Welcome to the Psychology Podcast, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.

I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman,

and in each episode I have a conversation with a guest

who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater understanding of yourself,

others, and the world we live in. Hopefully we'll also provide a

glimpse into human possibility. Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast. Just a quick note that today's episode is going to be a rerun. The next season of the

psychology podcast will begin later this year. I haven't taken any break in five years of doing this

podcast so I thought it was about time to take a step back and think about how I can

make this a better experience for you all. Until then, enjoy these episodes from our archives.

So today I'm really glad to have Elaine Aaron on the podcast.

Elaine is a research associate at State University of New York Stony Brook.

She's the author of the undervalued self

along with numerous other books,

including the highly sensitive person, the highly sensitive child,

and the highly sensitive person in love.

She began probing emotional and relationship problems from the nature

side with her study of high sensitivity, an inherited trait in 20% of the population.

Now Aaron turns to the nurture aspect and the critical problem of self-worth.

Thank you, Lane, for talking to me today.

I'm glad to be here, Scott.

It's really nice.

Yeah, I've been a long time admire of your research from many aspects, you know, as a researcher and scientists, but also as someone who I would identify as highly sensitive.

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