Trauma, AuDHD (autism and ADHD) and Your 9 Senses

Ever wondered why certain sounds feel unbearable while others soothe you instantly (cats purring, maybe?)? Or why a scented candle can wreck your whole day? (Or a steam cleaner revolutionise your entire LIFE?)

In this solo episode of Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD, I explain all nine senses (yes, nine!) as part of the FEEL. LOVE. HEAL. framework, exploring how sensory sensitivity shapes life with AuDHD and trauma.

Owning your sensory differences, rather than fighting them, can be genuinely life-changing.

We’ll cover vision, hearing, touch, taste, smell, intuition, interoception, proprioception, and neuroception (with a little Polyvagal Purrs cat wisdom thrown in), plus practical ways to soothe what’s overwhelming and amplify what feels good.

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Le grá (with love),

Ev3

#AuDHD #TraumaRecovery #SensoryProcessing #Neurodivergent #PolyvagalTheory

CHAPTERS

0:00 Proprioception and the joy of movement

3:25 Working with sensory differences

5:06 Using sensory acuity (and NLP) to get more of what you want

6:54 Auditing your nine senses

8:02 Vision and hearing

10:57 Touch and taste

12:38 Smell, sensory overwhelm and the steam cleaner

15:01 Intuition and the sixth sense

16:56 Interoception and reconnecting with the body

18:00 Proprioception, movement and balance

20:35 Neuroception, safety and connection

21:52 Love, acceptance and sensory differences

22:54 Community, co-regulation and collective care

24:12 Grounding and listening to what you need

LINKS

https://solestosoul.ie/feline/

If you enjoyed this, check out:

Episode 48: Cattitude: Purr! Hiss! Freeze! Polyvagal informed self care for trauma and/or ADHD. With cats

https://solestosoul.ie/podcast-feed/cattitude-purr-hiss-freeze-polyvagal-informed-self-care-for-trauma-and-or-adhd-with-cats/

Episode 102: Navigating Dental Treatment with Sensory Differences

https://solestosoul.ie/2026/03/17/navigating-dental-treatment-with-sensory-differences-episode-102-of-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd-with-eve-menezes-cunningham/

Episode 105: SuPURR! Cats Are Divine and So Are You

https://solestosoul.ie/2026/04/07/supurr-cats-are-divine-and-so-are-you-episode-105-of-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd/

Episode 100: Dr Miguel Toribio Mateas on ADHD Body and Mind: https://solestosoul.ie/2026/03/03/dr-miguel-toribio-mateas-on-adhd-body-and-mind-episode-100-of-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd/

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Find out more about trauma-informed and neurodivergence affirming yoga, yoga nidra and meditation (and book for the Living and Working with Neurodivergence Conference next month) at https://solestosoul.ie/yoga

Find out more about using NLP to support yourself at https://solestosoul.ie/nlp