Ancient cultures and satan stealing teen soaps alike have long recognized the empaths and seers walking amongst us but increasingly the world of psychotherapy seems to concur. These highly sensitive people, whether blessed or cursed, seem to experience the world at a whole different volume, often picking up on the faintest of sensations with a seemingly magical degree of perception. Courtney Keiser- empath, HSP and psychotherapist joins Secular Sexuality to discuss the skeptical science of perception and take your calls.
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Courtney’s Recommended Readings
The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine N. Aaron, Ph.D.
The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine N. Aaron, Ph. D. ‘
The Highly Sensitive Person In Love by Elaine N. Aaron, Ph.D.
The Highly Sensitive Person’s Workbook by Elaine N. Aaron, Ph.D.
Sensory processing sensitivity from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Find resources for HSPs or take Aron’s 1996 HSP test at https://hsperson.com/
