Business Innovators Radio - HSP Coach Barbara: Reigniting Passion and Purpose for Highly Sensitive Souls

Episode Date: June 20, 2024

Ignite Your Authentic Spiritual Self with HSP Coach BarbaraIn this episode, Dr. Tami Patzer talks with HSP Coach Barbara, an exceptional transformation coach, speaker, and author who specializes in helping highly sensitive people (HSPs), empaths, intuitives, and spiritual entrepreneurs embrace their true selves and create fulfilling, profitable lives.Barbara has dedicated her career to supporting HSPs and similar individuals worldwide. Through her guidance, countless clients have discovered their passions, unleashed their inner power, and built Soulful businesses that make their hearts sing. Barbara is also the host of the popular podcast “100% Yourself with Barbara,” where she shares valuable insights and interviews inspiring individuals about the transformative journey of being true to oneself.During the conversation, Barbara shares her journey of discovering her highly sensitive nature after experiencing severe burnout in 2010. This pivotal moment led her on a path of self-discovery, where she uncovered the puzzle pieces that make up her unique identity – from being an HSP and empath to an extroverted introvert. Barbara explains how understanding these aspects of herself helped her learn to love and accept herself, paving the way for her current work as a “Soul Igniter.”At the core of Barbara’s approach is the powerful combination of Human Design and the I Ching (the Yijing). These systems provide a blueprint that reveals an individual’s gifts, shadows, decision-making strategies, and highest potential. By guiding her clients through this process, Barbara helps them uncover their authentic spiritual selves and align their businesses and lives with their true purpose.Whether you’re still working a 9-to-5 job and feeling unfulfilled, or you’ve already embarked on your entrepreneurial journey but are struggling to attract the right clients or make progress, this episode offers invaluable insights. Barbara shares how she supports people at different stages of their journey, from uncovering deep-seated blocks to designing Soulful, profitable businesses that truly reflect who they are.Listeners who are highly sensitive, empathic, intuitive, or simply seeking to live a more authentic, purposeful life will find this episode particularly resonant. Barbara’s easygoing, compassionate approach combined with her extensive knowledge and personal experience make her a trusted guide for those who want to ignite their Soul’s calling and create lives that make their hearts sing.To learn more about Barbara and her work, visit her website at HSPCoachBarbara.com, where you can request a personalized blueprint based on your birth details and explore her various programs and resources. You can also connect with her on social media, including her YouTube channel, where she hosts her “Awaken to Your Soul Path” and “HSP TV” shows. Embark on your journey of self-discovery and unleash the power within you to live a life that truly reflects your authentic spiritual self.Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/hsp-coach-barbara-reigniting-passion-and-purpose-for-highly-sensitive-souls

Welcome to Business Innovators Radio, featuring industry influencers and trendsetters, sharing proven strategies to help you build a better life right now. Hi, everyone. This is Dr. Tammy Patser, and today my guest is Barbara, and she is an exceptional transformation coach, speaker, and author. She specializes in helping those who feel different from others to deeply, connect with their authentic spiritual selves. She guides individuals to have a crystal clear vision of the life they truly want to live, unleashing the power within them to reignite their passion and purpose. Through her work, Barbara enables her clients to build soulful, profitable businesses, achieve their dreams, and live a fulfilled life on their own terms. Barbara has dedicated her career to supporting highly sensitive people, HSPs, empaths, intuitives, and spiritual entrepreneurs worldwide.

With her guidance, countless individuals have embraced their true selves, discovered their passions, and created lives that make their hearts sing. Barbara is also the host of the popular podcast, 100% Yourself with Barbara, where she shares valuable insights and interviews, inspiring, individuals with being true to oneself. For easy going, down-to-earth style, combined with genuine love, care, and compassion, has made her a beloved figure in her field. Welcome, Barbara.

Wow, that's a beautiful introduction to me. Thank you so much. Thank you. I'm looking at your image right now, and it says you're the soul igniter. And I think that's a true statement. It's very interesting. I put the call out for interviews, and the people who are showing up are often like you. There are people who are helping people to discover their true purpose.

