The Sensitivity Doctor

In this compassionate and eye-opening episode, Amelia sits down with breakup and relationship coach Cole Zesiger, who has helped millions online learn how to navigate heartbreak with clarity, emotional safety, and self-respect. Cole shares the deeply personal story of his early divorce, the patterns of anxious attachment that shaped his relationships, and the unexpected journey that led him to rebuild his life and help thousands do the same.Together, Amelia and Cole break down why breakups feel neurologically like withdrawal, what “euphoric recall” has to do with your ex, why the holidays intensify loneliness, and how to make the no-contact rule actually work without feeling like you are losing your mind. Cole also explains the biggest mistakes people make right after a breakup, the surprising science behind why your brain becomes obsessed with your ex, and how to rebuild a life that feels bigger, safer, and more meaningful than the one you are grieving.Whether you are in the early shock, the confusing in-between, or trying to stop the cycle of “one more text,” this episode offers compassionate insight, grounded strategies, and the hope you might not realize you need right now.Key Takeaways:Why your brain treats heartbreak like survival mode and how evolutionary wiring makes you want to chase your ex even when you logically know better.The real reason no-contact is so hard and how to create a plan that protects your emotional and neurological energy.What euphoric recall is and why your brain only replays the good memories plus how to ground yourself in the full truth of the relationship.How to rebuild your life after a breakup by focusing on the pillars that shape your sense of identity, connection, and purpose.Why the holidays intensify heartbreak and practical ways to lean on safe relationships, structure, and self-compassion to get through the season.Connect with Cole Zesiger:Website: coachcolezesiger.comInstagram: @coachcolezesigerTikTok: @colezesigerYouTube: Cole ZesigerBook: Exes & No’s - available for pre-order (bonus course included)Connect with Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-sensitivity-doctor/exclusive-content

This week on The Sensitivity Doctor, Dr. Amelia Kelley sits down with TEDx speaker and filmmaker Mark Hulsewé for a courageous and necessary conversation about the root causes of school shootings and what must change if we want to protect our children.Mark’s work focuses on the emotional, social, and systemic breakdowns happening inside our schools, and how our long-standing “kids will be kids” mindset is allowing cycles of humiliation, abuse, and violence to escalate into tragedy. Together, Amelia and Mark dive into the uncomfortable realities of bullying, the unspoken social hierarchy within schools, and why traditional approaches to school safety completely miss the heart of the problem.This episode offers a rare blend of honesty, hope, and actionable solutions. Amelia challenges Mark’s ideas, Mark challenges the system, and both reveal complementary paths that can truly change the future. Whether you're a parent, educator, mental-health professional, or someone who cares deeply about the wellbeing of children, this conversation will reshape the way you think about school safety and mental health.Key Takeaways:Why “child on child abuse” is a more accurate term than bullying.How the unspoken social hierarchy inside schools fuels violence and despair.What alternative education models like Montessori, Waldorf, and RULER get right.How early emotional intelligence education can prevent long-term harm.Why simple, low-cost wellness screeners can identify struggling students before crisis.Connect with Mark Hulsewé:TEDx Talk: “Ending School Shootings”Connect with Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-sensitivity-doctor/exclusive-content

