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 senses
• What proprioception, interoception, and your vestibular sense actually are, and why they matter more than you'd expect
• The DOES framework: a practical way to understand sensory processing sensitivity in yourself or your kids
• Why 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 off
• Why empathy as your baseline is a gift that also needs managing

Sneaky 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/