So I find that very interesting that, you know, when I said, hey, would you like to be interviewed? I didn't have any one in mind, but the people showing up are very phenomenal. like you. So first, I wanted to just get a little background. Can you share your personal journey and what led you to become a transformational coach? Yes, I would love to. And I think that you might be attracting people that are talking about this because it's so relevant in the time that we are living right now. And my story starts when I was little already. I've always been different from other people and I've always felt very different from everybody else. And I often got the old things like, oh, but you are so sensitive, or you really should learn how to not take things personal or you really need to grow with

thicker skin or don't take everything too hard or don't think everything so personal, things like that. And I was bullied at school for being different. I come from an abuse background so no war was really safe for me and the combinedness of all of those things made me feel seriously that there was something wrong with me that was what i what i thought for a long time and i tried to change myself to turn myself to be what i thought other people wanted me to be to be the perfect daughter or the perfect sister or the perfect friend or whatever i needed to be in order to finally maybe meet people that wanted to be my friend or wanted to hang out with me. And that also translated into the job that I eventually chose.

It was not something that I really enjoyed. It's just, you know, you do a certain education and then you start working because you need a job to pay the bills. And all of that combined, I think, led to me ending up in a severe burnout in 2010. And that started me on my journey of personal discovery, my self-development journey, because my boss at the time told me, yeah, but you were an HSP because my wife is an HSP, you're exactly the same. And I didn't even know what it meant. I felt like I had led everybody down by ending up in my burnout.

I couldn't work anymore. I couldn't do anything anymore. where I was beyond tired and I honestly thought he was calling me a name. And I didn't know if I needed to be offended or not. But it stuck with me. So when I got back to my workstation, I decided to Google it. And then I discovered that HSP stands for a highly sensitive person. So I started reading about high sensitivity, about the highly sensitive people.

And I quickly discovered, well, it's like reading my own stories. I went to fora and read people's stories, their personal journeys. And I thought, if you change your name for my name, right, then it could be one-on-one. And that's when I realized, oh, I'm not weird. I'm not strange. I'm not broken. There's nothing wrong with me. I'm a highly sensitive person.

That just means that things work a little bit differently for me. And that was the first puzzle piece. And from there, I always say we are like a jigsaw puzzle. And you need to find all of the pieces that make up you and being an HSPs. one of them. Being an empath is one of them. But I'm also a Heoka empath, which is a specific type of empath, but also a Sigma empath. I am an extroverted introvert, or some people call that an ambivort. And I can go on with the names and the labels, but I'm not really in names and labels types of person. I don't fit in the box. I've never fit in the box. I think I'm a star

shape or something so I don't fit in a box. But all of these things are puzzle pieces. All of them tell me a little bit more about myself and they helped me understand myself better and better and better. So with every new thing I discovered about myself, I started loving myself and I started accepting myself. And that's the basic essence of what I now do with people. I used to call myself a transformation guide and a soul igniter, but it's quite long. So I shortened it to Soul Igniter, because in the end that that's what it's about, right, that you feel this spark that's within yourself, that you know who you are, you're not afraid to show it, you're not ashamed to be who you are, and you are very aware of your talents,

you're very aware of your gifts, and you know how to use them to make a living, that allows you to live the way that you want to be living. And somewhere along the journey, you've healed your hurts, your wounding. It's so interesting to me because highly sensitive people, I've never heard that term until I saw it on your bio. But I definitely know many highly sensitive people and the empathic and the, intuitives and I first started wondering you talk about burnout and I think that is what happens when people are you know they're not in the right place and and they are feeling everyone's

whatever it is that everybody is putting out into the world and you're absorbing that and you don't know how to shield from other people's energy so I want to wanted to know about how do you work with people now to help them find their authentic, spiritual selves? How do you help them ignite that soul purpose? That is an excellent question. So I am what's called a multi-potentialite. That means that I have many different passions, and that also means I've followed all of them. So you can call me an acupunctrists, you can call me a coach, you can also coach me a teacher, you can call me an energetic healer. You can call me an energetic healer. You can call me a shaman.

