Join Nikolai Blinow, LMHC, for a podcast interview with Sensitive Stories, hosted by April Snow. In this episode, April talks with Nikolai Blinow about the subtle signs of ADHD in highly sensitive people and:

• Why HSPs and women are often misdiagnosed

• The three types of ADHD and how they present

• How to embrace neurodiversity as a strength and lean into radical acceptance

Nikolai is a highly-sensitive person with ADHD who helps fellow HSP and ADHD women in leadership roles who are done with operating in survival mode. Her work blends strategic therapy & nervous system re-calibration to help women slow down, stay powerful, and keep their edge.

When most people think about therapy, they picture something very specific:

• Weekly (or bi-weekly) sessions.

• 45–50 minutes.

• A long-term, steady process.

And when they think about coaching, they often imagine something similar—maybe packaged differently, but still spread out over time.

But here’s the question most people never ask:

What if that format isn’t actually the most effective approach for you?

Because for a certain type of person—especially high-achieving women in leadership, entrepreneurship, or those navigating ADHD or burnout—the traditional model can actually slow things down.

That’s where therapy intensives come in.

Have you ever heard the term “poverty trauma”?

Me either.

But I’ve lived it — and after years of working with high-achieving women in leadership and entrepreneurship, I see it everywhere.

If you ask me, growing up in poverty — or even poverty-like financial instability — wires your nervous system to live in survival mode. And survival mode is, at its core, a trauma response.

This isn’t about blame.
It’s about understanding what shaped you — so you can finally stop burning yourself out