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In this podcast episode, host Marie Sonneman interviews Paden Hughes, who shares her journey from being a people-pleasing, high-achieving business consultant to facing burnout and finding healing through an immersive therapy experience. The episode explores themes of self-discovery, overcoming burnout, and finding one’s inner badass. Paden shares her personal journey of burnout and how it led her to seek out an immersive therapy experience in Sedona, Arizona. She also discusses her maintenance program for managing overstimulation as a highly sensitive person and the importance of asking for help. Overall, the episode offers valuable insights into the importance of self-care and finding balance in a world that constantly demands our attention.
About Paden Hughes
Paden Hughes is a 7-figure entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster and best selling author who is a leader in the areas of professional development, entrepreneurship and health and wellness. She is a highly sensitive person who helps other ambitious HSP learn nervous system regulation and how to honor their sensitivity without compromising creating success on their terms.
Listen to the episode “Realizing you’re a highly sensitive person” here.
Five Takeaways from this episode!
- Paden Hughes shares her personal journey of burnout and how it led her to seek out an immersive therapy experience in Sedona, Arizona.
- The episode explores themes of self-discovery, overcoming burnout, and finding one’s inner badass.
- Paden discusses her maintenance program for managing overstimulation as a highly sensitive person.
- The importance of asking for help is highlighted in Paden’s story.
- Overall, the episode offers valuable insights into the importance of self-care and finding balance in a world that constantly demands our attention.
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00:00:02 Marie introduces the podcast and its purpose.
00:00:42 Paden Hughes is introduced.
01:00 Paden talks about feeling like a badass since she was young and the frustration of not being able to fully express it.
02:36 Acknowledge their inner badass and use your stuck moments as motivation, so you don’t get overwhelmed by hard times. Instead they will inspire you.
04:14 People-pleasing, high-achieving background and how it led to burnout.
06:16 Paden talks about facing burnout and as a result she passed out from chronic stress.
07:16 Seeking help and going on an immersive therapy trip to Sedona.
09:12 Paden talks about the profound awarenesses she gained from her therapy trip.
09:20 As a former people pleaser Paden shares how she put herself first for the first time. Then she had a radical shift in how she approached wrok and self-care.
10:48 Her biggest pain was not feeling good enough and how she was constantly trying to prove herself to others and she didn’t realize this until the retreat.
12:46 Afterward she discovered she was a highly sensitive person and how it was connected to her pain and burnout.
14:44 Paden spent time alone every day to get back to her authentic energy and how it drastically changed her life.
17:23 Being alone helped Paden deconstruct the performative parts of her personality; this is key because it helped her with her anxiety and confidence.
19:01 Paden takes two hours every day to proactively decompress and as a result, she avoids burnout.
20:52 Being highly sensitive allows Paden to connect with supernatural energy and use her intuition to read people. She also talks about protecting her energy and how it makes her magnetic.
24:46 Do an experiment on yourself to see what works and feels good. Start doing things that bring happiness and joy. She challenges the idea that there’s no time for self-care. Paden suggests exchanging numbing behaviors for time to repair and rejuvenate because that will lead to true joy.
28:04 The power of asking for help and outsourcing tasks. Paden gives examples of how she asks for help, such as doing exchanges with her husband and friends. As a result, her friends can feel like they are helping as well.
31:29 Paden talks about her struggles with relationships, rejection, and sister wounds. She shares how she learned to push past them by accepting others’ journeys and sending compassion.
36:36 The importance of embracing change and growth, and how it can be threatening to those you grew up with.
37:02 Paden shares her journey of self-discovery and how witnessing someone else’s journey inspired her own.
39:36 Paden encourages women to become their own best advocate and prioritize their own needs.
41:52 Paden talks about her book “Take Two” and how to connect with her on social media.
Connect with Paden Hughes
Click here to access Paden’s free ebook for people with high sensitivity
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