Curious About Senses & Sensory Processing Sensitivity

Have you ever been told you're "too much"? Or wondered why you seem to feel everything at a higher volume than the people around you? This episode is for you. We get into two things that turn out to be completely connected: the fact that humans have way more than five senses (yes, really), and the science behind what it actually means to be a highly sensitive person. Danny is, by his own admission, a man on a mission. He wants to blow up the idea that sensitivity is a weakness and rebuild it as exactly what the research says it is: a biological trait, a processing style, and in a lot of contexts, a superpower. In this episode:Why you have somewhere between 10 and 100 sensesWhat proprioception, interoception, and your vestibular sense actually are, and why they matter more than you'd expectThe DOES framework: a practical way to understand sensory processing sensitivity in yourself or your kidsWhy being highly sensitive shows up in 20-30% of humans AND over 150 animal species (including a very relatable percentage of orchids)A live quiz, several aha moments, and a sequinned top that had to come offWhy empathy as your baseline is a gift that also needs managingSneaky science alert: Elaine and Arthur Aron's 1997 research on sensory processing sensitivity, the serotonin allele, and the DOES framework all make an appearance, alongside a dog SPS questionnaire a quote about the limits of language that sent us both into a philosophical spiral.Want to take the HSP test yourself? Find Elaine Aron's official Highly Sensitive Person self-test here: https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/