There are many, many different names of what you can call me, many, many different modalities that I have learned and actively use. But the thing that has really become the core of what I do, that really helps ignite people, is for me the combination of using the tools, human design and the genkeys. They are, for me, the yang and the yin, and they are your blueprint. It's like somebody took a picture the moment you were born of, well, the planetary alignment is a really big part of it.

It's a combination of astrology, of the itching, of the Kabbalah, of the chakra systems, and the Chinese teachings combined with things like neuroscience, epigenetics. And what it brings you is like a blueprint of who you are and what you're calling. is here in the world. It shows you your shadow energies, your shadow work where you're stuck. It shows you your potential. It shows you your gifts and it shows you your highest possibilities. But it also helps you see how you should make decisions, what your strategy should be, what type of business fits who you are, what type of person you are and how your energy works. all of these things come from these systems so the human design system is all of these things like

practical yang doing energy what is my specific type what is my profile how do i use my profile what type of business fits that how do i make decisions what is my strategy my business strategy my personal strategy so very hands on very applicable and hence the yang part And then the yin, the jinkees, are more contemplating, going within, finding your wounding, doing your shadow work, connecting to the spiritual part, but also connecting to your soul and the spirit within. And then unlocking yourself layer by layer so that you can serve your highest calling. It's overwhelming when you listen to it. But how difficult is it? I know everybody's, they're so time sensitive to things.

And working on yourself, obviously, isn't something that just, you know, snap your fingers and your fix or whatever. If that was the case, I was a millionaire. So what are some of the challenges that? that the people you're working with are facing and how do you help them overcome the challenges and address that issue of the process? So one of the things I always ran into when running my business is that I don't do one thing for one audience. So I have the similar audience, but they can be on specific parts in their journey.

So this first group are people that are probably still. working in their nine to five job. They are feeling like there's something missing. They might be thinking, is this really all there is to life? But they can also be sick and tired of always being sick and tired. And their job is not giving them energy or their life. They should be happy. They should be grateful.

They have a good job, a loving partner. But they're not happy. So that could be the first group of people. And with them, I really go into. why that is happening and where this balance comes from and how to get to the place where you feel happy with your life or at least know how to get there and I can facilitate the entire process. So sometimes it was shadow work. It can be inner child healing.

I can work on the four levels of the subconsciousness. So that means that I can also go to the deepest, deepest level where blocks can be residing that you are not even wear off that are still blocking you in your now life from getting what you want. Another big group of people that come to me are the people that have already started their journey a bit and they probably have left corporate world or are on the verge of leaving corporate world and they know that that is not their dream and they either have already started their business or they're exploring starting their business. for the ones that have already started their business, they followed their dream, they listened

and they thought they had become clear on their purpose. But their business is not progressing. They're either not attracting clients at all, or they're constantly attracting the wrong type of clients, the nightmare clients, the energy-sucking clients, and they are on the verge of having to give up on their dream and God forbid go back to corporate because the money is running out and the business is not running and they've spent tons of money on guru here, professional there, course this, course that and, you know, it's not working. So they are on the verge of having to give up on their dream or they are on the verge of giving

up on the corporate world and stepping into the dream and wanting to do the, that the best way possible. For both, the way forward would be the same. It starts with your foundation, which is getting to know yourself really well, said that you come from who you really are, that you have a good grasp on what your talents are, your gifts are, so that you also know what to outsource, for instance, in your business, but that you also know what gives you energy, what you really want to be doing in your business, not just what you can, but the things that light you up.

And then I can guide them on the entire process of running a successful business. So when you work with these people, are you working with them in groups or one-on-one or a combination? Do you have specific programs that are designed for, you know, like find yourself, you know, so that you can get started or you are, You are, you've found that passion, but you're on the verge of giving it up. What programs do you have? This is also an excellent question.

