Are you Highly Sensitive - How to Turn Anxiety into Your Superpower with Rachel Dorneanu

Are you Highly Sensitive - How to Turn Anxiety into Your Superpower with Rachel Dorneanu

From The Balanced, Beautiful and Abundant Show- Rebecca Whitman by Rebecca Whitman

July 14, 2026 · 48 min · Episode 310

About this episode

Rachel Dorneanu discusses how anxiety and being a Highly Sensitive Person can impact intimacy and offers strategies for emotional well-being.

Could your anxiety, perfectionism, or chronic stress be quietly sabotaging your intimacy? In this episode, sex therapist Rachel Dorneanu reveals how your nervous system shapes your relationships, desire, and emotional well-being. Discover practical, science-backed strategies to regulate your nervous system, reconnect with your body, and experience deeper intimacy, confidence, and peace. In this powerful conversation, Rebecca sits down with licensed therapist, AASECT-certified sex therapist, and board-certified coach Rachel Dorneanu to explore the fascinating connection between anxiety, Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), perfectionism, people-pleasing, and intimacy. Rachel shares how our nervous systems influence everything from emotional connection and desire to pelvic pain and relationship satisfaction. She also offers compassionate, actionable tools to help listeners reduce shame, regulate stress, and create healthier, more fulfilling relationships. In this episode, you’ll discover: * Why your nervous system is the foundation for intimacy, connection, and pleasure. * What it really means to be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) and how to embrace it as a strength. * How anxiety…

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