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Published by She Writes Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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About The Book
For readers of The Glass Castle, Educated, and Wild comes the courageous story of a woman enduring hardship and turning her sensitivity into a superpower to find healing, meaning, and light.
Labeled “too sensitive” as a child in a household plagued by alcoholism and emotional neglect, Susan Frances Morris grew up craving love, stability, and safety. As an adult, just when she begins to build a new life as a nurse, wife, and mother, her world is shaken again—this time by a breast cancer diagnosis that forces her to confront both her mortality and the buried wounds of her past.
With raw honesty and vivid storytelling, Morris explores the long shadow of childhood trauma, the hidden battles of depression and postpartum struggles, and the transformative power of facing fear head-on. Her story is one of heartbreak and hope—an inspiring journey that redefines what it means to be “sensitive” as a strength rather than a flaw.
The Sensitive One is a courageous memoir of survival, resilience, and reclaiming identity after a childhood overshadowed by trauma and silence.
Labeled “too sensitive” as a child in a household plagued by alcoholism and emotional neglect, Susan Frances Morris grew up craving love, stability, and safety. As an adult, just when she begins to build a new life as a nurse, wife, and mother, her world is shaken again—this time by a breast cancer diagnosis that forces her to confront both her mortality and the buried wounds of her past.
With raw honesty and vivid storytelling, Morris explores the long shadow of childhood trauma, the hidden battles of depression and postpartum struggles, and the transformative power of facing fear head-on. Her story is one of heartbreak and hope—an inspiring journey that redefines what it means to be “sensitive” as a strength rather than a flaw.
The Sensitive One is a courageous memoir of survival, resilience, and reclaiming identity after a childhood overshadowed by trauma and silence.
Product Details
- Publisher: She Writes Press (August 24, 2021)
- Length: 224 pages
- ISBN13: 9781647421625
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Raves and Reviews
2021 Foreword Indie Gold Winner in Autobiography & Memoir
“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.
—Ann Saffi Biasetti, PhD, LCSWR, C-IAYT, author of Befriending Your Body: A Self-Compassionate Approach to Freeing Yourself from Disordered Eating
“Susan Morris’s courageous story The Sensitive One 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.”
—Linda Joy Myers, president of the National Association of Memoir Writers and author of Song of the Plains
“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.”
—Rebecca G. Rogers, MD
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