Erica Webb SelfKind

Erica Webb SelfKind Registered counsellor + mindful movement coach. I help you move from self-critical to self-loving.

08/12/2025

On the podcast this week I’m answering the question: how do I move toward self compassion when I feel like my sensitivity is a failure?

My top tip? Committing to being on your own side. Before you know exactly what that looks like and what it might ask you to do.

Tune into Episode 321 of SelfKind: When your sensitivity feels like a failure. You’ll find links in my bio or you can find it anywhere you listen to podcasts.

01/12/2025

Is overthinking a normal part of being a highly sensitive human? Yep. For many of us, it is. Why is that and what can we do about it?

That’s what I’m chatting about on the podcast this week.

Join me for episode 320 of SelfKind, a podcast for highly sensitive people, to explore why overthinking often feels like our only thought setting … and how you can navigate that with more compassion.

Well this is kinda cool! 50,000 downloads for my little podcast. These are small numbers compared to some of the big sho...
30/11/2025

Well this is kinda cool! 50,000 downloads for my little podcast.

These are small numbers compared to some of the big shows out there, but when I tried to compare and minimise this achievement, my husband quickly intervened and reminded me that these numbers are no small thing.

And he was right - this is very cool and worth acknowledging! 50,000 downloads, 319 episodes (and counting) and nearly 6 years behind the mic.

Thank you for every listen.
Thank you for every share, question, comment and like.
Thank you to every guest.

Thank you 🩷

Plenty more SelfKind to come!

04/11/2025

Highly sensitive and exhausted all the time? You’re not alone.

On the podcast this week I’m talking about the exhaustion that comes from self-criticism … it’s real and it might be part of the bigger ‘rest’ picture that is a reality for highly sensitive folk everywhere.

Find episode 318 of SelfKind- a podcast for highly sensitive people - on YouTube or your fave podcast platform. Links are in my bio.

Thanks for being here.I’ve been a little quiet on the socials in recent weeks and months so I thought I’d pop in with a ...
27/10/2025

Thanks for being here.

I’ve been a little quiet on the socials in recent weeks and months so I thought I’d pop in with a reintroduction!

I’d love to know about you, so please comment and let me know a little something (if you want to!). Or drop a question and I’ll answer it in an upcoming post or over in the podcast (it’s called SelfKind if you wanna tune in!)

Deep conversation and processing out loud … do you crave either of these as a highly sensitive person?On the podcast I’m...
27/07/2025

Deep conversation and processing out loud … do you crave either of these as a highly sensitive person?

On the podcast I’m talking about why these needs are very real and worth honouring as a Highly Sensitive Person.

You’ll find Ep 309 of SelfKind in all the podcast places as well as over on YouTube.

I absolutely loved the conversation Anita had with Kirstin We talked all things late diagnosis ADHD in women, as well ...
30/06/2025

I absolutely loved the conversation Anita had with Kirstin

We talked all things late diagnosis ADHD in women, as well as how perimenopause and ADHD can present unique challenges.

You’ll find the episode on Midlife Unfiltered (DM me if you’d like a direct link).

Been working on a thing in the background for months and months with my friend and fellow counsellor .r.glover High Sens...
30/06/2025

Been working on a thing in the background for months and months with my friend and fellow counsellor .r.glover

High Sensitivity Australia - a brand new website and resource for highly sensitive folk run by two highly sensitive Counsellors who have a depth of experience in the space.

We’d love you to check out the new website! We’re pretty excited about what we’re creating 🌱

You get overwhelmed and the inner critic whispers cruelly: ‘see, this is just who you are. You’re always too much … alwa...
25/06/2025

You get overwhelmed and the inner critic whispers cruelly: ‘see, this is just who you are. You’re always too much … always getting things wrong’

But that inner critic? They’re just scared of your vulnerability - your humanity. Because the world tells us we could and should be perfect, so we set that as our bench mark.

But as a human, it’s inevitable that you’ll have imperfect moments. Those moments aren’t proof of you failing, even if they feel that way.

Tune into episode 305 of SelfKind to hear more about how I finally stopped hating myself . I share the practice that made and continues to make the biggest difference to how I see and treat myself.

Links in bio 😊

I hear this a lot from the sensitive folk I work with: it feels like everything is their fault. My theory? We come by th...
20/06/2025

I hear this a lot from the sensitive folk I work with: it feels like everything is their fault.

My theory? We come by these feelings honestly. We have proof that we can ‘control’ things and people by changing ourselves. If we’re just good enough, quiet enough, compliant enough … people don’t get mad, and everything is fine.

Now, as an adult, you feel ‘off’ and there are *so* many reasons that might be true. But your mind? It wants the comfort that comes from knowing *why*. So it finds a why in the most familiar of places - your imperfection (whether it’s to blame or not!).

Anyway … I just wanted to let you know that if you ever feel this way:

A) you’re not alone - many HSPs experience the same thing.

B) you are not broken.

C) it’s probably not your fault (don’t believe everything you think, ok?)

Want support to navigate the tricky bits of being highly sensitive?

I have some space for 1-1 counselling - both short and longer term support is available. DM me for more or head to my website 🩷

I was thinking about this as I laid on the couch this afternoon, doing very little (despite the to do list being long).I...
23/05/2025

I was thinking about this as I laid on the couch this afternoon, doing very little (despite the to do list being long).

It used to be the case that I was wired to jump if there was any risk I’d be ‘caught’ resting. I had rest conflated with laziness and, ultimately, the belief that people wouldn’t like me if I wasn’t constantly busy proving my worth.

Exhausting.

Even now, I’m actually not that great at resting in a traditional sense - you’ll pretty much never find me napping (and I’m currently being assessed for adhd, so that could explain it!).

What I am much better at these days is reading my own body and knowing when it’s time to slow down, reduce the input/output, and take a flippin’ break.

I no longer worry about being ‘caught’ (though sometimes a shadow of that will show up) and the freedom of that is real.

This is one of those invisible things you might not realise stands between you and the relationship you want with yourself (and self-care). These hidden patterns can run your life, your narrative and your identity … and they can run you into exhaustion and resentment.

If you’d like support to work through it, I’d be so honoured to do that with you. I have just a few spots available for counselling 1-1. DM to chat and see if it could be the right fit for you 😊

You might be really used to holding your own discomfort and disappointment. It’s somehow less heavy than sitting with th...
22/05/2025

You might be really used to holding your own discomfort and disappointment. It’s somehow less heavy than sitting with the belief that you’ve let someone else down.

And, somehow, you end up saying yes when you mean no, no when you mean yes, and ‘it’s fine’ when it’s not fine at all.

You’re exhausted and resentful. I’ve been there; I hear you.

Getting on your own side is the most profound self-care you can practice.

If you’d like support while you figure out how, I’d love to be in your corner.

I have just a handful of 1-1 counselling spots available. If you’d like one of them, send me a dm or book a good fit call via my website.

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