Living Sensationally with Prof. Winnie Dunn

Living Sensationally – How Understanding Our Senses Can Transform
Our Relationships And Our Life with Prof. Winnie Dunn

Aired Thursday, 7 July 2016, 7:00 PM ET

We all want to live a satisfying life, but what that means to you
may be quite different than what it means to others in your
life.

For example, how do you feel when you bite into a pear…wear a
feather boa…stand in a noisy auditorium…or walk past a perfume
counter in a department store? Some people love the grainy texture
of a pear, while others shudder at the idea of this texture in
their mouths. Touching a feather boa might feel luxurious and
sensual to you, while others will bristle at the idea of all those
feathers brushing on the skin. And strong scents or noisy, busy
environments will energize some people, and overwhelm others.

Now imagine the tension and stress it could cause to your
relationship if your partner needed to wake up to to bright lights,
loud music, and the aroma of strong coffee to psyche them up for
the day, while you required a slow, calm awakening with silence,
dim lighting, and zero environmental stimulation to function
properly.

We rarely think about it, but we all have our own pattern of
responding to everyday experiences such as these, and they can make
or break our day. In her eye-opening book, Living Sensationally:
Understanding Your Senses, Prof. Winnie Dunn explains how
understanding our sensory profile and those of our children,
colleagues and loved ones can not only help us understand our own
and others’ behavior and choices but can also help eliminate
misunderstandings, tension and stress that may be affecting our
relationships at home and work.

Join Sandie and Dr. Dunn as they discuss:

• The Four Major sensory types – Seeker, a Bystander, and Avoider
or a Sensor
• How to discover your own pattern and those of your friends,
children and colleagues and loved ones
• How to eliminate misunderstanding, anxiety and tension in your
relationships with family members, children and colleagues
• How you can use this information to benefit your business or home
life, or to pick the right kind of clothing, job and home and
create a more harmonious and satisfying life

About the Guest Prof. Winnie Dunn

Dr. Dunn is Professor and Chair of the Department of Occupational
Therapy Education at the University of Kansas. A member of the
Academy of Research for the American Occupational Therapy
Foundation, she is an internationally known expert for her studies
about sensory processing in everyday life. She has published more
than 100 research articles, book chapters and books, and has spoken
around the world about her work, and is the author/ coauthor of all
of the Sensory Profile measures, which capture people’s responses
to sensory events in everyday life; these assessments have been
translated into dozens of languages and are used for both
professional practice and in research programs.

Her eye-opening book Living Sensationally – Understanding Your
Senses, has been featured in several magazines including Time
magazine, Cosmopolitan, The London Times newspaper, and on Canadian
Public Radio:
http://www.kumc.edu/school-of-health-professions/occupational-therapy-education.html