So I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all. And I also don't teach people my methods. I help people discover their methods. So that's where I differ from a lot of people. I have also low-end to high-end products. So it really depends on also where you are and what is financially possible. So one way it could be to step into my community, my soul lucians community, where we study the G&Kis, where we study human design for a low monthly price and where we have a group meeting every week to go further and to go deeper and where you can already get some coaching. This is a great place to start.

You can also work in my online program that I've worked. I've written one for highly sensitive people, mpods and their structure, their foundation, and then one on top of that for their business, which you can do together or you can do individually, depending on where you were already at. And I'm now in the process of building a whole academy around the gene keys and the human design. So for the courses, you can either do the self-study one or you can step into a group program, or you can work with me one-on-one. like to be disflexible and this broad because nobody is the same and nobody's needs and

possibilities are the same either. So you work with a lot of people, well, highly sensitive people, people who are maybe their healers or they just want to, they want to be of service. I think that that's a big thing right now is people want to be. be doing what their purpose is to serve humanity or the universe with whatever, like you said, whatever their gifts are. So how do you guide people to create these soulful yet profitable businesses? Well, it starts by on the one hand understanding who you are, what you are bent to be doing. So for instance, my profile is the profile of the teacher. So that means, that I am here to help people and to teach them and to do it themselves.

But a five-line person would be a problem solver. They would teach people how to solve specific problems, while I teach them a general way that they can tackle any problem with. So it depends on what type of profile you have, what type of business fits you. It could be that you are meant to be a coach. It could be that you are meant to be a blogger or that you need to write books or it could be that you are meant to be speaking on stages, or it could be that you are meant to create courses, programs, whatever.

So it's very important that you discover in what way you best express yourself. And then it's important to understand who you are meant to be serving. And that is also what gets clear from your blueprint. Who is your ideal audience? Who are you talking to? Who are you of service to? So if you know how to be of service and to whom to be of service, yeah. Well, I was very clearly was told that I was the messenger's messenger.

So I took that as meaning that my job is to help people with these big missions and big messages get the word out into the world. And so that's what I've really been focusing on. So when you, this process of this creating your blueprint, how does that come about? Is that something that is done with writing or quizzes or surveys? How do you process that? It's based on your birthday, your birth time, your birth location. people can already request a basic blueprint for $25 through my website,

which combines both the human design and the gene keys and already says a lot about who you are, which I handcraft. And then from there, you can either go to an extensive blueprint because the basic blueprint is already a 20-page document with everything about you, which already is a lot to take in. So people also need to not be over... Weld. Yeah, that will be the right world.

But then you can either go towards an extensive blueprint or you can have a reading done where we go over your blueprint and you can ask all the questions that you have or specific situations that are showing up in your life. That could be the way to go, but you can also step into the community and start going through your blueprint. Everybody goes through their blueprint individually and then we share collectively our contemplations, our questions, things that we're going through, and we offer support and growth, and I offer coaching. So that's what's in place right now.

And I have started creating my new online programs to help people already go through their blueprint in more depth by themselves so that this one-on-one sessions can be more in-depth. So I like that idea of doing that. that basic blueprint and that would be a really good place to start is with that basic blueprint. So you've also written some books. Can you tell me about the books you've written? Yes, and I've been creating a lot more books at the moment and not specific personal development books. So I wrote a couple of books on high sensitivity, especially also the combination

of high sensitivity and burnout and how that happens with tips and things to get out of it. And now I've also created a lot of journals, so a gratitude journal, but also a shadow work journal, an inner child healing journal, a manifestation journal, and one that I'm very proud of that I call the ultimate rebel unicorn workbook, because that's in the end the conclusion I draw or drew about myself, I am a rebel unicorn. There was a period where I called myself a black sheep and within my family I'm a black sheep but I'm not black and I'm also, well maybe I'm still a sheep but I'm more rebel, different but also unique because even within the high sensitive community or even within the empath community

I'm still very different from most other people. So rebel unicorn. I like that too. I know where this thing about being the black sheep of the family really you know it has a negative connotation but if you actually look at it it just means that you're different from the herd out there so it's actually could be a compliment if you looked at it from that perspective of being unique but I do know what you're saying about when you are different than other people you don't know why or how.

