The flipside to the gifts of being deeply sensitive, often means distinct challenges of a very personal nature. This underpins a much needed investigation into our wider experiences of sensitivity - in a holistic way.

 

Sensitivity, in terms of sensory processing, is a continuum among all people, it's an indication of how we each process our worlds - and some of us just happen to be on this more intense, highly or deeply sensitive end of that continuum.

 

And yet... there is often so much more going on too. Many sensitives also have physical sensitivities too (such as inflammatory issues, allergies, intolerances, fatigue). How all these aspects (sensory, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual) intersect or connect, is as yet scientifically unknown - and therefore is often overlooked or even dismissed by those considered the experts. We aim to change this by bringing our whole beings, into the light of real, joined-up conversation.

 

As a result, a person may have a kind of overall 'sensitive system' and are perhaps even more prone to certain challenges. On account of their heightened awareness of social cues, coupled with a 'finely tuned' nervous system where they are more prone to worry, people pleasing, anxiety, overwhelm and burnout, whilst also contending with inflammatory gut and skin conditions, pain, headaches, allergies and dietary and environmental sensitivities.

 

The interplay of the challenges and advantages of being sensitive, is truly fascinating and provokes many questions around the interplay of humans and their environment, how flourishing can be cultivated and how best to nurture all children and adults across the lifespan.

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