The Orchid Mind

Ebook available on Amazon here.  Paperback coming in April.

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Email: The OrchidMind@gmail.com  Subject:  Irrigate Me!​​

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Book description:  We are not fixed. A person who has moved through the world with ease and resilience for years can find themselves, after bereavement, burnout, or the slow erosion of the wrong conditions, suddenly cracked open — more affected by the atmosphere in a room, more wounded by small criticisms, more overwhelmed by what they used to take in their stride. The orchid mind is not something you are born with. It is something that can happen to any of us.​

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The Orchid Mind is a practical and compassionate guide for anyone who finds themselves, right now, on the more sensitive end of that spectrum — and wants to understand why, and what to do about it. Drawing on CBT, positive psychology, and the science of creativity, The Orchid Mind maps the inner and outer conditions that allow highly sensitive people to stop merely surviving and begin to flourish. Through the stories of Rita, Mark and Brenda — three people navigating work, relationships, and the quiet difficulty of understanding themselves — the book offers frameworks and tools you can begin using immediately.

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This is not a book about fixing yourself. It is a book about understanding your conditions — and learning, with patience and creativity, to cultivate the ones you need. It is also the framework I use in my own clinical practice, offered here so that the same map that has guided my clients can guide you too.