# embracing intensity (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover embracing intensity. Page: Feed: --- ## [296: Owning Your Worth with Dr. Kimberly Douglass](https://embracingintensity.libsyn.com/296-owning-your-worth-with-dr-kimberly-douglass) _2026-07-20 · Embracing Intensity_ What does it really mean to own your worth—especially when you're gifted, neurodivergent, or someone who genuinely wants to make a difference in the world? In this episode of Embracing Intensity , I'm joined once again by the insightful Dr. Kimberly Douglas for a conversation that begins with pricing and entrepreneurship but quickly expands into something much bigger. We explore the difference… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/embracingintensity/Worth.mp3?dest-id=435604) ## [295: Thriving as a Twice-Exceptional Adult w/ Melanie Hayes](https://embracingintensity.libsyn.com/294-thriving-as-a-twice-exceptional-adult-w-melanie-hayes) _2026-06-09 · Embracing Intensity_ What does it mean to thrive as a twice-exceptional adult in a world that often misunderstands both giftedness and neurodivergence? In this episode of Embracing Intensity , I'm joined by author, therapist, and educator Melanie Hayes for a wide-ranging discussion on the unique challenges and strengths of twice-exceptional (2e) adults. Although this conversation was originally recorded several years… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/embracingintensity/Thriving_as_a_Twice_Exceptional_Adult.mp3?dest-id=435604) ## [294: Nervous System Regulation w/ Juliana Allen](https://embracingintensity.libsyn.com/294-nervous-system-regulation-w-juliana-allen) _2026-05-06 · Embracing Intensity_ [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/embracingintensity/Nervous_System_Regulation.mp3?dest-id=435604) ## [293: Ways to Recharge When You Can't Quit Your Day Job](https://embracingintensity.libsyn.com/293-ways-to-recharge-when-you-cant-quit-your-day-job) _2026-03-23 · Embracing Intensity_ Not all rest actually restores. Sometimes it just delays the crash. In this solo episode of Embracing Intensity , I talk about what shifted for me when I went back to working full-time in schools, and why having less free time pushed me to get more intentional about how I use my energy. I used to focus a lot on trying to do the "right" things—eat better, exercise more, use my time more… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/embracingintensity/Recharge-podcast.mp3?dest-id=435604) ## [292: Increasing Capacity & Reclaiming the Body with Juliana Allen](https://embracingintensity.libsyn.com/292-increasing-capacity-reclaiming-the-body-with-juliana-allen) _2026-02-23 · Embracing Intensity_ In this powerful and deeply embodied conversation, I sit down with Juliana Allen - somatic experiencing practitioner, trauma-informed guide, and founder of Reclaim with Juliana - to explore nervous system regulation, reclaiming your body, and increasing your capacity to live from truth instead of obligation. Juliana shares her journey of overriding her body for decades - through dance culture,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/embracingintensity/Julianna.mp3?dest-id=435604) ## [291: Reframing ADHD for Black Women with Inger Shaye Colzie](https://embracingintensity.libsyn.com/291-reframing-adhd-for-black-women-with-inger-shaye-colzie) _2026-01-06 · Embracing Intensity_ This week on Embracing Intensity , I'm thrilled to finally sit down with the powerful and passionate Inger Shaye Colzie , a therapist and coach working at the intersection of ADHD, identity, and cultural experience. Inger shares her journey of being diagnosed with ADHD later in life, after decades of navigating systems and expectations that didn't see her neurodivergence—or the unique challenges… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/embracingintensity/Ep._291-rev.mp3?dest-id=435604) ## [290: Executive Functioning with Fizzah Zaidi](https://embracingintensity.libsyn.com/episode-290-executive-functioning-with-fizzah-zaidi) _2025-12-01 · Embracing Intensity_ Episode 290: Executive Functioning with Fizzah Zaidi In this powerful episode of Embracing Intensity , I'm joined by the insightful and compassionate Fizzah Zaidi , a psychotherapist who specializes in working with neurodivergent individuals. We explore the complexities of executive functioning, and how understanding our brain's unique operating system can transform how we show up for ourselves… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/embracingintensity/Executive_Functioning.mp3?dest-id=435604) ## [289: Reclaiming Power Through Art w/ Ilima Considine](https://embracingintensity.libsyn.com/289-reclaiming-power-through-art-w-ilima-considine) _2025-11-03 · Embracing Intensity_ In this week's episode, Aurora sits down with Portland-based multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Ilima Considine to explore how neurodivergence, art, music, and personal experience intersect to spark powerful creative expression. Ilima shares her journey through long COVID, chronic illness, and how she channels her intensity into film, empowering others in the process. As Ilima prepares to… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/embracingintensity/Ilima.mp3?dest-id=435604) ## [288: Tasting the Gifted Rainbow w/ Kaitlin Smith](https://embracingintensity.libsyn.com/288-tasting-the-gifted-rainbow-w-kaitlin-smith) _2025-10-08 · Embracing Intensity_ In this deeply insightful guest call, we welcome Kaitlin Smith, a PhD candidate in the history of science at Harvard with a secondary focus in African American Studies. Kaitlin brings a powerful lens to the conversation around giftedness, drawing from her academic research, clinical background, and personal experience as a former support provider for gifted and intense Black adults. 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