And I can see how as a child you had to question that. So you have a podcast 100% yourself with Barbara. Tell me more about that. Well, the podcast is on hold at the moment, to be honest. And that's because I'm actively running two TV shows on my YouTube channel. And the podcast became too much. So I've temporarily parked it until I can find adequate. would help to help me manage everything.

But the two TV shows I have on YouTube are Awaken to Your Soul Path, where I interview with people about anything and everything to do with spiritual awakening and finding your soul and spirituality and such. And my other TV show is called HSP TV, where I talk to highly sensitive people, but also empaths, black sheeps, misfits, trailblazers, rebels, unicorns, aliens, about the things that we often struggle with like a boundary setting taking care of yourself without feeling guilty being able to say no protecting your energy but it can also be life stories of people and the

things that they've overcome so the why behind both of them is because this information wasn't available when I needed it when I was going through all the hard things I had to go through and I want to show people that they're not alone and that there are more people out of there like them, that you're not weird, that you're not strange in the sense that there's something wrong with you, you're weird and strange in a beautiful, unique way, and you should own it and be proud of it. I like that too. And I love the fact that you're doing the video or TV on YouTube because a lot of people are very visual. Like when I, this interview, for example, the final version is audio. But when I do the interviews, I want to see.

see the person I'm talking to because, you know, we all have our unique, the way we do our hands and our facial expressions and our voice inflections. And it helps me to follow along a lot better when I can see you. So you have the two TV shows. The podcast is on hold. Are the past episodes still available for that podcast? Okay. So still go. listen to the different programs that are out there and go catch the TV shows. So do you have any other goals or plans? You have the new courses coming up. Yeah.

The new courses in the new academy is the first goal that I have. And I'm also working on, oh, so many things. Sometimes I think, oh, girl, you're crazy. I am creating an Oracle card deck. I am writing a book. I'm creating a planner. I'm creating a calendar and I am creating my academy. And at the same time, I'm also working on my speaking engagement and working towards maybe TED Talk, who knows, but something like that.

Well, I know just from the conversation we've had, obviously you have a lot to share with the world. So everyone, make sure that you check out the podcast and the TV shows. where can people go? What is the best place for them to make contact with you? Well, I am on all major social media, including my website under H-SP Coach Barbara, with an E, just B-A-R-B-R-B-E-R-A. So my YouTube channel is slash H-P-C-C-C-C-Gabra, Facebook, H-SP Coach Barbara, LinkedIn, Instagram, everywhere.

My YouTube channel would be a really great place to start if you want to see my energy and what I'm about and what I'm talking about and get a real good feel for if you think that we could be an energetic match. And you can always reach out through me through my website, send me an email, send me a WhatsApp, or just leave a comment on anything that you see, basically.

Okay, so it's H-S-P-B-R-B-R-R-B-R-R-R-B. Okay. So H-S-P-C-O-A-C-H-B. B-A-R-B-E-R-A. Right. So that's important. So it's H-S-P, highly sensitive people,

coached Barbara with an E. And I think that's important because of the spelling. Well, thank you so much. I'm, I don't know, I can fill your energy. And it's definitely exciting and positive.

And I definitely, if I go to your website, HSPcoachbarbara.com, I can find that blueprint information to get. It's the first thing you will see. Okay, great. So everyone, I definitely think I'm going to do it. So I think you should do it too because why not get that basic blueprint that can help you maybe start to unravel some of these feelings that you might have that you just don't quite get.

You know, are you? And we're all on our soul path and our journey. And it's just a matter of trying to figure out exactly, you know, how and why and where we are in that journey. So I'm really glad that I have the opportunity to talk with you, Coach Barbara. Thank you. Me too. Thank you so much for having me, Tammy. It's been a pleasure. Thank you. Everyone, this is Dr. Tammy Patser. Go make it a beautiful day. Thanks for listening to Business Innovators Radio. To hear all episodes featuring leading industry influencers and trendsetters, visit us online at businessinnovators.com today.