The Highly Sensitive Person's World of Discovery

Hello! I would absolutely love to be a guest on your podcast. I have so much to share around being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) and High Sensation Seeker (HSS)—and what’s possible when you stop numbing yourself and start listening deeply. I am the woman who burned it all down… and built something entirely new. Today, I’m genuinely happy—and I know how to stay grounded even when life gets hard. Over the past several years, I’ve radically changed my relationship with alcohol, my family, and myself. I divorced an abusive husband of 10 years, moved across the country, started my own coaching business, built a career in disaster recovery (because I love meaningful intensity), embraced my identity as an HSP/HSS, and I’m now becoming a Single Mom by Choice using donor eggs and sperm (transfer this year!). I’m 53—and I’ve never felt more alive. While the topics we could explore are endless, I’d especially love to focus on HSP awareness, clarity, and self-trust. Sobriety, self-discovery, love, and a deep hunger for learning have allowed me to step fully into who I’m meant to be. For years, I drank heavily to quiet the intensity of being an HSP. The devastation—and the aliveness—were both overwhelming. I longed to talk with someone who shared my background and could reflect my experience back to me. As a child, I attended Montessori school at age four in South Carolina. I was the only Black child, deeply sensitive (though we didn’t have language for it then), and very young. One day, my father picked me up while I was in tears. I told him, “I just want everyone to like me.” That moment shaped me and continues to inform my purpose. With clarity and time gained from letting go of destructive coping behaviors, everything shifted. I felt called to share my story—to be a “gap filler”—offering the honesty, humor, and support I once needed. I’d be honored to share this journey—with joy, heart, and laughter—on your podcast. Podcast appearances: • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/ep-557-naked-life-story-halima/id1287269357?i=1000594186141 • Player FM: https://player.fm/series/the-single-greatest-choice/s4-episode-9-meet-halima-smbc-to-be • The Addicted Mind: https://theaddictedmind.com/episode-258-finding-strength-in-sensitivity-halima-andersons-story/