<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A story about the legacy of childhood trauma and how one woman heals over a lifetime, <i>The Sensitive One</i> illuminates how we all, like a lotus flower, have the ability to rise from the muddy waters, bloom out of the darkness, and radiate our light into the world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>At age fifty, Susan Morris is diagnosed with breast cancer--and she's floored. Desperate to pinpoint the cause, one night she decides to type a question into her search engine: "What are the risk factors of getting breast cancer?" She's surprised to discover research showing that long-term exposure to stress and traumatic childhood experiences can both increase the risk of breast cancer. <br> <i>The Sensitive One</i> is a braided memoir that alternates between Morris's childhood--as a sensitive child and then teenager who shouldered the burden of caring for her younger siblings as her dad's alcoholism tore at the threads of their home life--and an adult who for a decade-plus has been living a trauma-free life with a caring husband and rewarding career in nursing . . . only to be diagnosed with breast cancer. <br> This is a story of redemption--of a woman who manages to escape harrowing circumstances and start anew--but it's also a story of how our legacy lives within us, and how healing from the adverse effects of childhood can truly take a lifetime.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Susan Morris weaves together a compelling memoir, taking the reader through the darkness of childhood abuse and its effects on a family, an individual life, and a body. As a somatic psychotherapist specializing in trauma, her story is an act of compassion reflecting her life's journey in attempts to understand, heal, and transform. <br> --Ann Saffi Biasetti, PhD, LCSWR, C-IAYT, author of <i>Befriending Your Body: A Self-Compassionate Approach to Freeing Yourself from Disordered Eating</i> <p/> "Susan Morris's courageous story <i>The Sensitive One</i> will inspire you to learn how healing is possible despite a lifetime of traumas, physical and emotional. Susan shows that love, joy in life, therapy, and a gritty determination to overcome it all are a powerful combination to change darkness to light and live a richer life." <br> --Linda Joy Myers, president of the National Association of Memoir Writers and author of <i>Song of the Plains </i> <p/> "Morris's insights into how adverse childhood experiences influence our health later in life are cutting-edge. The book is a delight to read. I am sure that it will become loved by women and their families, particularly those who are living through the diagnosis of breast cancer." <br> --Rebecca G. Rogers, MD<br>