This conversation began with a reflection on judgment. When we do not understand ourselves, and when we are surrounded by others who do not understand themselves, judgment forms. Fear gets tapped into. And when we do not understand why someone else is doing what they do, believing what they believe, or thinking what they think, a divide arises.

In this episode, I share the metaphor of the high-rise building. Imagine we are all born on the ground floor. That is all we can see. But as we move up to the next level of understanding, we gain a new vantage point. We can see the patterns that others are still living in, and we can see where we were living, too.

I talk about the sensory processing sensitivity trait, the gift of taking in five times more stimuli, and the danger of anticipating the needs of others before they even recognize t ...