
Happy HSP
The
Podcast
Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP) who often feels overwhelmed, misunderstood, or out of place in the world around you? Then The Happy HSP Podcast is just for you, and I’m so glad you’re here.
My name is Kimberly Marshall, and I’m your host. Join me weekly as I dive deep into the personal stories of everyday HSPs. We’ll explore what it means to live life with heightened sensitivity and discover the many reasons to celebrate our gentle nature.
Each episode features an inspiring conversation with an HSP who shares what they love about their sensitivity, what they struggle with, and the powerful strategies they’ve used to find happiness and peace in a world that can easily overwhelm us.
Latest Episodes

Episode #9: High Sensitivity and a New Lens on Life
Today I’m joined by Dr. Sandra Clifton — she’s an educator, therapist, life coach, and an advocate for HSPs in education and mental health.
In this episode, she shares how discovering her sensitivity gave her a new lens on life, and how that personal understanding led to her mission of reframing how sensitivity is understood in the workplace, at the doctor’s office, and in the classroom.

Episode #8: Mind-Body-Soul Connection on the HSP Journey
If you’ve ever felt like you’ve struggled to find your footing or confidence as an HSP, then this episode is for you. Today, I’m joined by HSP life coach Louise Smith, and together we explore how HSPs can benefit from inviting our minds, bodies, and souls to our healing conversation in unison.
Louise shares how nervous system regulation, embodiment practices, and deep spiritual work has helped both her and her clients reconnect to themselves and thrive on a deeper level than each of the practices separately…

Episode #7: Healing and Shadow Work for Highly Sensitive People
I’m joined by Jessica Jade Thompson, a psychotherapist, lightworker, and sensitive soul who shares her powerful story of healing, a spontaneous spiritual experience she had with a kundalini activation, and how she embraces the fullness of high sensitivity while riding the energetic waves of New York City.
Together, we explore how being compassionate with our pain and shedding light on our shadows with self-acceptance and love can open the door to more joy, connection, and inner peace…

Episode #2: An Alcohol-Free HSP’s Journey to Self-Love
Today I’m joined by Gretchen Bergantine, also known as The Alcohol-Free HSP. She’s a Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach, a fellow highly sensitive person, and a very dear friend of mine. In this episode, she shares her powerful journey of self-discovery, sobriety, and spiritual awakening — that had all been sparked by one unexpected moment during the COVID pandemic.
We talk about the turning point that led her to quit drinking, what it was like to nourish herself as an HSP in ways that didn’t involve alcohol, and how embracing her sensitivity opened doors for her to pursue deep healing and personal growth.

Episode #1: Intuition as a Guiding Light for HSPs
Today, I’m joined by Jess Kachelman of Sensitive Women Rising — she’s a coach and creative whose journey into discovering that she’s an HSP later in her life completely transformed not only how she shows up in the world, but also how she parents and helps her clients rediscover their identities and build their self-confidence.
In this conversation, Jess shares how she went from feeling far “too much” and hard to love, to embracing her sensitivity, intuition, and creativity as her greatest strengths.
