41. Where to vacation
The Highly Sensitive Person Podcast
Kelly
4.8 • 676 Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2015
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
An introvert/extrovert and HSP/non-HSP might take a look at the same vacation itinerary and have completely different reactions. An action-packed, busy vacation in a chaotic big city might seem thrilling to a non-HSP. Whereas an HSP might enjoy quieter, more peaceful activities with time for reflection. When your partner desires the opposite of what you desire, it can be challenging to agree on a vacation spot.
In this episode, I talk about what qualities I most enjoy in a vacation destination and how you can agree on a place to spend time off with your non-HSP loved one.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
- The Introvert Advantage by Marti Olsen Laney Psy.D.
Related posts on my blog:
- How to travel the world long-term when you are highly sensitive
- HSP travel survival kit
- HSP Podcast #28: Travel Tips
My book is available on Amazon: A Highly Sensitive Person's Life: stories & tips for those who experience the world intensely.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is the highly sensitive person podcast, a weekly podcast for people who experience the world |
| 0:08.0 | brighter, louder, and more intensely. Join me on a journey of acceptance of our highly sensitive |
| 0:15.0 | person traits. Welcome to episode 41 of the highly sensitive person podcast. I'm your host, Kelly. In this show, |
| 0:23.9 | I share personal stories, advice, rants, and opinions about life as an introverted HSP, somebody who |
| 0:29.8 | experiences the world intensely. Before I start, I'd like to share a comment from the blog from a |
| 0:36.2 | lovely reader named Hannah. |
| 0:38.6 | She writes, |
| 0:44.4 | My husband found this podcast for us to listen to on a road trip after I read Dr. Elaine Aaron's book and fell in love with it. |
| 0:46.6 | At first, I thought he wasn't an HSP and I was, but after listening to your podcast, we found |
| 0:51.4 | that were actually both HSPs, with some traits that overlap |
| 0:54.8 | and others that often complement each other. Sometimes I laughed aloud because what you said |
| 0:59.3 | described me so perfectly. Thank you so much, Hannah. I'd like to share comments like Hannah's |
| 1:06.4 | because I think it helps all of us to realize we aren't alone. There are other people out there in the world |
| 1:11.3 | who feel the same way we do. Today's episode is about vacation and which vacation spots introverted |
| 1:18.3 | HSPs prefer. So yes, this is one of those shows that is more geared toward introverts. So |
| 1:23.8 | apologies to the extroverted HSPs. The reason this topic came to my mind is because my husband, Jim, and I have been trying to |
| 1:31.5 | plan out our next big vacation. |
| 1:33.9 | We try to take at least one international trip per year. |
| 1:37.9 | When trying to plan our next trip, we had a really hard time agreeing on a location, |
| 1:42.2 | which is unusual because we don't usually have that |
| 1:44.5 | problem. But this time it was really our different temperaments and desires that made it challenging. |
| 1:50.6 | For introverts, it makes sense that we like destinations that aren't super crowded with people. |
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