Saturday, June 27, 2026

Special Edition: The Truth About Highly Sensitive People

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What does it really mean to be a highly sensitive person?

It’s a temperament trait affecting one in five people, yet sensitivity is sometimes misunderstood, mislabeled, or treated like a weakness.

Licensed clinical professional counselor and parent coach Megghan Thompson shares how to recognize this temperament in yourself or someone you love, why it can often be a strength, and what parents need to know about it.

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Guest: Megghan Thompson

Megghan Thompson, LCPC, RPT-S is a TEDx speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur and homeschooling mom of 2. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor and a Parent Coach/Mental Health Consultant. Megghan has been working with Highly Sensitive Children, teens, and their families for over 15 years.

Megghan’s company is built to defeat the statistic that Highly Sensitive People, 20% of the population, make up 50% of the population that seeks therapy in adulthood. She trains parents of highly sensitive children and teens eliminate the daily meltdown/shutdown cycle in as little as 8 weeks through her coaching program that has a 98% success rate.

Parents of sensitive or neurodivergent kids can gain access to Megghan’s free meltdown decoder tool at eliminatemeltdowncycle.com/decoder.

Explore more from Megghan here: megghanthompsoncoaching.com/audit

Check out Megghan's latest book here:
 https://a.co/d/91AHvBv

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