Ep 286: Being Highly Sensitive with High Sensitivity Researcher Dr Becky Black

SelfKind with Erica Webb

Hello and welcome to this episode of SelfKind with Erica Webb (that's me!).
Today, I have the honour of chatting with Lecturer and Researcher into High Sensitivity, Dr Becky Black.
You will hear:
- About Dr Becky's research into the impact of high sensitivity on wellbeing
- What led Becky to her research
- How cultural perspectives shape our definitions of wellbeing
- The ways wellbeing can look and feel differently for highly sensitive people
- The importance of individualised and personalised self-care strategies for the highly sensitive
- The need for better understanding in professional and educational environments when it comes to the trait of high sensitivity.
We're so thrilled you're joining us for this conversation.
About Dr Becky Black:
Becky Black (BMus/BTeach, MEd - Guidance & Counselling, MAPP, PhD) is a Lecturer at the Centre for Wellbeing Science. Her research focuses on the sensitive personality trait and how to support sensitive individuals to function at their best. Through her research work, Becky has developed an online portal with tools and resources to help raise awareness of
sensitive personality and support sensitive individuals’ wellbeing. Her formal education has included music, education, guidance, and counselling and she is a graduate of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program (2016). In her role at CWS, Becky develops and teaches wellbeing science subjects and content for commercial wellbeing projects.
Connect with Dr Becky:
Dr Becky Black's website: https://thesensitivepersonalityproject.com/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HighlySensitiveFlourishing
Sensitivity Research: https://sensitivityresearch.com/
About your host, Erica Webb:
Erica Webb is a registered counsellor, somatic exercise coach and highly sensitive person. She supports other highly sensitive people to discover their sensitivity superpowers and more confidently navigate the tricky bits of being a sensitive person in an often insensitive world.

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