How Marya + Adam Navigate Their HSP + Empath Marriage (Episode 6)

If you’re an HSP, an empath or someone who loves an HSP or empath, and you’re looking to understand your relationship better, this episode is for you and your partner.

For the very first time, my spouse, Adam, joins me on the show!

During the pandemic, I unexpectedly discovered that Adam is an empath who strongly feels the emotions of other people. We talk about how I made this discovery and how it gives Adam many strengths but also contributes to perfectionism and people-pleasing that leaves him worn out. 

We share what Adam discovered when he took Elaine Aron’s HSP quiz for the first time and how his results differ from mine. We also discuss how Adam can tell when I’m overstimulated and how my overstimulation shows up during long family events, which makes me need time alone (and in my urgency to get time by myself, I am very much not a people-pleaser).

Adam talks about how he makes sense of my HSP overstimulation and gives me the quiet time I need. I share my perspective on Adam’s people-pleasing and how I’m learning to be patient with his perfectionism.

This episode is inspired by questions from you, the listeners, about being in a relationship with an HSP and empath. Our hope is that it will help you understand yourself and your relationship better.

Links + Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Free Myers-Briggs-based personality test at 16personalities.com

Run a free Human Design Chart at GeneticMatrix.com using your birth date, time, country, city and state

Take The Highly Sensitive Person Quiz by Dr. Elaine Aron, PhD