Ep 20 | Sensitive Nervous Systems & The Environments We Live In (Podcasthon x Green America)
Join Melissa Jean Paulson, MSW, for a special Podcasthon episode highlighting Green America, a nonprofit organization working to create a more socially just and environmentally sustainable society. Discover how environmental health directly impacts your nervous system, especially if you're a highly sensitive person (HSP) with a highly sensitive nervous system.
What You'll Learn:
- How sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) can make you more aware of environmental toxins, air quality, and chemical exposure
- The connection between environmental health and mental health for sensitive individuals
- How Green America harnesses economic power to support sustainable practices
- Climate Victory Gardens: How 41,000+ registered gardens are capturing carbon from the atmosphere
- Practical ways to notice how different environments affect your nervous system
About Podcasthon:
Podcasthon is a global initiative that started in 2023 with 300 French-speaking podcasters. In 2024, over 400 podcasters participated, and in 2025 over 1,500 podcasts participated, from +40 countries uniting thousands of podcasters to highlight nonprofits making a positive difference.
Featured Nonprofit: Green America
An organization that harnesses economic power to create environmental and social change through consumer action, investor influence, and business advocacy.
Key Programs Mentioned:
- Climate Victory Gardens – Regenerative gardening initiative with 41,000+ registered gardens
- Corporate accountability campaigns
- Sustainable banking alternatives
- Education on conscious consumer choices
Resources & Links:
- Green America: greenamerica.org
- Rise and Realign Lunar Letter: realignwithmelissa.com
Topics Covered:
- High sensitivity trait (HSP) and sensory processing sensitivity
- Environmental impacts on nervous system health: air quality, chemicals, noise, lighting, nature exposure
- Nervous system regulation for sensitive individuals
- The connection between environmental care and mental health
- How to support sustainable practices through conscious choices
Take Action:
- Visit Green America to learn more about their programs
- Consider registering your garden as a Climate Victory Garden
- Notice how different environments affect your nervous system
Keywords:
highly sensitive person, HSP, sensory processing sensitivity, Green America, Podcasthon, environmental health, nervous system care, mental health and environment, sustainable living, climate victory gardens, regenerative agriculture, conscious consumerism, air quality, toxic chemicals, nervous system regulation
About Rise & Realign
Rise & Realign is a podcast for sensitive souls who feel deeply, love fiercely, and sense the world in ways that are hard to explain but impossible to ignore. Hosted by Melissa Jean Paulson, this show honors sensitivity as a strength and explores nervous system care, trauma healing, and holistic wellness.
Disclaimer & Closing
Where the heart leads, the body remembers, and the soul awakens.
Take a break and breathe love. ✨Rise. Reclaim. Remember.✨
Educational reflection only. This podcast is not therapy or medical care.
About Melissa
Melissa Jean Paulson, MSW, LICSW, is a holistic psychotherapist (licensed in California and Massachusetts) and spiral guide who supports highly sensitive women (HSPs), especially those awakening to their sensitivity as a gift and strength. She helps thoughtful, sensitive, and strong women remember the wisdom of their body, reconnect with their inner authority, and embrace their sensory intelligence as intelligent design. Through her integrative approach that blends mental health, quantum biology, and soul-led wisdom, Melissa guides women in their 20s and beyond through identity transitions and mother-line healing back into deep inner alignment. She offers global mentoring and group spaces outside of traditional psychotherapy through her signature processes: Heart Wisdom Re-Alignment™ and The Re-Aligned Journey™.
