Call Me Sensitive
Claim This Podcastby Ariane Tavakol
Podcast Overview
<p>Call Me Sensitive is a podcast about emotional intelligence, perception, and how highly perceptive people think, build, lead, and navigate the world.</p><p>I got tired of hearing that sensitivity was a flaw.</p><p>For years I actually believed it.</p><p>Now I know it’s actually my Super Power and it helps me navigate life, business, relationships and everything else.</p><p>Sensitive people notice things early.<br />We read a room before the room even knows what it feels.</p><p>We connect dots most don’t see.</p><p>On this podcast I speak with founders, artists, doctors, researchers, opinionated parents, and even sharp 12-year-olds who see more than we give them credit for.</p><p>We talk about how being this way shapes how we think, build, decide, love, and lead.</p><p>Not sensitivity as fragility.</p><p>Sensitivity as intelligence.</p><p></p>
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Recent Episodes
June 11, 2026
Building Magic with Maxine Nienow
<p>What happens when a New York artist walks away from the life she spent fourteen years building?</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Call Me Sensitive, Ariane sits down with entrepreneur, creative visionary, and founder of Aflora Tulum, Maxine Nienow, to explore the unexpected path from circus arts and photography in New York to creating one of Tulum's most celebrated wellness communities.</p><p></p><p>After a life-changing accident involving her father, Maxine found herself questioning what mattered most. The experience sparked a profound shift, bringing her closer to her family and inspiring a bold decision: leave New York, return closer to home, and build something meaningful alongside her father.</p><p></p><p>What began as a small real estate project evolved into Aflora, a seven-and-a-half-acre creative oasis designed around community, nature, art, wellness, and connection.</p><p></p><p>Throughout the conversation, Maxine shares:</p><p>• Why curiosity is more powerful than expertise<br />• How asking questions became her greatest leadership skill<br />• What it was like earning the respect of seasoned engineers as a young creative woman leading a massive development<br />• The role motherhood played in reshaping her vision<br />• Why she believes magic is not escapism, but something we actively create<br />• How community is built through participation, not perfection</p><p></p><p>The conversation moves beyond entrepreneurship into deeper territory: family, responsibility, creativity, love, and the courage to trust life's unexpected turns.</p><p></p><p>It's a reminder that success doesn't always come from following a plan. Sometimes it comes from following a feeling.</p><p>And sometimes the life you're meant to build begins with the life you're willing to leave behind.</p><p>Because magic, as Maxine says, isn't a destination.</p><p>It's something we create together.</p><p></p><p>Click <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.afloratulum.com/" target="_blank">here</a> to see what Aflora Tulum is all about and maybe plan your next holiday there.</p><p></p><p>Follow Maxine on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/maxinenienow/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p><p>Follow Aflora Tulum on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/afloratulum/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p>
June 2, 2026
Ode to the Unsung Heroes
<p>After taking a month off, I returned from Los Angeles with an unexpected lesson.</p><p>I went to support my mom during a difficult health challenge and arrived carrying fear, anxiety, and plenty of assumptions. What I found instead was a world of extraordinary kindness.</p><p>This episode is a tribute to the nurses, caregivers, doctors, and staff who quietly show up for people during some of life's most vulnerable moments.</p><h3>In This Episode</h3><p>• Why this trip to Los Angeles was unlike any other</p><p>• The stories fear tells us before reality arrives</p><p>• What I learned inside a rehabilitation clinic</p><p>• The invisible work we rarely celebrate</p><p>• How compassion changed my perspective on illness, aging, and care</p><h3>Reflection</h3><p>Who in your life is doing important work that often goes unseen?</p><h3>Quote</h3><p>"From wanting to escape reality, I learned to embrace it."</p><p></p><p>#uclaeastberkeley</p>
April 29, 2026
Dr. Ashkan Ghavami on Beauty, Flawed Expectations, and what actually makes you ugly
<p>Dr. Ashkan Ghavami has spent 20 years reshaping faces, bodies, and noses in Beverly Hills. He is also one of the rare surgeons who will tell you no, and mean it.</p><p>In this conversation, Ariane and Ashkan go well beyond the operating table. They talk about why patients who look stunning still can't see it, why social media has made an entire generation less resilient, and why the most beautiful thing in a room is never the most filtered person in it.</p><p></p><p>Dr Ash as I like to call him, shares what moved him into plastic surgery in the first place (hint: it started at eight years old on Sunset Boulevard), what Ozempic is actually doing to people's bodies, and why he considers saying no his favorite thing to do in practice.</p><p></p><p>We also get into the stuff nobody really talks about: the jealous friend who talks a patient out of loving her results, the celebrities who cancel without a word, and the quiet epidemic of people using lawyers as weapons while calling it justice.</p><p></p><p>What comes through clearly is this: beauty, to him, is not a standard. It's a relationship between proportion, personality, and the courage to stop microanalyzing yourself through 120 selfies.</p><p>And ugly? That one he answers fast. It's not a crooked nose. Not even close.</p><p></p><p>What you'll walk away with:</p><ul><li>Why the selfie camera is doing more psychological damage than any surgery</li><li>The honest truth about Ozempic, including what it does to the people who don't need it</li><li>Dr Ghavami's full longevity protocol: sleep, movement, hormones, and the supplement he thinks everyone over 35 should know about</li><li>Why the best plastic surgery patients are the ones who come in already content</li><li>How to stay youthful without outsourcing the work to a needle</li></ul><p></p><p>If you want to know more or make an appointment for a consultation, click <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ghavamiplasticsurgery.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p>You can follow him on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/drghavami" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p>
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- What is Call Me Sensitive?
<p>Call Me Sensitive is a podcast about emotional intelligence, perception, and how highly perceptive people think, build, lead, and navigate the world.</p><p>I got tired of hearing that sensitivity was a flaw.</p><p>For years I actually believed it.</p><p>Now I know it’s actually my Super Power and it helps me navigate life, business, relationships and everything else.</p><p>Sensitive people notice things early.<br />We read a room before the room even knows what it feels.</p><p>We connect dots most don’t see.</p><p>On this podcast I speak with founders, artists, doctors, researchers, opinionated parents, and even sharp 12-year-olds who see more than we give them credit for.</p><p>We talk about how being this way shapes how we think, build, decide, love, and lead.</p><p>Not sensitivity as fragility.</p><p>Sensitivity as intelligence.</p><p></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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