spiraling and start understanding what you feel before it takes over, don’t miss my upcoming Journal Your Feelings Workshop on November 5th at 12pm EST.

📢 Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

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🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

Do you automatically hide how you feel, without even thinking about it?

If saying “I’m fine” has become your reflex… even when you’re anything but fine, this episode is for you. As HSPs and introverts, many of us learned early on that being emotional wasn’t safe. So we got good at pushing it down, staying calm, and not making it a big deal.

But over time, that survival strategy becomes an exhausting pattern of emotional suppression.

In this episode, I’m unpacking why hiding emotions becomes second nature—and how to begin gently reversing the pattern. You’ll learn how to spot your emotional default settings, practice safe expression like journaling or voice notes, and give yourself permission to feel without fixing or explaining.

Related Episodes:

99 | Enough Holding it In! This Tool Will Help You Name Your HSP Emotions

97 | Afraid of Being Misunderstood as an HSP? STOP Hiding Your Emotions with this Journaling Prompt

90 | You’re NOT Fine, It's Emotional Numbness! Simple Nervous System Reset for HSPs and Introverts

📢 Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

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🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

Have you ever spiraled after something small? Like a text left unread or a weird tone in someone’s voice? As HSPs, it’s easy to confuse our thoughts, feelings, and facts, which only adds to the overwhelm.

In this episode, I’m walking you step by step through one of the most powerful tools I teach: how to separate what actually happened (facts), the story your mind creates (thoughts), and your emotional truth (feelings).

You’ll learn how to stop reacting to mental clutter, honor your emotions without letting them run the show, and start feeling more grounded. I’ll also share the coaching tool that helps my clients untangle their reactions so they can respond with clarity and confidence.

Related Episodes:

102 | “Feelings Aren’t Facts” Is Harmful — Here’s Why You Need to Listen to Your Emotions

97 | Afraid of Being Misunderstood as an HSP? STOP Hiding Your Emotions with this Journaling Prompt

94 | STOP Hiding Your Emotions to Protect Other People, Use This Journaling Prompt Instead

📢 Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

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🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching

Ever felt like you were carrying a lot emotionally but couldn’t put it into words?

If you’ve ever said, “I know I’m feeling something… I just don’t know what,” this episode is for you. As HSPs and introverts, we often experience emotions in layers but without the language to name them, those feelings can get stuck, swirling inside until we shut down or say “I’m fine” (when we’re definitely not).

In this episode, I’m talking about why it’s hard to name your emotions, especially if you’ve experienced suppression, trauma, or never had emotional language modeled for you. Then I’ll walk you through a few gentle tools to help you start finding the words: emotional check-ins, using a Feelings Wheel, and simple journaling prompts.

You don’t have to name it perfectly. But you can start understanding yourself more clearly . .. one word at a time.

Related Episodes:

97 | Afraid of Being Misunderstood as an HSP? STOP Hiding Your Emotions with this Journaling Prompt

94 | STOP Hiding Your Emotions to Protect Other People, Use This Journaling Prompt Instead

90 | You’re NOT Fine, It's Emotional Numbness! Simple Nervous System Reset for HSPs and Introverts

📢 Join the 1 hour interactive Journal Your Feelings workshop on November 5th! I'll show you how to use journaling as a tool for emotional awareness and regulation. https://latoyaedwards.net/workshop

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🎁 ⁣Become a Podcast Insider and get a free gift: Emotion Check-In Journaling Guide: https://latoyaedwards.net/guide

☕️ Work with Me: Ready to reduce your emotional overwhelm & exhaustion? The Manage Your HSP Emotions coaching program is your step-by-step plan to managing your emotions and embracing your sensitivity. Join today --> https://latoyaedwards.net/coaching