#8: Dr. Winnie Dunn - Living Sensationally

Sensory Friendly Solutions

English - November 10, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Solutions Podcast our Host Matt George is chatting with Dr. Winnie Dunn.

Dr. Winnie Dunn is a world renowned expert on the ways that sensory experiences affect our everyday lives. She has studied babies to older adults to identify patterns of reactions to sensations, and has published more than 100 journal articles, book chapters and books. Her book Living Sensationally understanding your senses is written for the public and contains over 100 entertaining stories to illustrate how people's sensory reactions affect their relationships and daily life. She has received numerous research and teaching awards as well, and has been invited to speak throughout the world. Her work has been featured in Time magazine, on Canadian Public Radio, in the London Times Newspaper and in Cosmopolitan magazine.

Dr. Dunn is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia where she serves as a mentor for faculty and students. She was previously a Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center for over 36 years.

EPISODE GUIDE:
3:25 Dr. Dunn allows us to read her Amazon bio
5:17 What it was like in America on election day
6:16 Dr. Dunn talks about Stacey Abrams
9:03 Positive psycology
10:15 Winnie's reflections on COVID-19
16:53 Winnie reflects on trends in Google search related to sensory overload
18:58 How we can understand ourselves
22:42 Dr. Dunn traces her career arc
32:51 The power of coaching
35:31 Winnie's writing: Living Sensationally
41:56 Winnie's epic realization about the sensory world
49:29 Winnie's strategy for reducing the noise of the current era
54:36 Christel's Reflections
1:03:53 Innovation Segment

INNOVATION:

Living Sensationally Vivek Murthy's Book "Together"

Thanks for listening - Christel Seeberger and the Sensory Friendly Solutions Team.

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Podcast leadership is provided by Sensory Friendly Solutions Founder & CEO Christel Seeberger.

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