
202. How To Be Empathetic Without Being Taken Advantage Of (A Word On Self-Trust and Not Tolerating Poor Behavior) | The Sensitive & Soulful Show
Jun 24, 2025In this episode, Alyssa unpacks the hidden reasons why highly sensitive people (HSPs) often struggle with self-trust, and how that lack of trust leads to people-pleasing, being overly tolerant, and losing connection with their own worth.
Through personal stories and client breakthroughs, she explores how being overly empathetic can actually lead to self-abandonment, why being “too understanding” hurts more than it helps, and how to finally rebuild your self-trust from the inside out.
If you’ve ever felt like you “know” something in your gut but still second-guess yourself, this episode will hit home.
You’ll learn:
- Why self-trust is essential for highly sensitive people and how to rebuild it
- How being “too understanding” can lead to self-abandonment and low self-worth
- The difference between empathy and over-tolerating poor behavior
- How to hold your own standards and teach others how to treat you
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