Author Description

What is the number one cause of chronic disease? The answer may surprise you. Not just another book about Highly Sensitive People, which has been written about extensively since being discovered by Elaine Aron in the late 1990s. In this much-needed book I cover in depth the subject of sensory processing sensitivity and how and why it affects people to develop symptoms of anxiety, depression and often chronic ill health as we get older. It is the interaction of high sensitivity and a traumatic environment that triggers most disease. Backed up by real case studies from my busy somatic trauma practice. Find out: what happens to create sensitivity in childhood how that changes the brain what challenges that creates what special qualities that engenders how to make the most of SPS to create a life of meaning and joy and freedom from pain Because modern medicine refuses to see illness as both mental and physical (the mindbody connection) these subjects are rarely considered together. This is something I have tried to address with my series of books on aspects of this dual ‘Mindbody’ approach which is largely the preserve of alternative approaches (but even then is often missed out!). But this omission is causing a great deal of unnecessary suffering. In particular, the understanding of sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is still, relatively speaking, in its infancy and so has barely been acknowledged outside of psychology. But this is changing. A series of books and podcasts have sprung up talking to people with this personality trait and how it impacts your behaviour and life. But very few (indeed I couldn't find one) that addressed the impact when combined with relational trauma (the most common 'small-t' kind) It is to this need that this book is addressed. Most sensitive people have a lifetime of feeling ‘wrong’ or out of place in this hectic world. Some have even been told they’re ‘too sensitive’ or ‘you worry too much’ (