In this deeply validating and eye-opening episode, Dr. Amelia Kelley sits down with psychologist and birth trauma specialist Teela Tomassetti, founder of the Reproductive and Perinatal Trauma Center in Canada. Together, they bring long-overdue attention to an experience far more common than most people realize: birth trauma, which affects up to 45 percent of birthing parents.Teela shares her personal and professional journey into this work, including her own traumatic childbirth experience and the years-long process that followed. She breaks down what birth trauma really is, how to recognize it, and why so many women dismiss or minimize their own symptoms. Amelia also shares her own powerful birth stories, offering a rare, vulnerable look at how trauma can stay alive in the body long after delivery.Whether your childbirth was traumatic, complicated, confusing, or simply not what you expected, this episode gives you the language, validation, and tools to begin understanding and healing your story.This conversation is for mothers, partners, birth workers, medical professionals, and anyone who wants to better support the postpartum experience with compassion and truth.Key Takeaways:Birth trauma does not only happen during delivery. It can occur before, during, or long after childbirth.Trauma is subjective. Only you get to define whether your birth felt traumatic, regardless of medical outcomes or others’ opinions.Highly sensitive and neurodivergent mothers may experience birth environments more intensely, making compassionate care essential.The golden hour is a myth that pressures mothers. Bonding is not a moment. It is a relationship that forms over time.Postpartum is not six weeks. For many mothers, recovery emotional and physical can take one to two years.Birth debriefing is a powerful way to heal: through understanding, story sharing, and validation from supportive people or professionals.Birth trauma impacts the nervous system, identity, and attachment. But healing is absolutely possible.Connect with Teela Tomassetti: Instagram: @theteaonbirthtraumaPractice: Reproductive and Perinatal Trauma CenterInstagram Practice: @perinataltraumapracticeConnect with Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-sensitivity-doctor/exclusive-content

In this deeply grounding and eye-opening conversation, Dr. Amelia Kelley sits down with clinical psychologist, naturopathic physician, and author Dr. Nicole Cain, whose new book Panic Proof is helping thousands reframe anxiety as a source of wisdom rather than a flaw.Together, they explore the emotional world of highly sensitive people, why anxiety often shows up as a messenger, and the unexpected ways our childhood experiences shape our adult nervous system responses. Dr. Nicole guides Amelia through powerful somatic exercises, including havening and a body awareness practice, giving listeners a real-time experience of calming the mind and reconnecting with the body.Listeners will learn how to recognize early signs of activation, how to avoid jumping from “I am fine” to “I am in danger,” and how to rewire the brain through practical, accessible tools. This episode is an invitation to rethink panic, reclaim your sensitivity, and finally understand what your nervous system has been trying to tell you.Key Takeaways:Anxiety is not a malfunction. It is your body’s attempt to communicate what needs healing.Highly sensitive people often receive messages early in life that their emotions are “too much,” which shapes lifelong patterns of reactivity.Simple grounding exercises and havening can help create new pathways between emotional and logical parts of the brain.Panic proofing requires a four step approach that blends somatic grounding, cognitive engagement, body awareness, and intentional activation.Noticing subtle cues before they escalate is essential to preventing full blown panic and reconnecting with personal power.Connect with Dr. Nicole Cain:Website: https://drnicolecain.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/drnicolecainYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrNicoleCainNDMABook: Panic ProofConnect with Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-sensitivity-doctor/exclusive-content

What happens when “being strong” starts to hurt?In this deeply honest conversation, Dr. Amelia Kelley sits down with Dr. Marline C. Duroseau, resilience expert, author, TEDx speaker, and leadership executive, to explore a powerful and often overlooked concept: resilience fatigue.Together, they unpack how resilience can sometimes be weaponized when pushing through challenges becomes a mask we wear to survive rather than a tool for growth. Dr. Marline opens up about how to recognize when your strength is no longer serving you, how to take that mask off safely, and why learning to accept help can be the most radical act of resilience.This conversation is a reminder that resilience isn’t about perfection or constant productivity. It’s about knowing when to rest, receive support, and show up as your authentic self.Key Takeaways:Resilience fatigue happens when pushing through becomes a default mode, leading to exhaustion, tension, and emotional shutdown.You can’t heal behind a mask. True resilience requires authenticity and the courage to take off your “strong” face.Accepting help is a skill, and it can be one of the most powerful ways to recover from burnout.Perfectionism and people-pleasing often disguise themselves as strength. Your best is enough.Building healthy boundaries with yourself, including rest, is essential to sustainable resilience.Connect with Dr. Marline C. DuroseauWebsite: www.mcdbe.comInstagram: @mcdbeLinkedIn: Dr. Marline C. DuroseauConnect with Dr. Amelia Kelley: About | Dr. Kelley's Books | Instagram Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-sensitivity-doctor/exclusive-content