This week I’m talking to Pia Watson. Pia is an actor, artist, and body-mind transpersonal therapist currently in Mexico City and about to move to London. We talk about her experience with misophonia, autism, ADHD, and autistic burnout, and how all of those layers can heighten sensory overwhelm. Pia shares early memories of trying to escape teeth grinding on family vacations, hiding in a closet as a safe place, strategically choosing seats in classrooms, and gradually realizing that what she was dealing with had a name. We also get into her path through acting, art, shamanism, meditation, Qigong, hypnosis, and self-hypnosis, and how those practices changed her relationship to misophonia—not necessarily by “fixing” triggers overnight, but by helping her nervous system respond differently. A lot of this conversation circles around trauma, masking, modern life, neurodivergence, and the possibility that misophonia may be part of a much larger mind-body picture. Pia also talks about her work with clients, her interest in supporting neurodivergent people in Spanish-speaking spaces, and why she’s rethinking how therapy might help people with sensory issues.

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